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How to make my ‘Outside the Lines’ quilt
Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 1/10/22 Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 1/10/22

How to make my ‘Outside the Lines’ quilt

Learn how to make my ‘Outside the Lines’ quilt. It’s a hybrid improv + pattern quilt, which was fun to design and to make as well. Step-by-step downloadable pattern and YouTube video on how to make a quilt from start to finish.
I used beautiful fabric, which features Indigenous artwork from the Warlu designers.

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finding inspiration for abstract & improv quilting
Stitching & Quilting, Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 8/7/22 Stitching & Quilting, Tutorials Ellie ~ Petalplum 8/7/22

finding inspiration for abstract & improv quilting

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5 ways to make your slow stitching project look amazing
Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 9/6/22 Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 9/6/22

5 ways to make your slow stitching project look amazing

With these tips, you'll be able to create beautiful projects with your slow stitching. Ways to plan before you begin an improv quilt or stitched piece and ideas for how to fix a project you don’t love (which can happen in our work at times and becomes a 'learning' for the next piece).

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play with improv quilting on a cold Winter’s day
Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 2/6/22 Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 2/6/22

play with improv quilting on a cold Winter’s day

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quilt - a simple map of my heart & some colour ideas
Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 4/8/21 Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 4/8/21

quilt - a simple map of my heart & some colour ideas

Improv quilts sometimes meander where we haven’t quite planned, which can mean a mess that isn’t really inspiring. This can be good for the journey of learning. But a great way to help with this is to choose colours colors before you begin that help with the focus on the quilt design.

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improvisational quilting - the green triangles quilt
Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/6/20 Creative making, Stitching & Quilting Ellie ~ Petalplum 19/6/20

improvisational quilting - the green triangles quilt

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Ellie Beck is a textile artist, writer, & photographer from Australia. Teaching online craft classes worldwide. She also a SquareSpace website designer and creativity coach - for artists, creatives, health practitioners, & small business owners.

.. it’s still not finished, more than 8 years after starting it. It’s sat in a drawer and then a suitcase waiting waiting waiting ….Maybe this’ll be the year that I pull it out and keep working on it 🤞

I remember starting e
We’re going on a road trip on Monday, and I have to decide what stitching supplies to take. Do I take something that’s an actual making project to finish, or do I take stitch journal type pieces….?

It’s 3 days down, then aft
New spaces, new moments, new creative possibilities. We’re moving furniture, which always means new energy and creativity. Don’t you find?!

A clean tablecloth, a cup of tea, thread, yarn, quiet pondering.

I’ve also been moving thi
Have you heard of Furoshiki ? It’s traditional Japanese wrapping, using cloth; they were originally used to wrap and protect precious temple objects.
But it’s also a perfect technique to wrap your gifts this (and every) Christmas.
Not onl

 I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I create, live and work, the Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung nation, & pay my respects to their Elders past, present & emerging. I thank First Nations people, Elders & present, for welcoming us to share the land & move forward as a community to continue to be custodians of our land together.