Spent last weekend in Cambridge for the AGM of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. A chance to catch up with quilters from all over the UK and Europe. I travelled by minibus with quilters from Swansea, Cardiff and Gwent. My friend Teresa came for the first time and brought her daughter, Bron, a young quilter.
Charlotte Yde was our speaker on Friday evening, fabulous art quilts. I like hearing about the inspiration behind quilts. So often we view quilts at exhibitions and would love to speak their
creators for more background info. During the rest of the weekend the speakers were Shirley Bloomfield (Baltimore), Helen Deighan (coiled pots and dyeing) and Judi Mendelssohn on why she's not a championship quilter (but she could be I think).
There were traders of course but I managed to stay reasonably focussed and not go mad. Just some lutradur and threads but then found a scrap bag containing some fabrics I recently used up. Lasted until Saturday afternoon before buying a book of small quilt projects. Thought they'd make good presents for quilty friends.
Didn't take many photos as space didn't allow for a quilt exhibition as in previous years. Looking forward now to next years AGM in Swansea. Much closer to home for me.
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Quilt weekend
Our guild held an area day on Saturday so I went to catch up with quilters from across South Wales. There were retail opportunities from a couple of LQS's, a bookseller and a quilter who'd 'down-sized' to a smaller property and needed to reduce her stash and help raise funds for the new quilt centre in York which will open in the summer. I managed to find some fabric to finish a half log cabin started at a Lynne Edwards workshop recently and a few brights and darks to pad out my scraps for the workshop with Katharine Guerrier on Sunday.
Sunday's workshop was a lot of fun, we all managed to make a couple of minor blunders but the laughter and yummy cake helped us through. Katharine was a very supportive teacher and encouraged us all the way. Of course it means another WIP to add to the pile. I had intended to be really good this year but I've only added to both my stash and the UFOs in waiting.
This Saturday we have a fabric shop coming to trade at our group meeting so I must be really, really good and NOT BUY ANY FABRIC!!!!! At the rate I'm going my dining room will disappear completely under the baskets of fabric, all waiting for the right project.
Sunday's workshop was a lot of fun, we all managed to make a couple of minor blunders but the laughter and yummy cake helped us through. Katharine was a very supportive teacher and encouraged us all the way. Of course it means another WIP to add to the pile. I had intended to be really good this year but I've only added to both my stash and the UFOs in waiting.
This Saturday we have a fabric shop coming to trade at our group meeting so I must be really, really good and NOT BUY ANY FABRIC!!!!! At the rate I'm going my dining room will disappear completely under the baskets of fabric, all waiting for the right project.
Thursday, 21 February 2008
What have I done?
My 'shopping from stash' intentions have been sorely tested already. A bad day at work sent me online for a couple of jelly rolls - no projects in mind but I love getting stuff in the post. A workshop at my LQS saw me using up my blue scraps in half log cabin blocks. Very good, I thought until a browse at lunch time for 'extra' dark blues found me buying a length of fabric with cherries on. I am a fabricoholic and must try harder to resist temptation. Our guild area day is coming up on Saturday and I just know there'll be traders. Maybe I should just forget to take any cash.
I've signed up for the Spring Fling Round Robin as I'm trying to get more involved with other quilters. I've chosen my centre block and have dug out some fabrics but will have to wait until the weekend to start stitching. There are some great blocks completed already. Where do you all find the time?
I'm doing a workshop with Katharine Guerrier on Sunday. What a treat! An opportunity to use up more scraps. I think mine are breeding somewhere.........
When I work out how to upload from my new camera I'll share my latest quilts with you all.
I've signed up for the Spring Fling Round Robin as I'm trying to get more involved with other quilters. I've chosen my centre block and have dug out some fabrics but will have to wait until the weekend to start stitching. There are some great blocks completed already. Where do you all find the time?
I'm doing a workshop with Katharine Guerrier on Sunday. What a treat! An opportunity to use up more scraps. I think mine are breeding somewhere.........
When I work out how to upload from my new camera I'll share my latest quilts with you all.
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Mutterings of a wannabe quilter
I've been following a number of blogs for some time now and I finally decided I had to put my foot in the water. I'm a quilter who plans more than quilts so I'm in awe of the amount of work so many of you in blogland are producing. My stash grows ever larger and the WIPs increase after every workshop I attend.
I'm booked on 2 workshops in the next few weeks, both of which are described as 'suitable for using up scraps'. Guess who's stash will probably look bigger after the workshops? Nothing makes a dent in the stash so I'm on one of those 'fabric diets' for a while, like so many of you out there. No buying new just 'shopping' my stash for any new project or workshop. It's a painful process and I've only just started!
I'm booked on 2 workshops in the next few weeks, both of which are described as 'suitable for using up scraps'. Guess who's stash will probably look bigger after the workshops? Nothing makes a dent in the stash so I'm on one of those 'fabric diets' for a while, like so many of you out there. No buying new just 'shopping' my stash for any new project or workshop. It's a painful process and I've only just started!
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