Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

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bitwheneveryoneis arrivingwith

theirquiltstohandin.Usuallyhalf

theexhibitorshavesatupallnight

puttinginthefinalstitches,so

I addedthissentimenttothedesign.

I usedoneofJanetClare’sfabrics

intheborderinone-inchsquares

andHalf-squaretriangles,andI

includedlotsofpeopleanddogs

tosignifytherushtotheshow.

There’salsoa jugofflowersmade

fromlittlecirclesoffabricgathered

upanddividedintopetals,which

I hope adds character and texture.

A slowcraft– quiltsinprogress

Nowthattheweather’swarmer

andthesunis out,I’veenjoyed

sittingoutinthegardendoing

somequiltingwhilelisteningto

thebirds.Eachonesingsa dierenttune

andmybelovedswallowsmerrilybobabout.While

ponderinginthegarden,a newideajustcamealong

• theflowerborderquiltfrommyfirstbookhas
  beenverywellreceivedbybeginnersand I decided
  to remake it with an appliqué centre.

I’veseentheMaryQuantexhibitioninLondon

onTVandrememberherlovelyshopinLondon’s

KingsRoadandhericonicflower– whatI call

JammieDodgerflower– whichI findveryusefulin

myappliquédesigns.I trytodesignflowersthatare

simpletoappliquéat firstwithouttoomanydicult

edges,soit’snotsurprisingthatMary’smotif

hasinspireda newcentreformyflowerappliqué,

whichwearebusymakinginModa’sBorofabric

collection.ThenameBorocomesfromthepatched

indigoblueclothesofJapaneseworkwear,held

togetherwithKanthastitches– anEasternstyleof

embroidery.ForthebackgroundfabricI’veused

a printedfloralfabricthewrongwayuptomakea

verysubtleground,thenputthestrongBoroblues

on top with spring-like yellows – I think it will work

well.I havea passionforblueandgoldandHalf-

squareorQuarter-squaretrianglesat themoment,

soI amsureI willbedreamingupmore of these

designsinthenotsodistantfuture.

A groupofquiltersfromTavistockaskedmeto

helpthemdesignandmakea 30thbirthdayquiltfor

theirgroup,GooseyQuilters.Wemadea bigblock

forthecentreofthequiltandsix-inchblockstogo

aroundtheoutside.Mostofthememberscamehere

forthedayandhelpedtosewtheirblocks,eachof

whichheldspecialmeaningstothemembers- a little

bitofbuntingwasthrownintheretoo.Thedaywas

greatfunanda lovelyquiltwasmadebythemembers

tocelebratetheirspecialbirthday.Thefriendship

andsupportacrossthecountrythroughquiltgroups

seems to just grow and grow, which is really lovely.

Wastenot,wantnot

MyChristopherWilson-Tatequiltmadefromhis

forthcomingRegencySussexcollectionis coming

alongnicely,thoughit’sprovingtobea bitofa

challengeasI’mhavingtobeveryinventiveabout

howI usethepiecesI haveavailable!UsuallywhenI

designa quilt,I workwithmorethanonecollection,

butthistimeI’mtryingtostaywithinthesame

range.Modaverykindlysentmea packofFat

Quartersaheadoftimetomakethequiltbeforethe

collectionarrives,whichis fabulous,butit doesmean

thatI don’thaveanylargerlengthstoworkwith.For

example, I really like working with checks and plaids,

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is arrivingwiththeirquilts

tohandin- usuallyhalfthe

exhibitorshavesatupallnight

putting in the final stitches”