The Quilt Festival season has started! I have seen the adverts in various national quilting and sewing magazines. Three shows down and two more to go. It was Ardingly in January, Edinburgh in February and this month has been Chilford. Next month is Exeter and then onto Malvern for the Quilts UK Festival at the Three Counties Showground. I have no idea how my quilts have done other than they were accepted to finish off at Malvern, as not all entries go to the end due to space allocation.
I am now working on the next small art quilt which is for The Great Northern Quilt Show in Harrogate in Novermber. I am entering the themed section which is 'Beside The Sea' this year. I have drawn up my ideas and selected the fabric. It is a case of making the pattern now. Will share images further down the line.
At home I have also been doing some dodgey rusting experiments on fabric. I have trays of vinegar sodden fabric in rusty metal trays around the house and garden. So far very limited results so I am continually tweaking. No pictures yet as the results are poor!
Lastly I attended a workshop at Lanternhouse International last Tuesday with Creative Futures Cumbria's, Hank Williams. It was for creative practitioners and agents requiring useful coaching skills for when working with teachers in schools. It was brilliant to see how Hank worked but also a very useful networking session for me. I met up with people I had worked with in the past before having my son, so it was great to be talking projects rather than baby stuff!
I am now working on the next small art quilt which is for The Great Northern Quilt Show in Harrogate in Novermber. I am entering the themed section which is 'Beside The Sea' this year. I have drawn up my ideas and selected the fabric. It is a case of making the pattern now. Will share images further down the line.
At home I have also been doing some dodgey rusting experiments on fabric. I have trays of vinegar sodden fabric in rusty metal trays around the house and garden. So far very limited results so I am continually tweaking. No pictures yet as the results are poor!
Lastly I attended a workshop at Lanternhouse International last Tuesday with Creative Futures Cumbria's, Hank Williams. It was for creative practitioners and agents requiring useful coaching skills for when working with teachers in schools. It was brilliant to see how Hank worked but also a very useful networking session for me. I met up with people I had worked with in the past before having my son, so it was great to be talking projects rather than baby stuff!
