Ellen has been having
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| veggie bag |
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| they are cute though |
Bless her..........
Jo is continuing with her tiny projects - hexagons are next on her list.
Shirley is making a large "dolly "bag for a baby - this will be to carry around all the stuff that babies come with.
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| bright colours |
And the Angels have started to roll in
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| a sweetie! |
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| Twins in the making |
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| its still patchwork... |
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| much stronger colours |
Then there was the Festival of Quilts held this weekend at Birmingham Exhibition Centre.
I was working there and did manage to have a look around at the quilts on display (as well as all the frantic shopping being done - is there something I should know about?).
There was a huge number of quilts on display, but - in my opinion - too many art quilts compared with the traditional entries. I find it quite sad that some of you lovely ladies who do beautiful work are letting the arty set take the lead in what is the largest quilt show in the country.
I will show you some pics of those that I enjoyed looking at .....
I just love love love this one
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| these measured 1" |
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| a clever idea |
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| the hand stitching brought this to life |
Philipa Naylor won the Traditional category
don't get me wrong, I admire the work that has gone into this piece and many of the other Art type pieces - but some of them, I just wonder "why?"
I didn't take my very nice new camera, and I chose not to take photos of so many of the quilts -
This is another that caught my eye.
And its nice to see that someone I know agrees with me! Thank you Wendy!!!
Loving the angels! Like the beachy scene but am a traditional girl too...
ReplyDeleteLove those carrots and peas.....Ellen has such fun ideas. Lots of other lovely work going on around the room.
ReplyDeleteWell done - one angel already appeared. A big thank you to Ellen ,grand-daughter Hannah and even Graham for the production of 30 plus kits. Another big thank you to the 99% of members who are now also constructing angels. Without your help we couldn't put on the good show that we have done in the past. Keep stitching.
ReplyDeleteI did love Mary Mayne's Courthouse Steps. Les. Great to see how busy your Piecemakers are. xx. .
ReplyDeleteLove Angel and some other lovely work.
ReplyDeleteWatch the space for the next bag........think I must be in my second childhood.
I too, am a traditionalist. I can't understand the more modern work. However I admire the fact that the 'artist' can think of the idea.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry there will soon be a 'plethora' of angels!!