Autumn Inspired Banner Quilt

This is the banner quilt is one my Mum and I have been working

on together.

The squares are 2" and made from a variety of textiles.

Mum found the Embroidered centre pieces in a Thrift Shop.

There are two of them and it feels lovely to

give the embroidered chair backs a new lease of life.

They were made in the late 40's by the design and thread used.

See more use of vintage textiles on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Brown Banner

This is the first Banner Quilt from a new collection

I am working on.

It contains, sari, silks, satins, upholstery

and cotton fabrics.

It is now ready for machine quilting and extra

embroidery embellishing.

See more of my banner quilts on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Southern Chinese Textiles

Judith Symmonds came and gave us a talk about

her collection of Southern Chinese Textiles.

I had seen her last year at our Embroidery Guild and knew that

Alveva Quilters would love to see and hear all about the textiles.

Judith is a wonderful speaker telling and showing us

the individual pieces,how they were made and some of the stories

behind them. The members were able

to handle every piece and see close up the

fantastic workmanship.

The Chairmans Challenge this year is

'Folded Patchwork Item', so seeing

some of this intricate folded and embroidered

textiles were really inspiring

but also makes you want to take a breath!

Thank you so much Judith for sharing

your collection and time with us it was really

appreciated.

See more posts by clicking 'chinese textiles'

in the labels below.

Chris Show and Tell

I invited Chris along from Weeting Quilters and some of their

other members to talk about the quilts they are making for

Chernobyl. She brought some of the quilts that have been made

in only one month.

See previous post.

The quilts were wonderful and have inspired some of

Alveva members to collect fabrics and make quilts.

This was a great way of sharing.

We all had n our mind the people of

Japan too!

Sometimes are time needs and wants to be divided into

so many ways.

Best wishes to anyone who is struggling at this

time and for the people who give their time and care to help.

Alveva Quilters Show and Tell

There is always a variety of show and tell as you can see.

This is even before the main speaker or workshop.

Alveva Quilters Meeting

Once a month on the third Wednesday Alveva Quilters

meets at The Methodist Chapel Hall in Feltwell at 7pm.

We have a really packed couple of hours.

This week we had amazing show and tell from all round the world.

Above Yvonne Brown told us how she grew as a teenager

in Nigeria and showed us some of the items of clothing

her father had been given.

It had been a real honour by the village. The embroidery was

amazing.

The trouser suit above was made by Yvonne, her sister and

Mother with material they used to buy from the

market there. They must have been really trendy!

More show and tell in other posts.