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!

Tina Jackson
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!
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.
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.
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.
Left: Blooming








Right: Shadow applique.
Left: Playing with cutting and folding using coloured papers.
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.



Right: Printing onto paper with hand made print blocks.
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.

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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© Linda Kemshall 2006