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Ways of designing a quilt

This is a slightly disingenuous title, because there are probably scores of ways to design a quilt. When I was at art college (I went to CCAD in Hartlepool), we learnt to design in quite a linear way. It was a revelation to me, as a mature student: visual research – with plenty of drawing,ContinueContinue reading “Ways of designing a quilt”

Thoughtful textiles and plastic soup

A few months ago I joined the W.I. (Women’s Institute). My branch of the WI is called the BaD W.I. and when I saw their title, I was instantly intrigued. In fact, the name has to do with the geographical location (Broompark and District) but the use of it suggests a group that doesn’t takeContinueContinue reading “Thoughtful textiles and plastic soup”