Whilst we are away in Somerset I like to visit my favourite quilt shop, whether I need any supplies or not. On this occasion I needed some backing fabric for the quilt John asked me to make for a disabled lady that he takes on walks. She uses an electric wheelchair to get around and he thought she might like a lap quilt for when she is out and about. What I had forgotten was that the shop was celebrating its 21st birthday and to celebrate they had asked the teachers who had done classes for them if they would share a quilt for the show. Before I checked out the show quilts I popped into the classroom to see the group who meet there on a Sunday and to find out what they were making.
Liz had been busy with her embroidery machine, making blocks for a quilt.
Meanwhile Maggy had been working on her English Paper pieced hexagons. Each hexagon was half an inch. Some of the hexagons she had fussy cut. Maggy wasn't quite sure how big the piece would be when finished but she was enjoying the process.
A couple of the other ladies were knitting and two had just arrived and hadn't unpacked their projects. I wandered back into the main shop and decided to take some photos before I did my shopping.
I love this quilt 'Reflected love' Grebes by Angela Knapp.. This was part of her first solo exhibition 'Thriving and Declining on the Somerset Levels In Somerton in 2021. The birds were free machine embroidered separately using a hoop and it was the first time she featured two birds. The reflection incorporated very small pieces of fabric.
Stone Age Leaf by Catherine Millar was inspired by a real elm leaf exhibited in a collection of stone age items at the British Museum. The leaf had been discovered in Lancashire during a road widening project. It was preserved in the peat sub-soil and carbon dated to the stone age. The piece was designed and appliqued by Tim Millar and the fabric dyed and stitched by Catherine Millar.
Crazy by Ann Hibberd. She fell in love with Victorian Crazy Patchwork when taking her C&G Certificate with Lynne Quinn. It was several years later when she had the chance to make another piece. Materials used - hand pieced silk samples with hand stitching and just a few embellishments.
Looking back - Miss my cats by Sheena J Norquay. Unfortunately this one wasn't in the catalogue and I can't make the photo big enough to read the writing.
In the woods by Trease Lane. This piece is inspired by the beautiful countryside where she lives in rural Monmouthshire. The techniques used in the piece is ice dyed fabric, decolourant this takes the colour out of the fabric, paint and applique.
Fiddling with Fabric by Jennie Rayment. The centre section consists of 24 sections with manipulated squares inserted into each seam. Tucked fans decorate each corner with rows of tucks and a row of continuous origami twists to add further interest. Quilt made of medium weight calico, free motion quilted on a domestic sewing machine.
Passion Flower Meets Peacock by Andrea Ashwell. Made as a challenge for Cabot Quilters this piece went on to achieve first in its category at the Great Northern Quilt Show
Ammonite by Dawn Cameron Dick. After visiting the Jurassic Coast she just had to design a spiral, which is her favourite shape. The design is drawn onto the background fabric , a square of Stonehenge fabric is fastened behind it and then cut away each piece and needle turning the edges to expose the fabric underneath.
My Millefiore by Nik Beaumont. De introduced her to Katja Marek's Millefiore Quiltalong.
Moon Gazing by Trease Lane. She loves mix media in her work. This piece has a painted moon that is printed on a piece of fabric and bonded to the background. The hills are layers of organza, with a bonded applique hare.
I'm going to show you the rest of the quilts tomorrow as I need to go and cook dinner. Before I go the Christmas quilt is a finish and it has been gifted.
This morning I sewed the St Louis 16 patch blocks together and got the quilt sandwiched. Tomorrow we are visiting older daughter so there won't be any quilting starting until Sunday. I don't have much of a border of wadding on this sandwich as I am using what I have. Hopefully it will work OK.
The backing fabric looks like this. I may use the same fabric for the binding but there is a lot to do before then.
Right I'm off to help cook dinner and I will finish the quilt pictures tomorrow.
Take care
Lyndsey
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