What I did on Saturday – Bristol Quilters’ Exhibition
This weekend we held Bristol Quilters’ Exhibition. It comes round once every two years which is a really good spacing because it gives us time to produce some very nice pieces. I can’t single out...
View ArticleGillian Travis at Malvern Quilt Show
There was a lot of lovely work on show at Malvern, but the ones I liked the absolute best were Gillian Travis’ Indian quilts. I think this is probably because my own work is going through such a...
View ArticleBloggy the Blog Dog
I bought this fantastic little dog at the Bristol Embroiderers’ lovely show at the weekend. I just loved his exuberance. He’s like a 3D sampler with his beautifully couched back and his french knots...
View ArticleWill your anchor hold in the storms of life?
This is quite a small panel, one of the last ones I made, but the one which will be in the top-left-hand corner. Some of the panels have fents or offcuts instead of costume prints, including this...
View ArticleWhat I did at the weekend
This weekend was spent filling up the reservoir, as it were, as I spent a lot of time with my Grate Frend Beatriz at exhibitions and in art shops. On Friday we went to the blockbuster exhibition...
View ArticleFinger painting 2
The first exercise in the finger painting course that I have been following was just to make finger prints. I was really inspired to do this by the exhibition of Richard Long’s work at the Arnolfini...
View ArticleNew for Now: The Origin of Fashion Magazines – my sketches
The Medieval Historian and I decided to go to Amsterdam for our wedding anniversary this year. I wanted to see the new entrance to the Rijksmuseum, and the exhibition, New for Now: The Origin of...
View ArticleBrunel Broderers’ Exhibition at Newark Park
On my recent visit to Newark Park I was lucky enough to see the Brunel Broderer’s exhibition, which was of work made in response to the house and gardens. I really hate singling people out in...
View ArticleJust to let you know I am still here
I haven’t posted anything for far too long and that’s because I am at that point which a lot of you will recognise of frantically trying finish a quilt for an exhibition. I wouldn’t exactly use the...
View ArticleWreath Wraith
I have been very busy recently and have let my blog slip. I can only apologise. There are plenty of posts coming up which I hope will go some way to make up for this. I am starting with the pieces...
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