Winner, Group Quilts
Over the Hills and Far Away,
Cowslips Workshops, Launceston, Cornwall
Artists’ statement: “The second quilt using a
favourite landscape fabric that is so like the land
around us. Summer moving into autumn, with the
quilting echoing the animals and flowers, forming
the cycle of life, with a splash of colour, the houses
snuggled into the landscape.”
Cotton fabrics, wool batting. Hand appliqué,
machine-pieced borders, longarm quilted.Second, Challenge Quilts,
(theme “Four decades
— one moment”)
Winner, Visitors’ Choice
Taj Mahal at Sunset,
Pippa Wardman,
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Artist’s statement: “On a textile
tour to India, I was inspired but
overwhelmed. One evening we
visited the Taj Mahal at sunset.
The rain stopped, the sun came
out and it was just magical. I
just remember feeling so alone
and sad that my husband
wasn’t there to share the
experience.”
Cotton fabrics, cotton
and rayon threads. Hand
embroidery with hand and
machine quilting.
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