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Heritage of Lancashire Exhibition

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features some contemporary & traditional embroiderers from the English county of Lancashire in an exhibition celebrating the heritage of Lancashire.

The ‘Colours, Textures & Heritage of Lancashire’ group exhibition brings together work from  members of the Ribble Creative Stitchers and Bolton Stitch & Textile Groups.

Textile artist Susan Fielding guides us through the exhibition.

Artwork in the Heritage of Lancashire Exhibition
Artwork in the Heritage of Lancashire Exhibition

“The exhibition was inspired by the people and places of our home county. For some of us the rural landscapes of hills, moors and coastal areas, and the habitat they provide for native animals and birds were a major source of creativity. For others, the architecture of some of our historic buildings and the urban landscapes of the mill towns acted as a stimulus.”  

Members used a combination of both traditional and contemporary textile practices, coupled with mixed-media techniques, to produce creative and inspiring textile art.

Lancashire cotton mill workers wrapped in tweed shawls
Lancashire cotton mill workers wrapped in tweed shawls

The stunning venue – the Coach House Gallery at the 400 year old Astley Hall in Chorley, England – is a perfect setting for the work.

Filmed in September 2022. 

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Linen Works Exhibition

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Collection. Today it features stunning Modern Quilts from the Linen Works Exhibition by Sarah Hibbert.

Sarah combines hand stitching with linen textural fabric to create her modern artworks. Sarah’s gallery includes a selection of her recent work featured in her book From Collage to Quilt . 

Join author and modern quilter Sarah Hibbert  as she guides you through the colourful modern quilts in her Exhibition.  

Sarah Hibbert: https://www.sarahhibbertquilts.com/ 

Quilt from the Exhibition
Quilt from the Exhibition
Quilt from the Linen Works Exhibition
Quilt from the Linen Works Exhibition

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2022.

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Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features the Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition – stunning American Quilts from the Kiracofe Collection.

Improvisationally pieced, bursting with colour, and unruly in the best of ways, 14 quilts from the Kiracofe collection were selected to go on display at The Festival of Quilts 2022.

In this video Roderick Kiracofe shares these stunning quilts and explains the stories behind the artworks.

https://youtu.be/rJ–qXZXuoM

Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar Book
Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar Book

For over 30 years, collector and author Roderick Kiracofe has played a significant role in shaping the American quilt landscape. His second book, Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, now in its second edition, celebrates dozens of utterly unique — and gloriously unexpected — quilts from his famed collection. 

Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar Book is available to purchase via this Amazon link.

Quilt from the Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition
Quilt from the Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition
Quilt from the Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition
Quilt from the Unconventional & Unexpected Too Exhibition

The old things I found in our basement, the garage, or my grandmother’s home around the corner in a small town in Indiana, delighted me. When I was in high school I started going to auctions in the neighborhood and on farms surrounding my hometown. These objects represented the vestiges of an earlier time. They intrigued me, and I was hooked.

My curiosity about the “unexpected” quilts of the last half of the 20th century led me to eBay and other sources for seeking them out. The quilts that I am most passionate about are pieced, often crudely quilted or tied, and full of printed fabrics.  Most importantly, they are the quirky, funky, and soulful expressions from a quilt maker who broke the rules.

Roderick Kiracofe
Quilt from the Exhibition
Quilt from the Exhibition

Filmed at the Festival of Quilts 2022.