Blog 361
We have been to a wedding this week in Norwich. It took us 6
hours to get there and 7 to get back. We were travelling across the widest part
of the country, along roads that were steady with traffic with not a motorway
in sight, apart from those going N/S. Why o why has an east/west motorway never
been constructed? Judging from the volume of traffic and the number of HGVs on
the roads going to the ports, I would have said there is a huge need for one.
Once there, we had time to look around this lovely city with its riverside
walks and impressive cathedral. I chanced upon a little craft shop not far from
the cathedral where I bought the small card below. The tiny houses (about 1”
square) were knitted can you believe, with fabric windows and doors stuck on. Someone
had infinite patience to go to all that trouble so the least I could do was buy
it. I thought it was charming!
After not winning any accolades at the Festival of Quilts, I
am pleased to announce that The Arabesque has just won best Group quilt and
Best Use of Colour at the Great Northern Quilt show in Harrogate. We are
delighted and feel it is just reward for a very original and intricately
decorated quilt. Well done gang!
I have had my soldering iron out this weekend and so I took
the opportunity to add burn marks to this still life picture, made several
months ago. Again it is only a play piece, to see where I can go with colour
and mark making. It is amazing what a few hurried marks can do to bring a piece
of work some definition.
I have also made progress on the corner block of my
alternative Welsh quilt. I love the coloured surface a lot! I added a strong
sewn line in black cotton thread around the features using a normal foot on my
sewing machine. I then changed to a free-motion foot to do more decorative stitch
work. This was followed by mark making with a soldering iron. This is still a
practice piece but by playing in this way I am making decisions about how I
want to proceed with this project. There are many processes involved and all
need tweaking before I feel I can proceed confidently.
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