Merchant & Mills

 Merchant and Mills is a famous shop based in Rye with special fabrics and clothes patterns. Until now I have never managed to visit but as the satnav took me through Rye I stopped and found it very close to hand.

What a super space

And yes I did buy something, beautiful artisan basics and neutral thread,

Child's Quilt

 To give myself a break I decided to use as a piece a half yard of fabric from my cupboard and make a row quilt for a child, probably for Linus. I have yet to quilt it.

The inspiration fabric.

Pluckley Quilt Show

This was in the foyer. What an interesting design.

 I went with friends to the Pluckley Quilt Show for the first time. It was a delightful way to spend a Saturday morning with various interesting and impressive quilts, useful traders and of course delicious homemade cake.

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Yvonne Rowland: Lorna Doone
Beautiful use of Kaffe fabrics
Pattern from KF's "Quilts by the Sea"

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Yvonne Rowlands: Boxed In
An interesting design

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A complex quilt by Inger Milburn using the 52 piece Hill and Crag block.
I benefitted greatly from Inger's classes.

Quilt made by the late Margaret Harrison and for sale, I believe.

More from Phoenix

 More impressive quilts from this group:

A family heirloom made by Christie Leonard Bower while
reuperating from a wound during WW1 now owned by his
great great grandaughter.

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Christie Bower

Liz Hicks: Millefiori Quilt

Jacqueline O'Gorman: Quilt of the Crosses

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Bronwen Kember: Jewel Boxes

Lesley Phillips: Star of Hope

Phoenix Quilt Show Deal Kent

 My husband is always up for a trip to Deal so off we went, a walk around for him and a trip to the quilt show for me.

Bronwen Kember: Scrappy Strip Quilt
Entirely hand pieced and quilted.

Lesley Phillips: Folk Dance
Thread House Project

Lesley Phillips: Beyond Boundaries
National Quilt Museum Paducah BOM
One of ten accepted for exhibition there.
Brilliant fabric choices.

Sandra Hall: Inner City
What a feat!

Celia Spicer: Maypole
Interesting design

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Bronwen Kember: Diamonds
An EPP project completed over many years and
including old dresses.