I have just come across this on my blog list as a draft - it's from Festival of Quilts 2019 and only published now. Other pictures were blogged at the time. Happy Days!
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| Stitches Unlimited by Patricia van Walree-Visser a Swedish quilt in the Stitches without Borders gallery. I love the fabric choices and design echoing the piece below. |
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| I have cut out magazine photos of this fascinating quilt from the Guild collection before. It really appeals to me and I think to others. |
The Quilters' Guild is 40 years old this year and it's been a chance to look back at the quilts collected over that time. There are some splendid major pieces but often it's the more homely ones which attract, the Hallville Red Cross quilt being one that is often pictured. It is a Red Cross quilt sent over in WW2 to give warmth and comfort to bombed out families.
Sandra Meach's work is inspired by the Arctic north and as an aside she has collected pieces by Inuit artists.
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| Whale Cove a wool embroidered hanging from Baker Lake. Artist unknown |
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| Boy Flies Away by Irene Avaalaaqaaq |
No one could fail to be impressed by the red and green quilts in the Nebraska Quilt Study gallery.
Liz Jones is someone whose quilts I always look out for. This piece is a sharp contrast to her satin stitched applique designs but no less wonderful. Perhaps that is why this quilt is called Moving On
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| Wonderful use of the glowing colours of wool. |
I have only recently started to look out for Sarah Hibbert's pieces. She has been inspired by the Modern movement and uses linens, hand printed and commercial to make very refined pleasing quilts. A recent piece, Reflections, is now in the Quilters' Guild collection.
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| Sarah Hibbert: Haiku In the Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award Gallery |
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And on a final note my last picture is half square triangles, first and last love.
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| Deborah Maguire: A new Bertha Mitchell quilt |
