My 'Copperplate' triptych will be hanging in the Quilting In Action Gallery and my 'Coppercoil' quilt will be exhibited as part of the CQ 'Elements' Gallery.
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| 'Coppercoil' |
About Me
- TheCopperQueen
- Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- I am a textile artist living on the Suffolk Essex border. I am a member of the Out of the Fold Textile Group and East Anglian Stitched Textiles (EAST) I am the Principal Tutor for Creative Stitch which offers courses in Creative Patchwork and Quilting and Creative Stitch Textiles. I teach each year at the Knitting & Stitching Shows and Festival of Quilts. I also offer workshops and talks to groups throughout the UK in person and via zoom. I am also a member of the QGBI and the specialist Contemporary Quilt Group and STARS (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers Guild)
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Festival of Quilts
Come and visit my stand at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC at Birmingham from Thursday 6th until Sunday 9th August. It is stand QIA7 in the Quilting In Action zone.
My 'Copperplate' triptych will be hanging in the Quilting In Action Gallery and my 'Coppercoil' quilt will be exhibited as part of the CQ 'Elements' Gallery.
My 'Copperplate' triptych will be hanging in the Quilting In Action Gallery and my 'Coppercoil' quilt will be exhibited as part of the CQ 'Elements' Gallery.
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Cottenham Summer School
Had a lovely week teaching at Cottenham Summer School. Good venue, lots of light and space, nice food and friendly people. 16 students made a quilt in a week or worked on their own projects. Here are some of the results.
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| Beryl's Stardust quilt with her own embroidered motifs |
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| Ruth's delightful quilt using vintage embroidered pieces combined with printed fabrics |
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| Mel and one of her beautifully pieced owls |
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| Shirley used a green batik jellyroll for her stardust quilt |
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| Diane worked on a project using the Kansas Trouble block |
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| Veronica used a classic blue and white combo for her Sails quilt |
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| Nora's Stardust quilt with lovely soft colours |
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| Hilarie's first ever quilt |
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| Judy's glorious bright batiks |
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| Daphne and her Sails quilt |
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Work in progress - the final season
Near my house on the Essex/Suffolk border there is a most glorious bluebell wood. I have been longing to do a piece of textile work based on this for such a long time. It is a bit of a cliche and has been done many times but here is the first step in my interpretation.
This started as a piece of white wholecloth which now has a rollered impressionistic background using procion dye pastes. The plan is to add text on top, then lots of stitch. Watch here to see how it progresses...................................
This started as a piece of white wholecloth which now has a rollered impressionistic background using procion dye pastes. The plan is to add text on top, then lots of stitch. Watch here to see how it progresses...................................
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| Return of the native (work in progress) |
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