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!
Helen Purllant

 

 

Helen's final assessment quilt for the course was this lovely wallhanging inspired by the landscape near where she lives which is well known for its wine production. A pieced landscape is combined very successfully with applique motifs and a stencilled border of vine leaves and grapes. The whole piece is machine quilted.

 

 

 

Left: A detail of the quilt showing the applique glass that cleverly uses sheer fabrics to suggest transparency.

Below right: A detail showing another area of the quilt.

 

 

Above and right: Helen made details plans on paper before starting the piecing or the quilting.

Below: Helen's first assessment piece was this beautiful small wall hanging using applique techniques.
Below: A detail showing the applique flower that just breaks the frame of the quilt worked on top of a woven fabric border.
Left: Helen sampled her ideas thoroughly before starting work on the 'real thing'!
Right: Part of the design work for this assessment piece.

Below: Pages from Helen's workbook.
Left: Using hexagons in shadow applique.

Below: Exploring black and white using rubbings.
Left: A dyed fabric colourwheel.
Right: Leaf motifs are voided by spraying over a mask using metallic paints.
Left: Using the same motif Helen experimented with stencilling on fabric.
Right: Adding sashing to blocks with stencilled leaves makes a pleasing arrangement.
Left: Working with bonded applique.
Right: Prairie point inserts are cleverly used to suggest a flower!
Left: An earlier sample of bonded applique is hand quilted.

Above: Hand quilting using a traditional motif.

 


Left: Helen's example of machine piecing.

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