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Sarah Hibbert – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features a stunning collection of Modern & Improv Quilts by artist Sarah Hibbert.

Sarah Hibbert’s eye-catching ‘Macaroons’ Quilt features on The Festival of Quilts 2020/21 posters. In this YouTube, Sarah explains how she designs her beautiful ‘Collage to Quilt’ pieces and shares a few quilts that you might see in her Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021. Sarah has exhibited several pieces at Quiltcon.

Sarah is a member of The Modern Quilt Guild & The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles. Her work has been exhibited at Quiltcon and The Festival of Quilts UK.

poster from the Festival of Quilts 2021 featuring The Macaroons Quilt made by Sarah Hibbert
The poster from the Festival of Quilts 2021 featuring The Macaroons Quilt made by Sarah Hibbert
Macaroons Quilt and another quilt made in Drunkards Pach blocks, in Linen
Macaroons Quilt and a quilt made in Drunkards Path blocks, in Linen
Crosses created in Linen cloth. Sarah uses all her scraps to create tiny artworks
Crosses created in Linen cloth. Sarah uses all her scraps to create tiny artworks
Drunkards Path quilt created in Linen
Drunkards Path quilt created in Linen sourced from Ray Stitch
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India Flint – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features the Eco-printed, Sustainable Textile Art of India Flint.

This beautiful leaf printed art started life as discarded cotton cloth, pre-loved garments and old mildewed blankets.  Each piece has been patched, darned, cut up and re-stitched. 

Filmed at The Festival of Quilts 2019.

The work is by artist, India Flint.
The work is by artist, India Flint.
Bundles waiting to be opened
The work is by artist, India Flint.
The hand stitching by artist, India Flint.
The work is by artist, India Flint.
The work is by artist, India Flint.
The work is by artist, India Flint.

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Learn to Bind a Quilt with Sandie Lush

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Did you know there were FIVE different ways to bind a quilt?

Sandie Lush, shares Five Ways to complete, finish off & bind a quilt – including a ‘Traditional Piped Durham’ method.

Sandie’s beautiful Welsh quilts will be on exhibition in 2020 at the Welsh Quilt Centre (May 2020) & Minerva Arts Centre. For more information contact: http://sandielush.co.uk/. https://www.welshquilts.com/.

Filmed at The Festival of Quilts 2019