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!

Eva Ahlander

 

Eva's second assessment piece, 'Exit-Entrance', is a pair of door curtains that hang in a hallway space. The hangings are pieced using a rich variety of fabrics and heavily embellished with machine stitching.

 

Below: Details of the quilt showing the curved piecing, fabric weaving and free machine quilting.
Right: Eva has used free machine quilting to write the words 'exit' and 'entrance' on the piece.

 

 

Left: The initial story board of ideas suggesting the potential colour palette, composition and fabric selections.

Right: Eva's first assessment piece is this wall hanging entitled 'Brick Lane'. Hand painted on to silk with some appliqué.

 

 

 

 

Below: Details of the wallhanging, the piece was richly stitched by machine to enhance the painted design.
Above: A watercolour painting made by Eva that was the starting point for the quilt design.

Left: Further detail of the quilt showing the delicate free machine quilting.
Right: Bonded appliqué. with hand dyed fabrics.
Below: Free machine quilting sample.
Below right: A beaded binding completes another sample.

Above: A hand printed fabric is densely quilted.
Left: Hexagons paper piecing is used to recreate a photograph.
Above: Blooming, Above right: Shadow appliqué. beach huts.
Above and above right: Eva's stencilling on paper and fabric.

Above and above right: Fabric weaving using torn strips.

Right: Blooming worked in alternative fabrics including wool.

If you have enjoyed looking at Eva's work, why not check out her own website http://members.chello.se/hemmahosahlander?
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