Thank you for all your amazing feedback on last week's post about Barbara Hepworth - it's always great to hear from you. I promised a project this week’s inspired by her work – did you guess what it would be? Squares with Two Circles 1963 Yes - it's the holes!! I am so fascinated by … Continue reading New Year, New Inspiration – the Hepworth project
Valériane is a French/Quebecker illustrator who has been living in Wales for a long time. She paints delicate artworks, often on wood, of scenes inspired by the Welsh landscape and weather; and many of her paintings feature detailed renderings of traditional quilts. I first came across her work in the Welsh Quilts Museum, which sold … Continue reading 6th Day of Christmas. Valériane Leblond
Today I'm sharing three things which have inspired me recently - something to read, something to watch and something to make. So whether you've got 10 minutes, an hour, or a whole day free, hopefully there's something here to inspire you too. Something to read If you have ten minutes this is a fun read … Continue reading 4th day of Christmas – read, watch, make!
High Hopes, 2019. Photo: Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul Today we celebrate the work of Billie Zangewa, a textile artist who was born in Malawi, raised in Botswana and resides in South Africa. Billie explores themes that are personal to her, including her identity as a Black woman, a … Continue reading Black History Month: Billie Zangewa
It goes without saying that we quilters love fabrics! Fabric manufacturers are constantly developing new prints and colour combinations to entice us to buy yet a few more fat quarters, despite the stash of fabrics already at home. Today we're going to take a look at West-African fabrics, starting with wax prints. These are primarily … Continue reading Black History Month: West-African fabrics
Hi - it's Sarah H here. I have very, very, nearly finished my quilt from the sew-along. I have about half the binding to sew down - and I might go back and do a bit more quilting - but I am so nearly there. I really enjoyed the sew-along - it encouraged me to … Continue reading Youngish Quilters Sew-along: How’s it going part 4
Hi everyone! Are we seriously at the quilting stage already? Time has flown by since we started this BOW back in April. It’s been so lovely seeing everyone’s blocks coming together to form the sampler quilt. They all look so different and I can’t wait to see the finished quilts over the next few weeks. … Continue reading Youngish Quilters Sewalong 2020 – Quilting
Our blocks are made and it’s time to put them together – so exciting!! In this quilt we are using sashing which is quite a traditional way of finishing a sampler quilt. Sashing refers to the strips in between the blocks. We are also using cornerstones – these are the small coloured squares in between … Continue reading Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Completing the Quilt Top
Who knew that there would be a moment when all of that lovely fabric we have stockpiled would come into its own? My friends, now is the time to raid your stash. The government has announced that the wearing of face masks will be compulsory on public transport from 15 June, and a good quality … Continue reading Face mask tutorial
Hello! It’s Rachel again. I’m here to guide you through the next stage of the block of the week project. By now you should have a lovely little stack of patchwork blocks. This is the tenth block in the project. Wow! How time flies when you’re having fun! Before I go any further, did you … Continue reading Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Block 10 – Orange Peel
