Village Life

 We were lucky this month to have the pleasure of admiring Cosby Quilters’ suitcase collection called Village Life.  They were all small quilts and what a fabulous variety of subjects and techniques!  

Here is just a selection.  The techniques vary from knitting, patchwork, appliqué, candlewicking, red work, beading and fabric painting.  The subjects were realistic, symbolic and representational, with a bit of abstract design thrown in!  We thoroughly enjoyed looking at them, and it has inspired us to make a collection of our own in the future.  

Caroline had attractive fabric for the raffle, 

And Julie had brought some fabrics to tempt us into spending our money! I’m afraid I couldn’t resist!  

Show and tell was dominated by challenge items, which is fabulous.  Beth had made three.  Firstly a bag (glad she told us what it was, or we’d have never worked it out!) 

Then a project bag with a zip.  

Then finally ….. she couldn’t remember which box this ticked, but was sure it qualified! 

Here is Julie’s Lone Star quilt which is a birthday present for her brother.  She says there is still quilting to be finished in the corners, but it looks perfect to me. 

Here is a stunning quilt with New York Beauties. 

Gaynor made this gorgeous Dresden Plate quilt with a kaleidoscope technique.

A Jenny Raiment workshop quilt from Lesley. Lots of quilting here. 

Madeline made this quilt using Kaffe Fasset fabrics, and counted it as her purple item.   

Julie finished this Dresden Plate quilt with lots of different techniques.  She was going to enter it into a competition, but unfortunately life got in the way and she couldn’t.  It would have been a winner. 

Ann had made this cushion as a gift for a friend.  

And here is another project bag.  These are so useful, and the see through front is a godsend! 

Ann tried a new technique.  These fabric horses needed gussets, and it must have been successful, as she made two! 

This is a Linus quilt I made from scrap 2.5” squares.  It was a fun make. 

Another project bag. 

And finally, a quilt made using the strips which were sewn at the recent Linus sewing evening.  Looking good! 

The recent trip to Malvern was a great success, and if you would like more quilty inspiration, here’s information for you.