Patchwork & Quilting UK – July 2019

24 British Patchwork & Quilting JULY 2019

FEATURE // quilts UK

a Judge's Merit. Clever use of colour made the fans almost

dance across the surface with the machine quilting enhancing

the overall eff ect.

The Sampler Quilt Award and a Judge's Merit went to Edie

Bonham for her ‘Block Bonanza’ with fi fty diff erent pieced

blocks in this on point layout. Now we come to one of my

favourites, ‘Forever Flowers’ by Claire Tinsley. This quilt won

the Fabric Painting Award, the Dutch Quilts Award for Striking

Design and a Judge's Merit. A true work of art with delicately

painted fl owers of all sorts and hunt out the little bees.

The last few single awards are next. ‘Prudence’ pieced by

Tracee Provis, quilted by Harmony Quilts won the Computer

Guided Longarm Machine Quilting award. This pattern

‘Elephant Abstractions’ by Violet Crafts has become quite

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‘Elephant Abstractions’ by Violet Crafts has become quiteee

popular recently and Tracee says this is a ‘purple passionate’

‘Prudence’, Tracee Provis and Harmony Quilts. Computer Guided

Longarm

‘Amsterdam Houses’, Ex-DC Quilters. First Group Quilt

Detail, ‘Forever Flowers’

‘Forever Flowers’, Claire Tinsley. Fabric Painting,

Striking Design, Judge's Merit

‘Sunburst’, Carol Allen and Frances Meredith, Piecing