Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Discoverseasonalfabrics,thelatestbooksandgadgets,as wellas

previews of inspirational exhibitions taking place around the country.

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PINBOARD QUILTS

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Much-lovedquilter
KatharineGuerrieris making
andsellingone-of-a-kind
collectableminiquilts
bycombiningtraditional
patchworkblocks,suchas
pinwheels,LogCabinand
nine-patch,witha varietyof
improvtechniques.“Having
mademanylargequilts
overthedecades,drawing
ontraditionandaddingmy
owninterpretations,I am
experimentingwithsmall-
scalepiecesthatdrawfrom
a numberof techniquesina
similarway,”saidKatharine.
Eachpieceis unique
andcanbedisplayedona
pinboard,mountedona
canvasorframedtoadda
flashof colourtoa small
space.Thisis a rarechanceto
purchasea quiltfroma highly
regardedquilt-makerand
teacher,whohascontributed
muchtoourenjoymentand
thedevelopmentof quilting
hereintheUK.A limited
collectionwillbeavailablefor
saleonKatharine’swebsite.
http://www.katharineguerrier.com

Thisyear,theSpringKnitting& Stitching

Showis relaunchingastheTheStitchFestival

andmovingtoa newhomeat theBusiness

DesignCentreinIslington,London.Look

forwardtoa fresh,contemporaryshow,with

morethan 200 classes,demonstrations,fashion

exhibitionsandtextileinstallations,and

hundredsofexhibitorssellingspecialistcraft

supplies.Here’sa littlepreviewofwhat’s in

store for patchworkers and quilters:

QA selectionofKaffeFassett’sQuilts in

Americawillbeondisplay

QQuick-and-easy clamshell patchwork

bymachine

QClassesbyAngelaDaymond, Janet Goddard

andmanymore

QQuilt-as-you-gousingyour overlocker

QHawaiianappliqué

QFoundation pieced mini village

VisitorscanalsoenjoytheDressmakingStudio

andtheStitchStage,whichwillbehosting

a dailyUpcyclingChallengeinwhichteams

ofcontestantswillbattleagainsttheclockto

transformanolditemofclothingintoa new

garment.FashiondesignerEsmeYoungof

TheGreatBritishSewingBeefameandwhose

designswerefeaturedinBridgetJones’sDiary

andTra i n sp ot t i ng, willbeexhibitingherfilm

costumes.There’slotstodoandsee!

Don’tmisstheopportunitytopre-order

discountedtickets– usethecodeTQ

before23:59on26th February to receive

£2.50/£1.00 off.

27thFebruary-1stMarch 2020

£15adult/£13.50concessions

Seethewebsiteforotherticket options.

http://www.thestitchfestival.co.uk

08448 541 349

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