Quillo in Four Sessions

Being able to teach Textile Classes that people can sign up to

when they want is a real bonus because I get to meet

some lovely and unique people.

Gill is one of those ladies.

She was in Norfolk for a month looking after her Mum

and on some time for herself signed up for

four Sessions at Knit Wits to learn Patchwork and Quilting.

Gill had done nothing like this before and wanted

to dive straight in when I showed her the Quillo.

( A Quilt that folds into a cushion or pillow,

hence the name "Qui lo").

So over the four sessions and homework!

you can see what she achieved above.

Everyone took to Gill and I am sure she will be popping in

when she is visiting her Mum in Norfolk again.

Well done Gill!

See more of my quilts on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Union Jack Cushions

Its funny how things go in trends and certain things come

back into fashion.

Here two students made Union Jack Cushions

in completely different colours and in different ways.

I designed the pattern from a tiny picture

that Jenny had brought in with fabric her husband

had chose!

They turned out fantastic!

See more cushions by clicking on the labels below.

Thursday Quilting Class at Knit Wits 10th Nov 2011

I can't believe two weeks have passed and I haven't had the chance

of blogging and showing all the wonderful creativity that

has been going on. So here goes,

Classes at Knit Wits of Dereham are full until the New Year!

More and more beautiful Striped Crazywork Cushions are being

made like the one above.

To see more what goes on at these classes,

click on 'Knit Wits' in the written labels below.

Finished Folded Christmas Card

I really enjoyed making this Tri Fold Christmas Card

but hadn't estimated the amount of surfaces you

have to cover!

I used my Tim Holtz Blending tool and inks a lot

in this card, to age the card and papers.

Some of the stickers and pictures I have

had in my stash and not known what to use

them on.

The tag turned out really well and I

will probably make more of those.

See more of my card making on

my card blog

www.cards2inspire.blogspot.com

Lace Folded Purse Makes

I always try and show different inspiration each week

and this week I was inspired by some lace Irene had

given me and some beautiful upholstery fabric I had been

treasuring.

I had seen on You Tube a video put on by a lovely

Australian lady and I made mine but with

alterations and some tweaks in the method.

As you can see the Textile Class had a great time

and it opened everyones mind boxes with

the origami!!!

See my lace purse HERE

and the You Tube Video HERE

See more of my Vintage Lace Work on

my website portfolio

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gothic Start

Jeanette is collecting textiles and items together

to start a new piece based on Gothic Inspiration

and Whitby.

She is using the textile arch she used in her previous

work as a starting point. and combining transfer images too!

See Gosford Park HERE

and see here Garden Page HERE

Purple Houses

Jeanette is continuing to work on this textile piece.

It is a continuation of the work based on her

green box and Window pieces.

It is built up of layers of fabric and sheers on felt.

Every small square and triangle is

decorated with stitch lace and beads.

To see how she begins,

see Jeanette's green textile box and how it started

HERE

Pats Finished Transfer Cushions

(Click on photos to enlarge).

Pat's Cushions are finished and they are beautiful!

They are made using different ways of

transferring images on fabric and textile techniques.

See how they started

HERE

and

HERE

Marie's Patchwork Quilt Blocks

Marie has been working away on her blocks for this

quilt for several weeks @The Gallery.

This week was the first time she had laid them out

on a table to see what they look like.

More rows are to be added but it looks

fantastic so far.

The small squares are all different browns and subtle plum.

See more of my quilts by visiting

my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Sketchbook Pages

Sara has been coming to the Textile Tuesdays since

September and she is preparing herself for

a Fashion an Textiles Course which she hopes to start next year.

You have to show that you can prepare work,

designs and sketchbooks,

before going on the course.

Here Sara is adding more layers of print, papers, textiles

and layers to her sketchbook pages.

See more of her finished pieces

HERE

Good Luck Sara!

Barbara Bag Making

Barbara has been making several bags over the

last few months and we all liked this one.

See showed it off with style!

It is getting very dark in The Gallery as Winter

creeps in. We are all looking forward to the move

and the new Workshop area with all its natural light

and art purpose lighting!

See more of Barbara's wonderful Bags

HERE

See her India Inspired Wall Hanging

HERE

See my India Inspired Wall Hangings and Sketch Book

on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Gallery Tuesday 8th November 2011

As you know I teach ' Textile Tuesday',

most weeks @ The Gallery Dereham.

Every week there is so many lovely things being created and

finished.

Above are two drawstring bags made by

Sylvia and Beryl, Well done!

They too! need to put their mugs in to go to meetings.

See my Mug Drawstring Bag which inspired these

HERE

See more by clicking on the written labels below

or going to the Gallery website

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Coven Quilters

Once a month I meet up with a group of

dear friends at Kate and Paddy's house to Quilt and Share.

We are lucky each month we meet we have a

Birthday to or special occasion to celebrate.

This month it was Liz's Birthday and she blew out the

candles in true tradition.

We 'Show and Telled' all evening, laughed as usual

until our sides hurt,

but also did some serious quilting and knitting!

Joan above is hand quilting using a quilting hoop.

Its always lovely to see people enjoying sharing

and creating!

See more of our evenings by clicking the

written labels below

Make It Monday at Knit Wits

Once a month on the first Monday of the month

I have been teaching a session at knit Wits,

where students can come along and finish

work or start new projects.

This week there was a mixture of both

with a baby quilt, (middle photo) being completed

with quilting and bias binding.

A Christmas runner continued and a Quillo

put together ready for its borders.

See more of what is being made by students

by clicking on the written labels below.

Batiks and Beads

I also loved the stall of Maryke Philips at Chilford.

She has a wonderful range of dyed silks, batiks and

patterns to make unusual wall hangings and bags.

Above, is a picture of her stitch book which

I just loved and she allowed us to turn and devour the pages

with our eyes!

I have a sample stitch book/ file that I made

when I did my City and Guilds. I would like

to make one like this though with all the lovely

threads and fabrics which are around now.

This week I took it along on 'Textile Tuesday',

to show the groups and it reminded me of

what I had learnt and still use.

See Maryke site and see her work

www.batiksnbeads.co.uk