Sunday 13 August 2017

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BLOG 358
This week I have been at the Festival of Quilts for a couple of days, and what a jolly time I had with my friends from the group. This is one of the biggest quilt shows in Europe and it is truly an international event; quilts and quilters come from all over the world. I spent £1 on the first day on a packet of needles but, on the second day, the purse opened and my money haemorrhaged out of it! Our group called The Line Dancers made a quilt called ‘The Arabesque’ seen as no1 below. This quilt, made using a fabric dyed by Heidi Stoll-Webber, was a very different undertaking for us. There was a dearth of rosettes hanging from it but we loved making it. Below is a feast of visual images from the show for you to enjoy and they show the fantastic scope of textile manipulation in whatever form. Enjoy! (The show champion is amongst them, I wonder if you can pick it out!)
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  1. Gleggor://-carday1812blogspot.com14 August 2017 at 01:33

    Carol Davies
    Just love your blog.I was at the festival Sat/ Sun. did not see all the quilts ,who would so you have shown some of the quilts I did not see.
    The hearts and gizzards I gave to my eldest granddaughter for her 18" birthday was with one of the cushions I made with you was followed with the other cushion that was the reverse pattern for her 21st. she was delighted .Very pleased to say she had a 2.1 for her criminolgy degree. Thank you Carol

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  2. Dilys14 August 2017 at 03:43

    Hiya Carol. Nice to hear from you and glad I supplemented your view of the show. Hearts and Gizzards, now that goes back a bit!!! Grand children are just there for us to love and be proud of. One of mine has made her first quilt, she doesn't stand a chance of avoiding it! Keep visiting my blog. Dilys

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