Author Archives: Kate Austin

Design Challenge Two: Kate Austin

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Kate Austin

How exciting to be presenting my second design for Repeat(ed)! I’m so happy to be here. I really loved the feedback from the judges and mentors in the first round-  so helpful as I am a newcomer to the world … Continue reading →

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Kate’s Musings on Quilts and Quilting Fabric

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kate Austin

I am a life-long admirer of quilts- starting with my baby quilt (lanky)- which i still have in tatters, as well as Lanky Two which I re-backed with some fabric I made in art school and my babies now use! … Continue reading →

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Design Challenge One: Kate Austin

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Kate Austin

      Our first design challenge- to adventure to a new environment- came in the middle of a massive snowstorm and my escapist, winter-addled brain jumped at the opportunity to take off to someplace far, far away. Someplace warm … Continue reading →

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In the studio with Kate

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kate Austin

       Virginia Woolf wrote: “A woman must have a room of her own if she is to [make art]”. Her actual words were “write fiction” but I think it applies to all creative endeavours: having a dedicated space … Continue reading →

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