Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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FRESH PICKS l quilting news

FINISHING TOUCHES

Labelled with love

Adding a label to a handmade

gift is a lovely finishing touch.

Handmade with Love are

handy pre-printed labels,

designed by Paula Joerlig

for Henry Glass Fabric,

that are useful for all sorts

of projects, large or small.

Find fun fabrics featuring

needles, threads, bobbins,

yarn, scissors and a measuring

tape... all of life’s essentials!

http://www.eqsuk.com

CODE BREAKERS

A Day out in

Somerset

South West Textile Group

textile art group has over 35

members who love to explore

a range of contemporary

textile techniques and textile

art forms, including tapestry,

weaving, hand and machine

embroidery, felt making and

mixed media. Their latest

exhibition brings together a

diverse range of talents and

some intriguing responses to

the theme ‘Secrets and Codes’.

9th September-5th October

Ilminster Arts Centre, at The

Meeting House

35 East Street, Ilminster,

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UPGRADE

CUSTOM-MADE

Custom fabric printer Spoonflower has launched a new weight of quilting cotton in response

to feedback from its customers. The new Petal Signature Cotton is 100% natural and printed

using eco-friendly ink fabric that is both vibrant and colourfast. You can create your own

fabric or choose from thousands of designs digitally printed in sizes ranging from fat quarters

to metre lengths. Don’t forget that you can try before you buy and order sample packs of 4in x

4in printed swatches as well as individual test swatches measuring 8in x 8in.

http://www.spoonflower.com

DESIGN MATTERS

Bridget Riley

Lovers of the Bargello design who enjoy clever piecing to achieve optical illusions in their quilts are

going to love this new exhibition of British artist Bridget Riley CBE’s work at the Scottish National

Gallery in Edinburgh. This retrospective exhibition,

spanning a career of 70 years, charts her exploration

of how the combination of colour, shape and pattern

can create dynamic art that play tricks with our

perception. A leader of the ‘Op Art’ movement,

Bridget Riley continues to produce innovative and

exciting work that is a great source of inspiration for

both contemporary and modern quilters.

Bridget Riley Exhibition

Scottish National Gallery

Until 22nd September

http://www.nationalgalleries.org

http://www.southwesttextilegroupc.co.uk

Tex tile by Rita Fisk