The patchwork quilt I have been working on with the brick style pattern, in vintage greens, pinks and blues has now been pieced together. The backing is made up using a white fabric printed with roses, and an outer border consists of a lovely pale blue with pink flowers pinned and ready to quilt.
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front of the quilt |
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hand stitching
Hand quilting in colours to match. Tomorrow I will have lots of stitching to do!
I went to the Harris Museum and Art gallery today, and unexpectedly came across a work shop in progress entitled
4 The Love Of Cotton.
Various pieces of cotton fabrics were suspended in mid air, including shirts, hand painted intricate designs, tie dye, cross stitch traditional dress, and a hand stitched quilt, with a cream background, and central motif. The backing was in a deep red colour.
Part of the workshop included using stamps of blue dye onto cotton fabric, in the tradition of stamps depicting references to where the cotton design came from. Here's mine. Drop in events are also at Manchester and Burnley.
Please go to Twitter@Cotton_Exchange
I would love to read about any exhibitions and creative activities you have attended.
Take a look at some of the creative people on Handemade Monday |
