Dijanne is an experienced quilter and teacher.

‘My quilts are a product of a lifelong engagement with textiles, the mobility of the stitch, the interaction of colour created by dyeing and printing, and the creation of stories.   As a small child I built constructions that were stitched and embroidered and this love of embroidery continued through my teenage and adult years.

All the fabrics in my work are hand dyed, and I employ simple printing techniques to create original one-off fabrics used in my work.  I love simple resist techniques such as folding and tying, having fallen in love with the indigo cloth of West Africa.

I tend to work in fairly simple colour contrasts though the cloth I use is often complex in the colours they contain.  Stitching both by machine and hand are important elements, as is the creation of texture.  Dijanne Cevaal