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Bent Needles, Priory Patchers and Notan

 

I have just enjoyed a few days in Lancashire, giving talks about my work and teaching workshops to two groups based in the Leyland area - 'Bent Needles' and 'Priory Patches'. I had a lovely time and got some wonderful feedback.

The talk I gave to 'Priory Patchers' was held in a lovely community hall in the attractive village of Hutton. It was well attended and the vote of thanks at the end was lovely - thank you!. There was a lot of interest in my work, which is always rewarding - especially when everyone there knew just how much time and effort goes into making a quilt or hanging.

 

 

 

The workshop the following day was 'Notan'.

We were in a lovely red brick building, Worden Arts Centre, which is in the centre of Worden Park, the largest park within the borough of South Ribble: so we spent the day surrounded by beautiful parkland, gardens and lovely old buildings. The birdsong was beautiful and accompanied our work throughout the day. What a wonderful environment in which to be creative. It would be a lovely place to spend a longer time, drawing outside, then taking the results into the studio to develop into textiles.

 

 

 

 

 

I thoroughly enjoyed working with this delightful group, they were so keen I could hardly stop them working long enough to have lunch. I would like to thank one member for bringing me a lovely lunch - it was very much appreciated!

 

Notan is based on a Japanese system of light/dark contrast and adapts very well to textile work. It's basically a straight forward system but can get a little tricky at times, working out which pieces go where - it's a little like a jigsaw without a picture - but fun to play with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were some stunning results and I hope I get to see photos of some of these pieces when they are quilted and finished.

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget to push the technique to see where it takes you!

 

With 'Bent Needles' I did a Fabric Bowls workshop in comfortable, homely surroundings at Wrights Fold. I hope they take the techniques I taught them and develop them into new ideas. I'm sure one of the class members, who is studying City and Guilds, will have fun playing creatively with the concept for the three-dimensional component of her course. I'd love to see the results. I always enjoy meeting and working with new people.

 

Best wishes to everyone.

Dorothy

11th May 2012

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I am a Quilt Artist and Teacher living on Anglesey, North Wales. Textiles have been the love of my life since I was a child. I now teach Patchwork and Quilting to student Quilt Artists.

 

 

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Workshops and Courses in Patchwork and Quilting

In this beautiful area, rich in history and culture, I teach workshops, courses and individual classes in Patchwork and Quilting from Beginner to Advanced Quilt Artists level - Traditional and Contemporary. The Beginners Course is popular and covers basic skills and working practises. Workshops and further courses enable students to progress to more advanced work. Care is taken at each stage to ensure a thorough understanding of techniques applied in Patchwork and Quilting.

Contact for Workshops and Courses

If you'd like to do a quilt workshop or course, look at my Workshops and Talks page, and if you live far from Anglesey, consider a break at Our Holiday Cottage, with a couple of friends, and I will design a course in Patchwork and Quilting suited to your requirements. Call or email me to chat about it.

 

Visit my new Tutorials Page for cameo 'howto's - to which I'll keep adding!

 

I am a member of The Quilters Guild of The British Isles and the Contemporary Quilt Group.

enjoy... Dorothy