UK Quilters
I’ve just had a week of holiday in New Zealand visiting family and enjoying old haunts. I also got lucky enough to go to two quilt shows and a couple of shops. (I mean quilt shops of course, the rest don’t count). Luckily for me Rose City Quilters and Horowhenua Quilters were both having exhibitions.…
A Day Out – Whitby Queen Bee Quilters Quilt Trail When I started quilting, I did consider if it was for me as I felt sewing was a rather solitary hobby – until I realised there is a whole community of quilters out there which can, and have, provided inspiration. As I’ve mentioned before, my…
I had a wonderful day at the Sydney Quilt show run by Quilt NSW. The standard of quilts was very high and the prize winning quilts were all wonderful. Here is a quick tour of my favourites, not in any particular order. Karen Terrens ‘Snow White’ is a particularly lovely wholecloth quilt. The pale blue…
The largest of the spring quilt shows was held last weekend at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Quilts UK, organised by Grosvenor Shows, runs for 4 days and encompasses competition quilts, exhibition displays and the all important traders. This year it took place in glorious sunny weather with the wonderful view of the hills…
The last two quilts from the best of Australia are here. The first of these is entitled ‘Darwin to Katherine’ and is by Annie Rodomski from the NT. The thing that is very special about this quilt is that if you are a local, you will be able to recognise all of the buildings and…
The best of the show from NSW is a work by Pamela Brockwell entitled Star Link. This quilt beautifully displays the skill of the quiltmaker in piecing, applique and quilting. The use of colour values in each star makes this quilt glow and the stars almost seem to twinkle.The circles around the edge are each…
The AQC is not a quilt show from one particular state or territory in Australia. Rather it showcases the best of each state and territory show. Australia has 6 states and two territories, and for those who aren’t sure what this translates as, here is a brief synopsis: Queensland (north east), Brisbane is the state…
The AQC is one quilt show I have never been to before because I live too far away. This year, however, the stars aligned and I couldn’t stay away. Zarina, a quilting friend from Malaysia, was able to go and the opportunity was just too good to miss. Zarina and I first got acquainted over…
January and February are both mad months in the QuiltSandwich Show Calendar. Started with a magnificent new show at Newark. This was then followed by Edinburgh and Harrogate Quilt Shows. The next to come are Duxford and finally before the Easter Break comes The Scottish Quilting Show. At QuiltSandwich, as we also run Patchwork and…
This last month has been hectic. We have been lucky enough to spend our Christmas and New Year on holiday in Lanzarote with my Mum – which as usual proved rather challenging for many reasons. The day after we got back we headed up to Scarborough and collected our new purchase. We do love Boxers…
