16/03/2009 by Debbie.

Village Green Quilters are organising two days of workshops with Dawn Cameron-Dick at Tythings in Yateley for more details contact Hazel Ryder Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th March. Dawn will also be speaking to Village Green Quilters on Tuesday evening at 7.30 at Hedgecroft Yateley. Check out the website linked to Loose Threads for more information.

I am looking forward to this as I haven’t done a workshop for ages. This might be the time I actually get into applique…

Debbie

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16/03/2009 by Debbie.

Hooray, today I received a piece of work from Liz our long distance member in Pakistan. The post has been very unreliable but this was sent recorded delivery. Now I have all the pieces have to figure a way to bring them all together.

Debbie

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04/02/2009 by Debbie.

February 16th Heather Hunter is talking about Handmade Artists’ Books in the Age Concern Room Community Centre, Meudon Avenue, Farnborough, GU14 7LE. 7.15pm for 7.45pm £4.50

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04/02/2009 by Debbie.

Yes Girls, I am still Alive & Kicking.  In all this snow I have been working on the Village Green Quilters Block of the Month project so I will have a quilt by the end of the year.  I have also been busy working on a quilt for my parent’s Golden Wedding which is a simple log cabin in browns and creams more for expediency than anything else.  I am having it Long Arm Quilted.

I have a very important deadline for work for the end of February so the sewing has had to be simple for relaxation rather than anything too challenging at the moment.

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29/06/2008 by Debbie.

Here is a photo of the Missenden Abbey City & Guilds Patchwork & Quilting Diploma group 2008. That’s me sitting in the front row next to Barbara Weeks (her left) Course Tutor. Well Done Erica for finishing at Dorking too! Come On Chris you can do it… A big Thank You to everyone who supported and encouraged me throughout. Phew!

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19/06/2008 by Debbie.

18th June -  went to Windsor (East Berkshire College) for their end of year textile exhibition.  It was brilliant,  so worth a visit,  especially if you are studying textiles at the moment as all sketchbooks are available for browsing. It is on until Saturday 21st June.  What was interesting for me was I met the embroiderer who made a piece called ‘Cockerels Flying Feathers’ which I purchased at an exhibition in Guildford a few weeks ago.  Dorle Dawson is a student at Windsor and I look forward to seeing more of her work.  Watch out for Ascot traffic though!

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16/06/2008 by Debbie.

These workshops organized by the Guild are such good value, £15 for the day with ex president Janice Gunner.  My samples have been on the line today and I am rather pleased with them.  This could be very addictive.  This was my second attempt, I feel another one coming on… I enclose a picture of Anna wearing a Japanese garment (centre) and my indigo blowing in the breeze.  The day was hard work but well worth the effort. Also photos of before the Shibori before dyeing and Anna standing over her enormous bucket  I have spared you the photos of us wearing masks.

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14/06/2008 by Debbie.

This is my 3D article for my diploma, it will also double up as “Summer Bloomers” for the Village Green Quilters Challenge. some Day it is going on a Moonwalk. I made the fabric from scraps layered between organza and soluble laundry bags and then free machined on the surface. The flower technique I learnt at a Margaret Beale workshop. Next task to make using the same techniques a mask for a ball in black & silver for my daughter.

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12/06/2008 by Debbie.

Looking forward to hearing Janice Gunner & Jennifer Barlow talk at Costello College in Basingstoke 15th June with a slap up lunch and traders.  Also doing the Shibori workshop on the Sunday with Janice so will be taking along some of those calico bags to decorate.  I know Anna is going,  anyone else? Will take some pictures for you to add later with a little help from the Kevin the webmaster.

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