Blog 396
This week I have sold and handed over one of my Contemporary
Welsh quilts. You may remember that I made a second one (slightly different)
because I wanted to keep one for myself. I wanted to keep one mainly for
reference and but also because it was my first attempt at working in this
style, so perhaps there was a bit of sentiment behind it too! The colours are not
represented too well in the picture as they are much more intense and vibrant!
Still, I have managed to let go of a favoured quilt!
Another quilt I am planning to sell will be the scrap quilt
I am making for Gresford. This has been the main concentration of my endeavours
this week and I am pleased to say that it will
be finished. All 7 rows of 5 blocks have been constructed and here are the
rows hanging vertically (instead of sideways) because my design wall isn’t big
enough!
Next Thursday we are flying out to Poland! This is an
unplanned break and therefore a big and eagerly awaited surprise. I have been
invited to attend a quilt exhibition called ‘Through the garden gate’ which is
a tribute to my signature work and which is also the title of a book I wrote on
the subject many years ago. The teacher (Julie, formerly of Higgledy Piggledy)
of the classes asked permission to teach the workshop she had attended with me
at Higham Hall and I gladly gave her permission. It’s flattering that people
want to emulate my work and a great courtesy for them to seek permission; many
don’t. As a result there will be many garden gate quilts included in the
exhibition for me to see and enjoy as well as an enthusiastic bunch of quilters
for me to meet. I can’t wait to see what they have made and I will report on it
when I next blog in a couple of weeks’ time. I am also looking forward to
exploring Krakow and Zakopane, meeting old friends and visiting a nephew and
his family. Below are the pictures that tempted me to go.
Garden gate A
Garden gate B
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