Patchwork & Quilting UK – August 2019

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44 British Patchwork & Quilting AUGUST 2019

granddaughter Lucy. Her remit was 'no flowers' and 'purple,

grey and green to match bedroom colours'. The pattern was

from Fairfield World Craft Projects by Heather Kajan. The quilt

had been pieced and machine quilted but was still a work in

progress. Mary’s granddaughter saw it for the first time at the

exhibition and was absolutely thrilled!

‘The Tumblers Quilt’ by Patchwork Corner was machine pieced

and quilted by Jean Goddard in 2018. Jean describes this

double quilt as a ‘learning project’. It was beautifully made and

the borders really gave it depth. Something a little different

was ‘Arthur’s Quilt’ by Janet Whitewright. This was a single quilt

made for her grandson’s ‘big boy's bed’. The pattern used was

from a step-by-step class Janet took many years ago and all the

appliqué had been done by hand. It has been lovely to hear

about what inspired some of the quilts!

One of the quilts that really caught people’s eyes in the

exhibition was ‘Prairie Sunset’ by Anne Wheater. It was a

double sized quilt inspired by her colour stash. Made in 2016,

it was adapted from Emma's Quilt (Quilters Trading Post) and

was machine pieced and appliquéd using a blanket stitch

before being beautifully hand quilted.

A little bit different was this work in progress by Ruth Garner.

‘Flora and Fauna’ is a Block of the Month by Raggedy Ruff

Designs and is a mix of raw edge appliqué, thread drawing and

hand quilting. The panel was set in borders making this the size

of a double bed quilt. Great fun to make and lots to look at.

Next up were two pieces by Ruth Axson; ‘Gas’, produced in

2018, was made up of small quilts mounted on an artist’s

canvas. The faces were created with stitch then painted to

evoke the horrors of a gas attack in World War 1. ‘Map Form

• Northwich’ started with an Ordnance Survey map of the
  area. The contour lines and the areas of water were drawn in
  fabric and stitch, leaving everything else out except the major

‘Prairie Sunset’, Ann Wheater

‘Arthur’s Quilt’, Janet Whitewright

Detail, ‘Flora and Fauna’, Ruth Garner

L to R. ‘Map Form – Northwich’, Ruth Axson. ‘Double Flowers’,

Margaret Eardly. ‘Gas’, Ruth Axson