Here is my Dresden Plate from Lynne Goldsworthy of the Thread House Academy appliqued to the background and a snap of the foil method of making the centre circle.
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| Dresden baby quilt top |
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| Foil circle method |
And here are the Kawandi coaster fom a FOQ quick and easy workshop (Angela Daymond) and embroidered needlecase (Gilli Theokritoff).
I also attempted visible mending with Janet Goddard. I cannot locate the photo or my sample though there is a picture of it on my Blipfoto page.
While staying at my son's we took the opportunity to see two shows, Berthe Morisot at the Dulwich Picture Gallery and The Rossettis at Tate Britain.
The third day I explored on my own going to the London Fashion and Textile Museum to see Andy Warhol: The Textiles. These were largely displayed as dresses on mannequins but would do well for quilts today. The repetitions of everyday items act as precursors to his later iconic pictures of Cola bottles and Marilyn Monroe.
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| Lemon slices |
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| Angels & Dragonflies |
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| Brooms and brushes |
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| Socks |
In a side room were items by a designer I hadn't heard of before.
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| I thought this "blanket" made witty use of applique |
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| af Klint's works are a source of colour inspiration |
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| Setting inspiration from Mondrian. |
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| Little Houses by Mondrian |
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| Squares arrangement by Mondrian |
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| Strips by Mondrian |
I missed the Chartham Hatch Day which had been transferred to the first week of August but got to Lower Hardres.
Maggie delivered the quilted Region 2 raffle quilt made to Lynne Goldsworthy's Today's Quilter pattern from Tilda fabrics. I'm sewing down the binding these cooler evenings.
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| The back |
Also Tracy and Maggie had some lovely things to show us.
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| Tracy checking out quilting possibilities |
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| Tracy's |
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| Maggie's Hearts anf Hexagons |
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| Maggie's diamonds WIP |
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| Maggie's again, a tour de force |
August has been quite busy, opening with the Festival of Quilts. I'll get round to ordering my pictures and making a record of them for myself on here but will start with more manageable events.
After FOQ Alan and I make our way to Ilkley for lovely stay with cousin Joy. We had a lovely time further exploring the area including a trip to Howarth which I haven't visited for a long time. I am always struck by how many writers sew and quilt and sure enough a replica of the Bronte sisters' quilt lay on Patrick's bed and I had a nice chat with a quilter curator about it.
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| Replica of the sisters' quilt made by local quilters |
If the story of the Brontes wasn't sad enough the church was staging a textile event, quilts made from squares marking a death by suicide.
It was very sad to see more than one quilt even.
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| One of the quilts |
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| Detail |
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| This is the third one I put in, Carolyn Forster's BOM in Today's Quilter/ It doesn't photograph well but it's good on the bed.. |
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| A Nursery Rhyme quilt |
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| Made by Gill for her mother-in-law delivered just before lockdown. The hands are those of her grandchildren. |
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| Effective illusion of an overlaid trellis. |
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| Vanessa's making use of vintage blocks. |
Lots of variety here:
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| Another gentle piece from Mary I |
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| I think this must be Gill's |
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| This is Pauline's with an ingenious use of crochet to join the blocks. |
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| And a modern minimalist piece from Vanessa. |
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| Mary I's delicate piece |
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| Trish's Stars |
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| Gill's made for her local church |
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| Margaret's floating blocks |
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| Avril's modern rainbow |
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| Illusion of pictures on a wall. |
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| This is Roz's: I was fascinatinated how the regular unit shape in the border was broken up by the use of different fabrics and values. |
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| Detail of Mary's lovely quilt with its use of embellishment. |
Our last show was in 2019 and 2020 saw us reduced to posted raffle quilt blocks for the 2021 show through letterboxes because of Covid. 2021didn't happen and it was the Oast Show at the same time in 2022 so here we are at last in 2023 with the raffle quilt long completed.
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| This is our raffle quilt showcasing the versitility of half square triangles. |
Here are two of the three quilts I put in. I'll look for a photo of the the third.
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| This is "Sunny" a favourite and with its fussy cut four patches will be something of a basis for the next show's raffle quilt though the block frames will be different. |
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| This is "Celestial Timepiece" my lifetime achievement quilt. The rosette is second for something - piecing? traditional?, not sure. |
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| I think this is Vanessa's |
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| Vanessa's made from vintage blocks |
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| Trish's Rail Fence |
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| Wonderful Nutcracker quilt, probably Gill's. |
