Focus on - Jan Abbott

The second focus on students who have just completed their Level 2 City & 

Guilds course in Patchwork & Quilting is Jan Abbott.

Her patchwork project was a very large 80" x 30" bed runner, in a colour scheme chosen from the room it is to be used in.  The block design was inspired by the wrought iron bed it is for. With in the ditch quilting again echoing the bars of the headboard and footplate.

Between the patchwork blocks are areas of sashiko type quilting in the shape of a hydrangea flower, bringing a personal touch to the runner, and adding a contrast to the straight lines of the blocks.

The design for her applique projest was based on a copse of Himalayan Birch trees at Anglesey Abbey. 

The background fabric is 100% Indian silk which was chosen for the texture as well as the colour. The trees are also silk adding a wonderful lustrous sheen to the tree silhouettes.

In both her projects Jan has broken the designs down to a simplicity which is very pleasing and effective. 

Congratulations to Jan for two very successful projects.

Bev