Alison was born in Australia in 1946. As a child she learned sewing and embroidery skills which have become the basis of her lifelong interest in textile and fibre art. For more than 30 years her original works have been inspired by landscape structures, processes and resulting patterning of textures. This page requires Adobe Flash Player. All images and text are Alison Schwabe. Reproduction of any kind is expressly prohibited without written consent.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012. About 7 years, I slipped on a gravel path at the start of a nature reserve near home. I tore my knee right open to the bone which needed 60 stitches. As a result, I have only attempted the path once recently with my husband and. Never walked down this path alone again until yesterday. I am proud to say that I have conquered this fear, and these photos show what I was missing out on. Do you have fears you want to conquer? Tuesday, January 03, 2012.

Studies of Sand in the Sleeping Bear Dunes. On January 28th, 2013. On November 24th, 2012. So, in the spirit of the season I got out some more varnish, mixed in some crimson and sploshed away. This is the first version. And this is the seasonal development. On November 14th, 2012. The chain motif that appears in other posts here, continues to occupy me. How about the links? Early Morning Sun in the Hudson River.

Very excited about this project! October 3, 2014.

Life of a Traveling Quilt Teacher. Thursday, February 19, 2015. My quilt teaching is winding down. April 8-11, 2015 MQX, Manchester.

The greatest little quilt shop in Kern County. I was a star in Las Vegas. Sewing Really Is The Best Therapy. Of course good friends, good food are always good ingredients as well. THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion.

Playing with all kinds of fabrics, textiles and textile art. Thursday, March 17, 2011. My dear wife Joan has left us. She battled the beast for over a year and died on February 25th, 2011. She is sorely missed by me and her offspring, Helen and Martin. Monday, January 10, 2011. This series is set in India in the early 19th century and involves a group of four East India Company soldiers who discover the villain behind a vicious cult and have to take the evidence to England, hotly pursued by the cult.

Soul Food Cafe 2006 AdventURE Calendar Tour. I met a Traveller from an antique land. As you set out for Ithaka. Hope your road is a long one,. Full of adventure, full of discovery. The Grand Tour became a symbol of wealth and freedom. In contrast, you do not need to be wealthy to participate in this tour, a tour which is a part of the annual Soul Food Cafe.

If you share a passion for quilts and beautiful fabrics, you are in the right place! I offer workshops and presentations featuring basic quiltmaking skills and techniques. From those who have taken my workshops. Please contact me for specific information about presenting a lecture or workshop. For your guild, seminar, conference or shop. Perhaps we will meet at a quilting event in.

The life of an UnRuly Quilter. Friday, February 15, 2013. Thanks for the emails checking up on me. On Sunday I gave a demo to the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild. Which happens to be my guild. You can get the filters from Amazon. I could not get a photo through the red filter for nuthin, but it would look si.