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I am passionate about working with different textiles and manipulating these to create contemporary art. My creative journey began three decades ago with a strong background in quilting. Since then I spend my time finding creative ways to break the traditional rules. As a Fibre Artist I experiment with strange combinations of bright colours and different textures. I find studying and inventing new techniques to create my work deeply fulfilling. 

 

Through experimenting, I discover and invent new techniques. I share this knowledge in my teaching practice with people everywhere to empower them with the confidence to use these skills when they create their own work. I love sharing my enthusiasm for fabric manipulation and I am passionate about working with students who want to learn how to create their own unique artworks by using my techniques.

 

With a background in domestic machine quilting and a number of prize winning quilts locally and internationally, I was the Bernina ambassador for quilting in South Africa from 2018 -2022. I have an innovative approach to quilting that I use to inspire students to make their very own masterpieces.

BE INSPIRED

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ARTWORKS

Add a vibrant, original work to your collection.

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COURSES

Easy to follow classes. Learn new techniques to incorporate in your work.

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FREE MOTION QUILTING

Let's collaborate to elevate your quilt top into a masterpiece.

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CREATE

Reviews
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"I so enjoy Tilly's quilting lessons. Tilly is incredibly talented and creative and she imparts her knowledge in a very generous and fun way. I have learned so much from her excellent lessons."

| Brenda Williams |

PORTFOLIO

Portfolio

AWARDS

2022 Highly Commended in Masters Art Category National Quilt Festival (Stellenbosch)

2020 First Brother International Quilt Competition 2019, Japan

2020 Outstanding Performance Award Brother International Quilt Competition 2019, Japan

2020 Inducted in the South African Quilters’ Hall of Fame

2019 First Brother 2019, South Africa

2019 Second Brother 2019, South Africa

2019 Best of Show in Masters Pictorial Category National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

2019 Viewer’s Choice in Masters Pictorial Category National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

2019 Second in Masters Art Category National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

2019 Best Use of Colour in Masters Wall Art Category National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

2018 Outstanding Performance Award Brother 2018 Japan

2018 First Brother 2018 SA

2017 Second in Abstract Art Category, National Quilt Festival (Port Elizabeth)

2015 First in Challenge, National Quilt Festival (KwaZulu Natal)

2013 Best of Show in Freestyle Category, National Quilt Festival (Bloemfontein)

2013 Best Machine-workmanship in Freestyle Category, National Quilt Festival (Bloemfontein)

2013 Viewers’ Choice, National Quilt Festival (Bloemfontein)

2008 Best Hand-workmanship in Traditional Category (Johannesburg)

2008 Viewers’ Choice, National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

2000 Best Hand-workmanship in Traditional Category. (Johannesburg)

2000 Viewers’ Choice, National Quilt Festival (Johannesburg)

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2024 Christmas Exhibition, Tina Skukan Art Gallery, Pretoria

2024 Summer Salon, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2024 GFI Art Gallery, Port Elizabeth

2024 National Quilt Festival, Pietermaritzburg

2024 Textile Odyssey, Fibreworks Exhibition, Tina Skukan Art Gallery, Pretoria

2024 Textile Art Exhibition, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2023 Fibreworks Exhibition, CraftArt Gallery, Stellenbosch

2023 Abundance, Fynarts Gallery, Hermanus

2023 Fabric, Fibre and Threads Exhibition, Tina Skukan Art Gallery, Pretoria

2023 After Affair, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2023 Latitudes Art Fair, Johannesburg

2022 RK Contemporary Art Gallery, Riebeek Kasteel

2022 Kleinmond Harbour Art Gallery, Kleinmond

2022 National Quilt Festival, Stellenbosch

2022 Lagos Art Gallery, Nigeria

2022 KKNK Festival, Oudtshoorn

2022 Salon Collectibles, Art and About Gallery, RMB, Sandton

2021 The Power of One, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2021 Out of the Blue, GFI Art Gallery, PE & The Keiskamma Art Project

2021 Thread(ed) Exhibition, Pretoria Arts Association, Pretoria

2021 Connectivity, Johann van Heerden’s Art Gallery, Pretoria

2021 The Threads That Binds Us, The Viewing Room, Pretoria

2020 Fynarts Online Exhibition, Cape Town

2020 Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition, Taiwan

2020 Brother International Quilt Competition, Japan

2020 The Eclectic Edition, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2019 Joburg Fringe, The Art Room, Johannesburg

2019 Brother Quilt Competition Centurion, South Africa

2019 National Quilt Festival, Johannesburg

2018 Brother International Quilt Competition, Japan

2018 Brother Quilt Competition, Centurion, South Africa

2017 National Quilt Festival, Port Elizabeth

2017 World Quilt Competition

2017 Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition, Taiwan

2015 National Quilt Festival, KwaZulu Natal

2015 World Quilt Competition

2013 National Quilt Festival, Bloemfontein

2008 National Quilt Festival, Johannesburg

2008 World Quilt Competition

2000 National Quilt Festival, Johannesburg

EDUCATION

2014 South African Quilters’ Guild Teacher’s Accreditation

2013 Golden Rand Teacher’s Accreditation

1980 Higher Education Diploma

PUBLICATIONS

The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting by Linda Seward, Sixth and Spring Books, New York

South African CRAFT Magazine, Issue 1, July 2020

Stitched Journeys with Birds: Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight by Martha Sielman, Schiffer Craft (August 28, 2013)

'Objects on life-support: items on pallets and bundles in cupboards' by Laura de Harde in Inherited Obsessions. L. de Harde (ed). ESI Press

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