My sister and I enjoyed the coach trip- by the time we'd caught up on the gossip we were pulling in to the NEC car park. We decided to split up to look at the quilts on display, and it was interesting to compare notes and photos at the end. We didn't manage to see everything- You can see why some people go on each of the four days.
Whilst I am in awe of the skill in the more traditional quilts, it is always the 'art quilts' that make my heart sing.
This one was easily my favourite:
It was difficult to get a good photo of the whole quilt, but the details of the stitching are works of art in themselves.
also this long skinny piece, which cascaded off the wall. 'Memories of Dungeness' by Sarah Wellsby. I love the monoprinted textures.
..and this stunning painted and stitched swallow by Laura Kemshall
I was very excited to see Mandy Patullo's work. I follow her blog 'Thread and Thrift',
http://threadandthrift.blogspot.co.uk/
and it was great to see these 'in real life'!
I am looking forward to sewing with these delicious perle 8 threads, though!
Looks like a great day out. I was interested to see the Dungerness quilt as I had come to you from Tabiboo who had posted about a visit to Dungerness and how beautiful it is- a post full of lovely photos so was interested to see another take on it.
ReplyDeletePS I also loved the last quilt and particularly the upside down hexagons!
ReplyDeleteThere was more inspiration than you could shake a stick at! You would like Mandy Patullo's blog- have a look! C x
DeleteOoh lovely snaps Carol! Thanks for sharing your piccies. I love your favourite quilt too - especially the splodge like pattern and frenetic stitching! Well done for being reserved with your fabric buying :)
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