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!
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.
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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