BLOG 332
Progress has been made in many different directions this
week. I carried on working on the rainbow colours just because I enjoyed it so
much … And perhaps because it was strewn across the floor and restricted
movement in the loft room! In the end I aimed to make each rectangle 4” wide so
I could at least construct vertical rows easily enough, just based on colour
placement. The vertical rows were easy to join together too as there was no
seam matching to be done. All in all this has been a very liberating project
thus far!
I pinned it on my craft room wall so that I saw it every
time I went in. That helped me to make the decision to add more colour over the
wall hanging somehow, in a bid to spread and mix the colours across the
surface. Iron-on bias binding was used to define circles of varying sizes. This
now awaits the magic of machine quilting to add texture.
Before Christmas, Roger‘s name was pulled out of a hat as
the winner of a raffle (I bought his ticket!) to make money for the Linus quilt
project. The quilt is a beautiful log cabin quilt, barn-raising style, made by
Fiona Macaulay Davies. I asked him to write an acceptance speech for me to read
out and this is what he wrote.
I should say why I am
so delighted to have won this marvellous quilt. Via Dilys I have had the most
enjoyable association with the quilting world for the past 32 years. In the
past I have shared our home with over the 80+ ladies a week who came to Dilys’s
quilting classes. Lucky boy some might say! Throughout this time I have transported
quilts, posted quilts, folded quilts, hung quilts, stored quilts and looked at
quilts I must have seen hundreds of them …. But I have never actually owned one!
…etc
It was very humbling for me to read that out. We have a home
filled with quilts, there is one on every bed we are likely to sleep in, one on
the chair in the computer room where he spends lots of time, many to snuggle
into in most rooms. BUT because I have never said ‘I made this quilt for you’
he says he has never owned a quilt! How sad.
So having received this quilt, I decided to make some more
quilts for the cause. This is what it is all about according to their website.
Project Linus UK is a volunteer organisation. We aim to provide a
sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and
teenagers through the provision of new home made patchwork quilts and
knitted/crocheted blankets, and give volunteers across the UK the
opportunity to contribute to their local community.
Quilt centre
The Llangollen based Quiltfest takes place
during February. There are exhibits in the Royal International Pavilion from
10am to 4pm, Wednesday 8th to
Sunday 19th of February. Free make-and-take workshops will take
place during the exhibition so if you fancy having a go at anything, tap
Quiltfest 2017 into Google and take a look at the schedule. I will be doing
Positive and Negative applique (sample below) on 15th Feb.
And in the Museum and
Art gallery, from Wednesday 1st
to Tuesday 28th February 10am to 4pm there is a challenge
inspired by the Wrexham Tailor’s quilt which will also be on display.
