Irish Patchwork Society
Posted: Sunday, 17 June 2007 |
The last group of quilts from LLQS are from the , there were some beautiful and interesting quilts in many different styles,
Japanese Plum Blossom by Ann O’Rafferty
Look Beneath the Surface by Joke Buursma
Discourse by Ann Fleeton
Remember by Caroline Schofield, the techniques in this quilt interested me so I took some close up photos,
Remember by Caroline Schofield detail
Remember by Caroline Schofield detail
On the left ‘3 way fish book’ each of the flaps could be lifted up to revel more embroidery and quilts inside, on the right ‘Rock Pool’ both by ,
Japanese Plum Blossom by Ann O’Rafferty
Look Beneath the Surface by Joke Buursma
Discourse by Ann Fleeton
Remember by Caroline Schofield, the techniques in this quilt interested me so I took some close up photos,
Remember by Caroline Schofield detail
Remember by Caroline Schofield detail
On the left ‘3 way fish book’ each of the flaps could be lifted up to revel more embroidery and quilts inside, on the right ‘Rock Pool’ both by ,
Comments
Do you know if this is an all-Ireland organisation, or are these stunning pieces from either the North or South? I have a friend who is very involved with quilting in the North.
Flying Cat from curiosity cott
Oh wow. These are great. The Japanese one is gorgeous and must have been really interesting to make apart from looking spectacular. In the Remember quilt, how is the text part done? Is it copied on to fabric from paper?
Jill from EK
Eef Cee follow the link to the Irish Patchwork Society and ask them or send the web address to your friend so they can ask, the leaflet I picked up included joining and seems to be open internationally, it didn't have the website but I did a search and it is the same society because the postal address is the same, so does your friend have a blog or website where we can see her work please? quilters like to look at quilts,
island threads from lewis
Jill, the text part of Remember is news paper, this quilt has a lot of recycling in and I wish I had made more detailed notes, I have not yet done a search to see if Caroline has a website, the border is black plastic, there is lots of layering then cut and burn back,
island threads from lewis
Recycling is good, great to see it incorporated in a quilt. Cut and burn back? Sounds dangerous! Thanks for explaining, I'm not a creative person but I always like to know how things are made!
Jill from EK
Until I discovered your blogs I never realized how quilts and quilt making could have so many facets, and how they can require not only manual dexterity but also significant intellect and imagination. Thanks, IT.
mjc from NM,USA
She doesn't even have an internet connection.....but thanks anyway. She teaches part-time at a college in Ulster.
Flying Cat from stitching&sewing
Flying Cat ask one of your pu's to write down the address and phone number from the website and either send it by snail mail or phone her, the society would welcome new members, the members I met were very friendly welcoming people, there is liff without the internet and computers!!!!!
island threads from lewis
mjc, I am pleased you now know there is Art in quilt making, I think your side of the pond has more trouble with this than my side, I repeatedly read on the QuiltArt list the thread 'how to educate people that quilts can be Art' there was one again recently, the SAQA (studio art quilts association) is to promote Art Quilts (primarily in the USA), I think the reason more people over here understand this is because of the history of Art and Decorative Textiles in the form of weaving, woven tapestry, canvas work and embroidery plus textiles to decorate walls have been used for hundreds of years in Europe,
island threads from lewis
Hi The 2 hangings 3 Way Fish Book and Rock Pool were done by me Irene MacWilliam. (not by my students) I had a solo exhibition on the theme of Fish and Water at the Loch Lomond Show. I am also a member of the Irish Patchwork Society so our 2 shows were put together in the one venue, Please can you correct your text. My website is http://www.macwilliam.f9.co.uk my email is irenemacwilliam@hotmail.com The Irish Patchwork Society does have a website but it is under reconstruction.
Irene MacWilliam from Northern Ireland
apologises to Irene MacWilliam and I have altered the post now,
island threads from lewis
Thank you for showing my quilt 'Remember'. I don't have a website yet but I will now look at setting one up. The border is actually newspaper bondawebbed to felt and then painted with acrylic paint. The burning is very easy with a heat gun but you do need a mask!
caroline schofield from kilkenny ireland
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