At the conclusion of our Online 7922-03 Patchwork and Quilting Certificate 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!

Mairi Wheeler

Mairi's final quilt is a runner to lay over the foot of a double bed. Inspired by Indian architecture she has taken a window motif and repeated it with stencilling and applique.

Right: Part of the design work for the quilt. This page shows a painting that explores ideas for the ends of the runner.
Left: A detail showing the shadow applique and machine stitching. Some of the semi sheer fabric was cut away after quilting to reveal brighter colours beneath.

Left: A detail showing two of the window blocks. they feature applique with sheer fabrics and Markal stencilling together with machine stitch and couching.


Below: Mairi was careful to sample every part of the runner extensively before she began. These three samples show how she explored colour and different stitches.
Right: For her wall hanging Mairi made this striking piece to be displayed in a corporate office. It was inspired by Bird of Paradise flowers and features piecing with bias strip applique and lots of machine quilting.
Left: Part of the design work in Mairi's sketchbook showing the early stages of the quilt design process.
Left: Further drawing for the quilt.
Right: Each student is required to make 'an item for an interior'. Mairi chose to make a tea cosy. This charming piece uses applique with satin stitch and hand dyed fabrics.
Left: For her 'accessory' Mairi created this versatile bag that can either be used as a shoulder bag or a rucksack. It was inspired by Inuit art and the design is derived from an owl motif. It is hand quilted.
Right: The bag in progress.
Left: More thorough sampling from Mairi trying out different fabrics, stitches and couching techniques.


Right: The completed bag.
Right: Mairi's first assessment piece was this decorative container. It was inspired by the Alhambra Palace.



Left: A different view showing the container partially open.
 
After lots of careful planning Mairi made a paper mock up to test her ideas would work.
Left: The container was a complicated jigsaw of many tiny pieces. It is pieced using foundation piecing and then machine quilted.


Below: The sections of the container are ready to be assembled.
Left and above left: Exploring traditional patchwork block designs with collage.
Below: More collage using simple shapes nd painted papers.
Left: Shadow applique with lots of densely worked hand quilting.

Right: Playing with ideas for Drunkard's Path in paper.
Top right: Bonded applique with a range of stitches and overlaid with sheers.
Right: Foundation piecing
Above: Hawaiian applique with contour quilting.
Left: Working with colour and mosaic patchwork.
Left: Exploring form through decorative paper box construction.

Right: Foundation piecing.
Right: Crazy patchwork with embellishment.
Left: Design ideas with Log Cabin.







Right: Inserts set into curved seams.
Left: Slashing.
Above: Collage with printing.
Right: Hand painted fabrics.
Above: Curved piecing.
Right: Hand painted papers.

Left: Hand coloured papers prepared for transfer printing.

Left: Transfer print

Left: Strip piecing with stencilling.

Right: Prairie point inserts and applique.
Left: Stencilling on paper.

Right: A piece of work featuring embellishments.



Left: Collage inspired be a landscape.
Mairi has also successfully completed 7822-10 online with DesignMatters. To see her exhibition of work just click HERE.
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