by Leanne Stewart | Nov 1, 2019 | News
Thembi finished quilting both of her Saw Tooth Star blocks. We may need to do a little more stitching on one of them as the block is a little puffy. We’ll sort it out tomorrow. We may even do some hand quilting with embroidery thread. I felt that it was essential...
by Leanne Stewart | Oct 24, 2019 | News
Next, we cut out another Saw Tooth Star but this time we stitched it by machine. Thembi whipped through the cutting in record time for a new quilter – it feels good to say that she is a new quilter. We had a problem when we took out the machine that had been issued...
by Leanne Stewart | Oct 18, 2019 | News
On Tuesday night, during dinner, Thembi and I discussed how I would go about teaching Thembi how to teach her students. We discussed whether we should do handwork or machine work. Eventually we decided that it would benefit the students most to do both: handwork –...
by Leanne Stewart | Oct 15, 2019 | News
Last night I met a remarkable young woman. Her name is Thembi. She grew up in Jozini in Zululand and graduated from Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha in the Transkei, with a teaching degree in Consumer Studies. Fresh out of university, she applied for a position...
by Leanne Stewart | Sep 3, 2019 | News
Are you going to the next Festival? This question arises amongst South African Quilters every 2 years. What does a Quilt Festival comprise? There are 3 main elements for the organisers : The Quilt Show, The Classes, and the Vendors. Hundreds of world-class quilts...
by Leanne Stewart | Jul 4, 2019 | News
I used to do pottery. I wasnt very good at it, but I loved it. I loved the unpredictability of the process of pot-making. It was impossible to see the finished pot in that lump of clay, but there was so much potential – and so many opportunities. With every step...
