The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. I lived on a dairy farm in Glenroy growing up. It was a lovely […]
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Moreland quilt project – Work
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. I was a seamstress like my mother, aunt and sister. We would all work […]
Moreland quilt project – Brunswick stories
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. My parents came from Wonthaggi in the depression as there was no work in […]
Moreland quilt project – Food and gardening
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. I came here from Morocco when I was very young. We were very poor […]
Moreland quilt project – Coburg stories
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. Our family home is in Coburg North where we have lived since 1948. Every […]
Moreland quilt project – Migration
The Moreland Quilt was a community arts and storytelling project curated by Tamara Russell, a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery and hand stitching. The panels in the quilt record local stories, culture and history though imagery, colour and fabric. We came to Australia from Italy after the war. My father worked […]