Showing posts with label indigo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indigo. Show all posts

West Country Quilt Show!

Two sore feet and one dead drill battery (luckily I had a spare!) and the Modern Art Quilters' Roadshow hits the ground running in Bristol this weekend.


Metaphorically producing a hare out of a baseball cap (hares are much more magical creatures than rabbits, and I would look really silly in a top hat) a blank, white walled space is transformed into a veritable art gallery:



I bit of tidying up in the morning and I will be good to go with demonstrations of foundation paper piecing for anyone who cares to listen. I will be here at the UWE Frenchay Campus Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st August surrounded by our lovely hand-dyed fabrics, patterns and kits as well as other interesting exhibits and stallholders, come and find me on stand G21. Click on any of the photos to visit the Quilt Show's website for details.

I must admit to feelings of trepidation since this is my first time flying solo at a show of this size (they don't let me out on my own much!) but I think I managed not to forget anything important and the only thing that got damaged in transit was the bin:


Oh dear, I don't think it will ever be the same again. This will probably get thrown away on the last day, with the rubbish.


Blue Sunday...

...with indigo, of course. Sun was out, buckets prepared, lots of cloth to dye for packs and packets and for using...




Packs for sale HERE

Now, for washing-out, ironing, and packing...


Modern Goes to Quiltfest



Just to remind all of the details on this. This was my quilt, as featured in The Quilter magazine over 4 issues, with different improvised blocks each time. My finished version was in rainbow colours and white, but there are no restrictions. Any Guild member inspired by the ideas can send a quilt to Quiltfest next February, but you need to have images ready to send in November. The entry forms and more details are here
click on the header “Modern Sampler Entry Form”
Now, although this was from the head and heart (and the ideas) of Modern Quilting, the end product can be entirely in your own style, and there is no reason why you have to be wedded to white. 



So, here's a glimpse of Version 2 - pieced last night and ready to layer..
This one is called Mod Indigo


Detail...
Version 3 coming along soon...