At the conclusion of our Online 7802/7822 Patchwork and Quilting 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!

Norah Young

 

Norah's final assessment piece was this ambitious and complex appliqué quilt. The fun design features a range of different motifs from birds, to bats, to hippos! Beautifully constructed with machine appliqué and quilting.
Above: Norah produced a layout plan on paper in preparation for the making of her beautifully balanced design.
Above and left: Details of some of the blocks that are featured in the quilt. The delicate scale of the appliqué is very successful.

The carefully considered use of printed fabrics has added to the scene on the left cleverly suggesting the surface texture of the fields, road and sky.

 

Right: Elegant leaf shapes are also used in the quilt. Norah has mastered a perfect satin stitch!
 

Left and Below: Norah has produced a cushion for her 1st assessment piece. Taking into consideration that a cushion is a 3D item, Norah has made it fully reversible with a beautiful design on each side. Small scale log cabin piecing with machine quilting features on one side (left).

Right: On the other side, an appliqué design of an orchid flower, also machine quilted. A generous frill completes this project.
Left: A spread from Norah's sketchbook showing her notes and some of the sampling in preparation for making the cushion.
Left and Right: Samples from Norah's portfolio of techniques including block patchwork and stencilling.
Above: Inspired by this picturesque landscape, Norah carefully chose fabric to recreate the scene with English paper piecing.
Above: Sketchbook work that led to the hexagon sample on the left. Small scale piecing has enabled a painterly use of colour.
Right: Prairie points are used as inserts in simple patchwork.
Below: Research pages into traditional quilting designs.
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