Yesterday I attended a Regional Day in Frodsham, organised
for Region 13 of the Quilters’ Guild (N Wales and NW). These events are always eagerly
awaited, well attended and greatly enjoyed. We usually have 2 speakers, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon, with time in between to socialise with fellow
quilters and to spend money with the traders. They are great days and at £8:00,
it is definitely an excellent perk of being a Guild member. I was only there
for the morning because of other commitments but I was well satisfied and very excited
by the work of Yvonne Brown. She has a textile/embroidery background and these skills
dovetail nicely into quilting. Yvonne loves to make textiles using a reverse
applique technique, just like me, but whereas my work was cut with scissors and
needle-turned by hand, Yvonne cuts her edges with a soldering iron! I was
amazed at her results. You can Google her to see more of her work but here are
some pieces I particularly enjoyed.
Jacobean panel
The red horse was sent off this week to join the others that
will appear as part of the challenge. Look out for the collection at the
Grosvenor shows this year.
I am just coming to the end of a 20 week art
course which I have enjoyed immensely. I can’t believe that the tutor is now
retiring from adult education to progress her own work. Here are a few of the
projects I have tackled; I expect you too can see how they might be tranferable
to fabric!
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