Hey, it’s me - Ruth!
Fine art, quilt patterns and kits, creativity… you’re in the right place for all this and more.
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Learn with me
the book
Embark on a journey through the enchanting world of quiltmaking with "Pieced," a captivating book that invites you to explore the mesmerizing artistry behind every stitch. Be inspired to create your own art quilt!
the course
Creative Piecework is my signature online quilting class. Working through the Flowering Gum Quilt Pattern, I teach my quiltmaking process from start to finish, through all-new video lessons.
the patterns
We have a number of botanical quilt patterns available, with more to come.
Collect your art
These textile artworks are created by stitching together hundreds of little pieces of fabric. It’s like traditional patchwork, but with a whole new look! Much of the fabric is dyed or screen-printed by myself.
Enjoy my illustrations
My illustration work has grown out of my regular drawing habit, researching and planning new textile artworks. So thankful for this development, as illustrating picture books is such a joyful process.
Dive into the blog
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I was really surprised how quickly it came together, plus, the video tutorial from @ruthdevosart was invaluable in putting this together, especially for me with extremely limited experience with curved piecing.
Flowering Gum customer
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Love your book’s set out and easy step-by-step instructions and pictures. Very readable and visually attractive.
Jenny
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Ruth de Vos’s illustrations add so much to this stunning picture book. Each spread dives deep into a family moment with loads of colour and glorious details.
Shaye Wardrop, Kids Book Review
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Ruth's kits are beautiful, amazing colours.
Kerry
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This book is gorgeous. I read it cover to cover because it's a lovely read and full of inspiration. The techniques are very well explained and easy to learn. Most importantly to me, this book is about learning a process and methodology that can be used for everything.
Sam, on ‘pieced’
About the artist
I am an artist. I stitch hundreds of little pieces of hand-dyed fabric together to make bold textile paintings. With a riot of colour and form the artworks were created in order to enjoy and capture the wonder of small children discovering this awesome world.
I obtain my artistic inspiration from God’s creation. I find inspiration to explore new ideas and designs in the way that everything works and fits together in this world – the laws of nature, the interrelationships between animals, and between plants and animals, and the role of man in the natural world. I also enjoys the challenge of pushing to their limits my sewing machine and the range of materials and techniques I have available to me.
I hand-dye much of the fabric I use for my quilt tops. The art quilts are pieced by machine in a process not too far removed from traditional patchwork techniques. Where a design requires it, I will also incorporate screenprinting, to add texture or tell part of the story. Every artwork is completed with intensive machine stitching to quilt the layers of the piece together, as well as to add interest through texture and embroidered patterns.
I am honoured to have artwork featured in exhibitions and private colletctions nationally and internationally. My artwork is available for purchase at Aspects of Kings Park, Mundaring Arts Centre, Petrichor Gallery and here on my website.
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