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At the conclusion of our Online 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! |
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| Tina's final quilt for the course was this lovely piece made to commemorate her 25th wedding anniversary. Featuring pieced hearts and lots of quilting we think it's a wonderful way to mark the occasion! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Left: Lot's of planning went into the quilt design Below: A detail of the quilt showing one of the slashed hearts that add texture to the surface. |
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| Left: A close up showing a pieced heart and the quilting. Tina successfully combined machine quilting with plenty of hand seeding. Left: Tina's first assessment piece was this wall hanging using applique techniques. |
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| Above right and right: Details of the quilt showing the textured surface created with blooming and shadow applique. Left: The quilt as work in progress just at layout stages. Right: When combining such a lot of different elements it's important to plan thoroughly. Tina made several sketches before deciding on the final design. Left: More of the design work. This page showing the setting for the quilt and some possible fabrics. Right: A collage with painted papers was the ideal way to work out the colours and placement of motifs. |
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Left: Blooming Right: Shadow applique. |
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Left: Playing with cutting and folding using coloured papers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Above: Experiments with hand dyeing. Left: Tina's hand dyed colourwheel. Right: A hand quilted wholecloth sample worked in the traditional style. Left: Stenciling on fabric with Markal paintstiks. Right: A sample of applique worked in bold counterchange. |
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Right: Printing onto paper with hand made print blocks. |
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| Below and below left: Paper piecing for both hexagons and irregular hexagons. The hand dyed fabrics that Tina selected are perfect for a gentle colour scheme inspired by nature. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Left: An example of Sister's Choice. Above: A landscape pieced over papers and quilted by hand through a dyed batting. |
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