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Camilla Watson Quilts

Wellington, New Zealand
Ph:  64 4  234-7522
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Camilla                                                                                                                        
I have always loved textiles, the feel of fabrics, the vibrant colours, so after years of hand crafts, home sewing and creating one-off items for family I was finally led to the area of quilting and fabric. I find this medium meets all my creative needs as I can produce an original, interesting or fun item quickly if required or produce a work of art - however the mood or requirement takes me. I long to have the time to work through the progression of a series but at the moment I have too many ideas and new techniques to explore!

I currently teach classes in 'Vines 'n More - Needleturn Hand Applique',  'Scandalously Simple Squares', a quick piecing method, 'Elemental Art Quilts' and Machine Applique. Commissioned works are also available.
Please contact me if you would like further information on these or any of the quilts available for sale.

 Camilla has recently featured in the 'IQA Journal' of the International Quilt Assn, as 'International Spotlight', Spring 2010.  www.quilts.org/journal
and 'New Zealand Quilter'  featured quilter, Issue 76.  www.nzquilter.com

Links: Coastal Quilters guild; Mana, Wellington, NZ
Latest News:
"Garden For A Minimalist Apartment" (2011) 193cm x 134cm
Excellence Award 1st Place Professional Art Quilt, NZ Symposium Queenstown 2011.

 Garden For A Minimalist Apartment

Machine piecing, appliqué and quilting, trapunto & beading. 
Cotton & mixed fabric top,  poly batting,  cotton back.  Cotton, nylon & metallic threads. Sold.

 "Custard Square" (2011) 42cm x 42cm
Excellence Award 1st Place 'Suitcase Exhibition',  NZ Symposium Queenstown 2011. 

Custard Square

Machine quilted, shadow trapunto.  Cotton top & back, lo-loft & cotton batting. Silk thread. Touring exhibition, NFS.

Wheatfield full“Wheatfield – Marton” (2009) 94cm x 67cm   NFS

Second place ‘Pictorial’  NZ Symposium Wellington 2009.

Juried in to International Quilt Festival, Houston, 2009.

Cotton fabric, machine pieced, heavily machine embroidered with rayon and silk threads, machine quilted.

Wheatfield detail

Hand Applique Quilts

Classes in this technique, "Vines 'n More - Needleturn Hand Applique" are available.

'Menamorphosis' (2009) 118cm x 117cm  NFS
Awarded 'Best of Country - New Zealand' World Quilt Exhibition 2010
 'Honourary Mention' at International Quilt Festival 2009, Houston.
Second place in the 'Professional Applique' category at the NZ Symposium Wellington 2009.


Menamorphosis full
                 Menamorphosis detail
         
         Cotton fabrics, needleturn hand applique, 
         Machine embroidery and quilting and
         trapunto. Piped curved binding.
Turkish Panel

   "Turkish Panel" (2007)
    86cm x 77cm  $NFS
    Winner 'Best Hand Applique',
    Merit 'Innovative under 1.5m'
    NZ National Symposium 2007.
    Second 'Innovative Applique, Small'
     IQA Houston 2008.

    Cotton fabric, needleturnPumpkin
    hand applique, applied
    flower detail and beading.
    Machine quilted.


 "Pumpkin"   (2004)    
  120cm x 100 cm    NFS     
  Hand applique on pieced    
  silk background, tea and    
  coffee dyed. Machine    
  quilted.  





Machine Applique Quilts

Bubbles                                                       Karakia
   "Karakia" (2007)                                            
    89cm x 89cm   $1200
    Juried in to 'Made in NZ II' Exhibition,
            France, 2009
    Exhibited at 'Groebenzell Quilt Exhibition',
          (Germany) 2008
    Juried in to 'NZNational Symposium '09'  
    Made in NZ II Exhibition
    Machine reverse applique,
    machine quilting. Cottons,
    polyester lo-loft batting.
   "Bubbles"  (2007)                   
120cm x 79cm        $850         
Machine applique, machine     
quilting. Cottons, silks, rayons,
polyester lo-loft batting.   

         
   Harbour City
 
Life
     "Harbour City" (2004) 
      98cm x 79 cm   $NFS
      Juried in to 'NZNational Symposium 2005'.
      Machine applique, machine
      quilting. Cottons, rayons, silks,
      polyester lo-loft batting.

"Life"  (2005)    
150cm x 50cm. Sold.    
'Fabric of Nature Exhibition'    
Machine applique, machine    
quilting, metal threads,    
 heavy hand beading, glass    
and antique beads.   
    
    


Cathedral Window

     "Cathedral Window" (2003)
      100cm x 100cm.  $NFS
      Featured NZ Quilter Magazine .
      Machine applique and
      quilting, cotton fabric,
      polyester lo-loft batting.
For Amie
   
    
 "For Amie"  
Colourwash background,
machine applique iron work. 
Private collection.  
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 
 





 "Midnight in the Garden of  
  Good and Evil; for James  
  and  Mary".  (2004) 
  101cm x 101cm
   Private collection.  








Tussock


   "Tussock" (2008)
    Machine applique, pieced top.
    Cotton and mixed fabrics.
    Machine quilted, metalic threads.
    Private Collection.

The Sun Sets on Mahia

      







                                                "The Sun Sets on Mahia" (2008)
                                              137cm x 77cm.     $NFS
                                                                                                   Viewers Choice Award, Coastal Quilters Exhibition, 2008.
                                                                                                   Machine pieced, machine applique.