Journal Quilts - Windows and Doors.

Last month was a good opportunity to revisit the Attic Window Block as the theme was Window and Doors.

Everyone seems to have a favourite technique and we looked at six different ways to make this traditional block.

These are some of the journal quilts on show this month.

Sue Ives - Composite Door

Chris Hinchliff - Born to Quilt

Wendy Harkness - Winter Window View

Janet Wells - Autumn Fall

Todays lesson has also been an opportunity to catch up on the Message theme where we looked at oil bars, paper lamination, and printing pictures.

Clare Raymond Barker - email to Mum

Bev Mayo - The Postcard

Bev Mayo - Sun, Sea and Sand.

You can see more on Pinterest

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Happy Quilting

Bev

Journal Quilts - Messages

The Modern & Art Quilt group have been busy over the last few months and I have fallen behind in cataloguing their wonderful journal quilts.

These are the quilts produced with the theme of messages. 

We looked at various ways of adding text to our quilts including paper lamination, fabrics for printing. Stencilling using oil bar paint sticks and adding texture by painting bondaweb with acrylic paints.

Mums Protest Quilt by Wendy Harkness

Sea Fever by Wendy Harkness

Textile Art By Sue Ives

Fire by Chris Hinchliff

My Country in Darkness - Eavan Boland by Kim Fitzgerald

The Postcard by Bev Mayo

Sun, Sea, Sand by Bev Mayo

You can keep up with the group on Pinterest 

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Happy Quilting

Bev

Journal Quilts - Negative Space

The Modern and Art Quilt group explored the use of negative space in design using a plant and floral theme.

This produced some bold and dramatic results as shown in the photos below. 

Positively not Pot by Ann Edwards

Dusk Daisies by Bev Mayo

Plant life by Clare Raymond Barker

Untitled by Kim Fitzgerald

Leaf it Out by Wendy Harkness

Leaf it Out Too by Wendy Harkness

The Chrysler by Sue Ives

Sue chose the dramatic shape of the Chrysler building for her design source and it worked brilliantly.

You can follow the progress of the group on our Pinterest pages

MAQG Themes

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Happy quilting

Bev

Journal Quilts - Circles and Curves Theme

Each month the members of the Modern & Art Quilt group at Tudor Rose show their journal quilts. The theme for March was circles and curves, curved piecing, inset circles and applique circles and complimentary colour schemes. 

The Red Line (a nine patch block) by Bev Mayo

Interplanetary Space by Clare Raymond Barker

Interplanetary Space by Clare Raymond Barker detail

Black Hole by Jon Massey

Black Hole by Jon Massey detail

Inspired by Llubov Popova c1920 by Kim Fitzgerald

Diatoms by Sue Ives

Diatoms by Sue Ives Details

Moons by Wendy Harkness

Moons by Wendy Harkness Detail

Happy Quilting

Bev

Journal Quilts - theme Fruit & Vegetables.

Last month our Modern & Art quilt group continued with improv piecing by exploring log cabin and courthouse steps construction techniques. 

We chose a fruit or vegetable photograph and isolated colours which could be used for our journal quilts. Various methods of transferring a design of the fruit or veg to the quilt were also explored from using applique techniques and quilting patterns. 

These are our journal quilts from February.

 Assorted Gourds by Ann Edwards

Improv pieced log cabin blocks,  quilting and fabric colouring using inktense inspired by a photo taken at the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Volcano Peppers by Jon Massey

Improv pieced log cabin blocks. Colours and applique inspired by peppers.

Lost Gardens Triptych by Kim Fitzgerald

 Improve pieced log cabin blocks. Design colours inspired by a photo taken at the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Heritage Tomatoes by Sue Ives 

Colours inspired by heritage tomato varieties. Improv pieced log cabin blocks. Quilting pattern taken from a slice of a tomato.

Jamaican Breakfast by Wendy Harkness

Improv pieced log cabin blocks. Bread fruit and Ackee fruit applique design.

Ackee by Wendy Harkness

 Improv pieced log cabin blocks. Quilting pattern of ackee fruit.

Bev Mayo - The Pumpkin Patch

Improv pieced log cabin blocks and applique design of pumpkins

You can follow our progress and see more of our journal quilts on Pinterest

Happy Quilting

Bev

Journal Quilts, theme - Landscape

This year has seen the start of a few new projects.
 One being the Modern and Art Quilt group at Tudor Rose Patchwork. Each month we are exploring different techniques and producing a journal quilt. I mentioned this first in my New Year post. 

These are some of the journal quilts from the first session where we explored abstracting a landscape picture, free cutting and improv piecing.

Jon Massey - Colours of the Continent

Sue Ives - Fountain in snow

Gaye Capper - Pompeii

Ann Edwards - 

Kim Fitzgerald - Venice

Paula Tidman - Purple Heather on the Yorkshire Moors

Wendy Harkness - The Red House

 Wendy Harkness - Winter at Wood Farm

 You can keep up with our progress on Pinterest

Happy Quilting
Bev

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all my textile friends.

My usual refrain is that I don't know where the time has gone and the beginning of this year is no different. It is already the 4th January and I am hoping that this year I will not be playing catch up so much. With last year beginning with cataract operations and ending with a tonsillectomy I felt as if I was always playing catch up. I have made a resolution that this year will be different. 

The new year is already bringing new projects and challenges. Tomorrow, the Friday Focus group will be starting a new project when we start focusing on New York Beauty blocks. There will be 24 blocks by the end of the year and so far I have designed 12 of them. I am going to work in two colour schemes to see how the blocks look with such different colours. 

This is the first block worked in Citrus colour scheme and again in the Stone colour scheme. 

The Stone colour scheme is very subtle, where as the Citrus one will be much more vibrant.

I am also looking forward to starting my new Modern & Art Quilt group this month. Each month we will be making a small "journal quilt" using different techniques.

These journal quilts are based on a photo of a trench at Ypres. I have completed them with quilting lines to look like barbed wire.

The Sevenberry marbles fabric in muted tones fits the feel of the pieces.

One of the pages from my sketch book 

Each month there should be one little journal quilt but this has sparked my imagination, already I am seeing a series and even a larger quilt on this theme.

I am excited to see what this year will bring.

Happy Quilting

Bev