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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! |
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Cynthia Darlington |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Right: The quilt has both machine and hand quilting.
Right: Further sketchbook pages exploring potential blocks. |
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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. |
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| Right: Detail of the quilt showing the hand painting and free machine quilting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Left: Cynthia made a cushion as her 'Interior' assessment piece.
Left: the other side of the cushion.
Left and right: some of Cynthia's design drawings.
Left: Her accessory was a pretty shoulder bag. |
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Left: Detail of the bag. |
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| Left: Pages from Cynthia's sketchbook showing design and planning for the bag. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Right: Cynthia's container was an ambitious piece inspired by Gothic arches.
Left: The back of the container. |
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Left: Detail of the container which is worked in silk and features a Secret Garden motif. |
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Left: Detail of the container showing the machine quilting. Right: The Gothic arches that inspired the project.
Left: Decorative effects on paper. |
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Left: Exploring shape with soft pastels.
Far left: Design work experimenting with line and Left: a stitched sample. |
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| Left: Linear designs with soft pastel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Right: Collage using hand decorated papers. |
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Left: Colouring fabric with transfer printing techniques. |
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Left: Ideas for Prairie Point inserts.
Far left: A stitched sample. |
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Right and far right: Layering and slashing |
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Far left: Secret Garden.
Left: A stitched and quilted sample using a garment. |
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Left: Cynthia was inspired by images from space when planning her Drunkard's Path sample, below. |
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Right and far right: Experimenting with strip piecing. |
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Left and far left: Pages from Cynthia's sketchbook illustrating some of the Principles of Design. |
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Left: A further page from Cynthia's sketchbook. Right: Dyeing with complementary colours. |
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Right and far right: Monoprints on fabric, one with machine quilting. |
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Left: Bias strip applique. Right: Soft pastels. |
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Far left: A colour study of fruit.
Left: Shadow applique with sheer fabrics and hand stitch. |
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Left: Needle-turned applique. |
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| Cynthia has also successfully completed 7822-10 Patchwork and Quilting. To see her work from that course just click HERE. Please use your browser's BACK button to return to the previous page. |
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| © Linda Kemshall 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||