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Kathy, with husband Geoff own and operate KoolKat Quilting, a long arm quilting service. We specialise in fast mail order quilting and offer FREE Postage Australia - wide to our many customers.

The sky is blue, the sea is blue.

This is another large scale quilt from Kat of KoolKat which will be on display during her open studio on the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail to be held during Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba next month.

The quilt features our daughter and friend aged around 5 playing on a beach at Fraser Island.  Detailed quilting, applique, beads and shells complete this iconic scene.

Woodford Folk Festival captured in quilt

This a wall hanging called “Free” made by Kat of KoolKat Quilting based on photo taken at Woodford Folk Festival by Geoff Adams.  The quilt captures the spirit of “The Republic of Woodfordia” and features free motion quilting and skilful toning of fabrics.

The quilt will be part of Kat’s exhibition at her studio during Carnival of Flowers week as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail.

Links to the event and activities at Kat’s studio are on our home page at www.koolkatquilting.com

What a site quilt in our exhibition next month.

“The salty sea, an ancient land, Port Arthur, Salamanca, The wharves, Tall ships and rigging, gateway to the Antarctic, the museums and art galleries, Hobart at the epicentre – what a site”. 

This is Kat’s artists statement for her “What a Site” quilt for the inaugural Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Art Quilt Prize.  The quilt won Viewer’s Choice. It is a wall hanging 160 x 165 cm and features a range of techniques such as discharge dyeing and free motion quilting, and is based on a Google earth image of the museum site.

The quilt will be on display during Carnival of Flowers week as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail.  More information on our home page at www.koolkatquilting.com

A Year in My Garden

A Year in My Garden is another of Kat’s award-winning quilts which will be exhibited as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail during Carnival of Flowers week next month.  This wall-sized quit records the flora and fauna observed by Kat  over a 12 months period outside her studio at Blue Mountain Heights.  Extensive embroidery is a feature of this piece.

For more information, go the following links:

http://www.koolkatquilting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/one-page-brochure.pdf

http://www.koolkatquilting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QSTT19-Brochure-Proof-3.pdf