Class Action

So nice when you re-visit an area and see the results of the class you taught!

Last year, once the West Country Quilt Show had finished, HH and I spent a day teaching a large group of ladies at a village hall somewhere near Bristol (SatNav took us there, I would never be able to find it again!) Nothing unusual in HH and I teaching together, but this time we were teaching two very different classes in the same hall. Despite our initial reservations it all went very well and everyone enjoyed themselves.

So you can imagine my pleasure when I saw these two little groups of quilts hanging in the Bristol Modern Group's gallery space today.

TREASURE BOXES - pattern available on www.littlepatchpocket.co.uk

TREES - pattern available on www.helenhowestextiles.co.uk

Sadly none of them had labels on, I would have loved to be able to credit the makers. What a stunning collection!

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.

Left Hand End...

...of the stand is mostly AitchBee's place - we have has a stunningly good winter for pattern and sample-making, and these are just a few of the goodies she has produced

Top to bottom, left to right
Yellow Brick Road (2 sorts), Block Party, Twin Peaks
Kittenopolis, Eternal Triangle, Cubitz, Treasure Boxes
Box Section, Hexie-Weave, Chain Link
Click to visit her Patterns Page, which will be updated with all of these and more,  soooon