At the conclusion of our Online 7923-04 Patchwork and Quilting Diploma Course, students who have satisfied all the syllabus requirements are awarded a certificate by the awarding body, City & Guilds of London. We would like to offer our congratulations too!

Jean Grimshaw

We would like to show you a selection of the work produced by Jean during the Diploma course.

The final assessment quilt is shown here on the right. The design is  personal response to Jean's many visits to Berlin and the infamous Wall. The techniques include dyeing, painting, image transfer, applique and quilting, all contributing to an evocative and thought provoking work.

Details from the final assessment quilt showing the use of directional text.
Jean planned her quilt very thoroughly and sampled a large number of materials and techniques before constructing the actual piece. The concept of a wall as a dividing factor informed her choice of format - the final quilt design features 3 separate panels.
Graffiti and contemporary art provided inspiration that was both graphic and dynamic.
Text, as message and meaning, became an integral feature of the desired visual effect.
Because of the choice of inspiration, much of Jean's research material appeared at times to be violent and aggressive.
Computer skills were exploited to manipulate and develop images from sketches and paintings of deeply veined cabbage leaves, providing potential designs for samples of reverse applique.
Dyeing, rusting, painting and discharging colour from a range of materials provided exciting samples for the portfolio of techniques.
The functional 3D item was a set of containers inspired by studies of a cabbage.
Jean's Miniature Quilt seen below measured a tiny 9 inches x 11 inches! After much sampling, the chosen techniques and colours interpreted the design source perfectly.
Broken and fragmented surfaces were creatively a most productive aspect of Jean's research theme.
Positive and negative space, counterchange of colour and tonal value, non conventional materials and embellishments - so much to consider!
Repeating shapes to make pattern. Considering measurement , scale and proportion, were all food for thought.
Jean was very successful with her studies into the potential of maths as a source for design.
Many of the shapes and motifs identified during the research were to appear in samples of technique .
It was becoming obvious that the written word was to become an important part of the design inspiration.
Jean recorded examples of street art such as this contemporary piece on her visits to Berlin.

Samples for the portfolio of experimental techniques were inspired by particular aspects of Jean's research into the Berlin Wall. On the right, a sample of foundation piecing and above, a range of non conventional materials using applique.

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