Sunday 3 March 2013

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I have been helping to steward our Chester P&Q exhibition this week. It was staged in the ancient and atmospheric environment the Chapter House of Chester Cathedral. This provided a wonderful backdrop for our work and we felt privileged to be allowed to use the space. Apart from the group members who went into the exhibition for free, 1,429 members of the public paid to come and see it over the 5 days. All the money raised is to go to the Cathedral so they were thrilled by the public response. Well done to those who organised it and carried it through the week; a lot of hard work but well worth it. Here is a taster of the exhibition showing the variety of work and illustrating the many sources of inspiration found within the cathedral. Enjoy!

 
 

                                 General view
 

 

                                                       Tiles

 

                                   Stained Glass


 

                                       Naive

 
                                    Water fountain inspired
 

 

                                   Traditional and innovative

 

                                Quilt in different settings


 

                                  Musical theme


 

                            Sunbonnet Sue at the Olympics

 
                                        Garden triptych
 

 

                                     Noah’s Ark

 
                                 Art cushion and book covers
 

 

                                                           Stars


 

                                  More stars

PS I was really shocked to hear of the death of Di Huck this week. She came on the quilting scene when I did, almost 30 years ago, and she has influenced many quilters’ lives over the years. She was the one who started the Malvern Quilt Show, and got the Patchwork and Quilting magazine up and running. She also started the Quilting/textile tours. She was a real innovator in the organisational centre of the quilting world and, although some people wouldn’t perhaps have recognised her, she has certainly been instrumental in improving the quality of their quilting lives.

1 comment:

  1. Do you know who made the quilt with the violins? The image is being used on a scam website in a Facebook ad. They are pretending it’s theirs and “selling” it.

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