Creative & Designer

Ana Buzzalino is a textile artist and surface designer whose work explores colour, texture, memory, and the stories materials hold. Combining her own hand-dyed fabrics with vintage linens, lace, and other found textiles, she creates art quilts and slow-stitched textile books that celebrate the beauty of materials, the passage of time, and the art of making by hand.

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Workshops & Lectures

Ana has been teaching quilting and textile arts since 1986. Today, her workshops and lectures focus on hand stitching, art quilting, surface design, monoprinting, fabric dyeing, and mixed-media explorations. Through hands-on classes and engaging presentations, she encourages participants to experiment with materials, explore new possibilities, and develop their own creative voice.

Writer & Author

Ana Buzzalino is a frequent contributor to Quilting Arts Magazine and A Needle Pulling Thread. Her work has also been featured in American Quilter’s Society Magazine, Modern Patchwork, 101 Patchwork Projects, Quilt Scene, and Stitched Journeys with Birds: Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight. She has appeared on Quilting Arts TV and The Quilt Show and has produced two instructional workshop DVDs with Interweave/F&W.

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Recent blog posts

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

As Christmas approaches, I want to take a moment to…

From Jetlag to Jingle Bells

From Jetlag to Jingle Bells

Yup! I’m slowly adjusting to my routine after returning from…

Exploring Évora: Ancient Roots, Timeless Traditions

Exploring Évora: Ancient Roots, Timeless Traditions

Nestled in Portugal’s Alentejo region, Évora is a treasure trove…

Discovering the Soul of Portugal

Discovering the Soul of Portugal

Lisbon Portugal is a country where history whispers through ancient…

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Homebody’s Heart, Travelling Soul

As I prepare to travel to Portugal, I have mixed…

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Virtual Schoolhouse #9 this week

As I write this, I’m watching a black squirrel running…

Oh! The In-Betweens

Oh! The In-Betweens

The “in-between” periods, though not as visibly productive, are actually…

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The Why of Creative Endeavours

I wake up every morning and wonder why I still…