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!

Cynthia Darlington

Cynthia's final quilt was double-sided with a painterly soft side and a bolder more dramatic reverse. Pieced using traditional block designs in floral fabric the front also has applique shapes of semi transparent fabric.

Right: The quilt has both machine and hand quilting.

Left: Part of Cynthia's design work.

 

 

Right: Further sketchbook pages exploring potential blocks.

Far left: Cynthia's wallhanging assessment features pieced Pineapple blocks with a hand painted artichoke.

 

Left and below left: Some of the extensive design work.

Right: Detail of the quilt showing the hand painting and free machine quilting.

Left: Cynthia made a cushion as her 'Interior' assessment piece.



Right: A detail of the cushion.

 

 

Left: the other side of the cushion.

 

 

 

 

 

Left and right: some of Cynthia's design drawings.

 

 

 

Left: Her accessory was a pretty shoulder bag.

 

 

Left: Detail of the bag.

Left: Pages from Cynthia's sketchbook showing design and planning for the bag.

 

 

 

Right: Cynthia's container was an ambitious piece inspired by Gothic arches.

 

Left: The back of the container.

 

 

Left: Detail of the container which is worked in silk and features a Secret Garden motif.

Left: Detail of the container showing the machine quilting.

Right: The Gothic arches that inspired the project.

 

Left: Decorative effects on paper.

 

 

Left: Exploring shape with soft pastels.

 

Far left: Design work experimenting with line and Left: a stitched sample.

Left: Linear designs with soft pastel.

 

 

Right: Collage using hand decorated papers.

 

Left: Colouring fabric with transfer printing techniques.

 

 

Left: Ideas for Prairie Point inserts.

 

Far left: A stitched sample.

 

Right and far right: Layering and slashing

Far left: Secret Garden.

 

Left: A stitched and quilted sample using a garment.

 

Left: Cynthia was inspired by images from space when planning her Drunkard's Path sample, below.

 

 

 

Right and far right: Experimenting with strip piecing.

 

 

 

Left and far left: Pages from Cynthia's sketchbook illustrating some of the Principles of Design.

Left: A further page from Cynthia's sketchbook.

Right: Dyeing with complementary colours.

 

 

Right and far right: Monoprints on fabric, one with machine quilting.

Left: Bias strip applique.

Right: Soft pastels.

 

Far left: A colour study of fruit.

 

Left: Shadow applique with sheer fabrics and hand stitch.

 

Left: Needle-turned applique.

Right: Collage.

Cynthia has also successfully completed 7822-10 Patchwork and Quilting. To see her work from that course just click HERE.
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