The Stitchery of a Lancashire Lass
This years Festival of Quilts was bigger and better than ever.
This is a little mini diary of my own visit on Day One of the Show.
Share the hustle and bustle, wander around exhibitions & stalls and share my favourite quilts on display.
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Picture the scene. It’s mid afternoon on day one of The Festival of Quilts. Visitors are gathering and waiting in eager anticipation for the unveiling of the winning quilts. A large cloth has been carefully draped over each piece hiding it from view. Eventually the cloths are removed, the cameras appear and there is a frenzy of quilters and photography.
Once the hustle and bustle of the day had died down, I popped back to see these beautiful quilts and started taking some photos.
I found the standard of work was very high this year; I particularly loved the pieces featuring hand quilting and applique.
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My annual visit to The Festival of Quilts is a day full of complete and utter textiles indulgence. I wander up and down the rows of fabulous quilts taking in all the colours & patterns and chat to the international artists in their galleries.
This year I was impressed with the Contemporary Needlework hidden between the larger quilts.
Here is some beautiful work that caught my eye this year made by Vanessa Marr, Sara Heatherly, Lesley Bell, Ruth Singer, Cas Holmes, Maria Thomas and Christine Chester.
In recent years I’ve noticed more and more embroidery and mixed media pieces on show. This year there were some real beauties featuring hand stitching, free motion embroidery, surface design and hexagons.
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