Jamila and Janice

Jamila visited the studio for the first time on Friday 23rd March and helped Janice and myself pin Janice's quilt together ready for quilting. The quilt is an amazing feet of patience. It was a lovely morning and after lunch Jamila showed me her City and Guilds  textile project, a bag which she had designed and woven the fabric and then decorated with at least 100 Dorset Buttons. A beautiful and imaginative design based on the Textile Mills in the North of England. Jamila is finishing her Long Distance C&G shortly, theres all the paper work to file in order! Lovely!!!
I hope to be able to offer long distance City and Guilds course shortly.

Studio Day with Maggie and Kim

As you may know I open my studio throughout

the Summer for Students to come and work.

Most want to use the large table to finish and

bast their quilts.

I usually close my doors in September but

Kim asked me if I would do a special day

for her daughter Maggie to come along and

make something for a Birthday Treat.

(Kim is the Card and Scrapbooking Tutor

@The Gallery).

Maggie is 15 years old and is inspired to

have a career working in textiles.

Kim came along as the taxi driver and to

make some cards in my space!

It was a lovely day and Maggie brought along

Mum's sewing machine and learnt all about it

and got to play on my embroidery machine too!

She will be a fantastic designer you can see that

by her 'Folded Bag' above and visit her

Blog at

www.magsfashionsavy.blogspot.com

also Kims Card Making Blog

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

September Studio Day with Judith and Janice

On the 26th of September I had a lovely day in my Studio

with Judith and Janice.

Judith finished off the back of her 8ft by 6ft quilt,

as you can see it fills my quilt table.

We had fun using up every last scrap for the back!

it was almost like making another quilt!

Judith is also finishing off a baby quilt for a gift.

Janice finished putting the triangles together for

her silk quilt and then started putting the sashes around

the centre panel.

See more of my studio days by clicking the written labels below

or visit my website at

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Studio Day with Judith and Janice

On Thursday I opened my studio for Janice and Judith

so they could have a Patchwork and Quilting Day.

Janice cut out all her silks into squares last time and sew

and cut them into triangles.

This time she arranged them into the rows and

began sewing the squares together to form the

rows, after we checked there

weren't two triangles directly next to one another.

On the 8ft table,

Judith was putting the borders on her quilt top

and then started piecing the fabric and scraps

together to form a backing.

I worked them both very hard that day!

but they loved it!!!

See more of my studio on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Studio Day with Judith

On Friday Judith came along to Quilters Cottage for

a Studio Day,

to finish her large double quilt.

The corners had to inset and the borders were

put on.

She also learnt how to use her new sewing machine.

Very nice one too!

She wanted advice on how to quilt a baby quilt

that she is making for her Niece in Spain.

So learnt how to do free machine quilting.

I think she will be straight stitching this quilt this time

and then practicing some more.

I tell everyone it takes practice.

We don't just get in a car and start driving it.

We have lessons and practice.

Skills of any description take time and practice!

We had a lovely day but sadly it was a little

to cold to sit on the veranda and have lunch.

See more of my quilts on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Studio Day 30th June 2011

Thursday was Studio Day, with Janet and Judith.

They come once a month to enjoy being in my studio Quilting.

As you can see they have finished their scissor cases and are

on to their quilts.

Judith is finishing a block quilt see started several months ago

and Janet is making a silk lap quilt made of triangles.

You can book to work in my studio to do many

mixed media techniques.

See more of my studio on my website and how to contact.

www.art2inspire.co.uk