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Quilts in the Woods

If you are a regular reader of this blog (thank you!) you will know that I was in Balfron in Scotland last month for the Final Show of the 2026 City & Guilds Diploma and Certificate students of Patchwork and Quilting, taught by Textile Artist Gillian Cooper. I stayed in very nice self-catering accommodation (contactContinueContinue reading “Quilts in the Woods”

Textiles in Lille and Roubaix

Last week I was in France, having taken advantage of the January Eurostar ticket sale. I took the Eurostar train from London St Pancras station and arrived in Lille just one hour twenty-five minutes later. I first learned French as a Primary School pupil in a small, rural school at a period in education whenContinueContinue reading “Textiles in Lille and Roubaix”