Our speaker for March was Vendulka Battais, a talented quilter from Romania. She started her sewing journey by making clothes with her mum, but once she discovered patchwork, she was hooked! She talked about how she picked her quilts, and how her husband drew on the back, and that was where she quilted from. After the quilting was finished, she painted them. Absolutely fascinating and so inspiring. She brought plenty of quilts to inspire us, including her best of show from the Festival of Quilts.
Here is her beautiful mandala style quilt.
The next day she held a workshop, showing how to create curves in patchwork. People could make a cushion or book cover with their piece.
There was a lovely atmosphere at the meeting, and several people who had braved the dark and winter weather were delighted they had come!
