Young Quilters Log Cabin, Sashing and Bookwraps

YQs Attleborough Group

Picture shows their four blocks and some have even added sashing.

Next part mitred borders.











YQs Lessingham Group

This is their second workshop and haven't they all
done well with their bookwraps.

Norfolk Young Quilters first workshop at Lessingham, Norfolk

5 Young Quilters created a 9 Patch Table Mat at their first workshop on 5 November 2016.  Everyone (including all the helpers) enjoyed the day and are looking forward to the next one when they will be creating a bookwrap.

More Gelli plating and stamping

Leaf Project and getting to grips with my Gelli Plate

Playing with fern leaves and acrylic paint.

Blofield Church Quilt Show

Mariners Compass
Vintage Lancaster County Quilt,
possibly Mennonite
Maker Unknown

 Vintage Welsh Cloth

Tumblings Blocks in Centre Block

Maker Unknown

Detail

Norfolk Young Quilter Won 1st Prize at FOQ 2016 Category: 9-11 year olds

Detail of large black and white quilting: note handstitching

Oak Trees

On a recent walk near Salhouse we passed these lovely Oak Trees.

I thought they would make an interesting new textile project.

Young Quilters Update

Latest News

I am  proposing to start a new Young Quilters group at All Saints Lessingham School on

Saturday 5 November 2016 

(10 am - 1500 hours

Cost £8.00

If you are between 8 - 16 years old and would like to learn to sew and quilt then please contact me for more details.

Email: nq.youngquilters@gmail.com

Tricia Dickson

Norfolk Quilters Young Quilter's Coordinator

Young Quilters August Workshop - Foundation Piecing

All the Young Quilters completed their house and tree blocks using the technique Foundation Paper Piecing. This is the third block for their quilt. At their November workshop they will be creating the Log Cabin block.

Swirling Waters

Inspiration: Norfolk Broads

Procion Ice and disperse dyeing, screen and discharge printing, fabric manipulation, trapunto, couching, machine and hand quilting, embellishing.

 The flowers are just wonderful at the moment - must be all that sunshine we are finally getting in Norfolk.

Sew A Row Project

My Improvers Workshop are working on a Sew a Row project and this my sample to show them for the house block.



My main colours are red, black and white.   There will be a hint of colour in some of the blocks too.

Watch this space as more to follow soon....

We had Norfolk Young Quilters Workshop yesterday and these are some of the table mats that they created.

Didn't they do well?

The Norfolk Quilters Contemporary Group had a visit to Felbrigg Hall yesterday to see the lovely cushions made by members of the Norwich branch of the Embroiderer's Guild as part of the Capability Brown 300th Anniversary celebration.

It was for once a dry day but there was a cold wind blowing and very cloudy.   This meant that it was quite dark inside the hall.  It helps if you have a torch facility on your phone so you can then take photos in a better light.

The photos show a couple I particularly liked -  sorry about the quality but it gives you a taster.  There are plenty of different techniques used so it is well worth a visit.


The setting of Felbrigg is beautiful and the cafe also has very good coffee, tea and cakes.  

We then finished the morning off with lunch at the cafe in the Grovelands Farm Shopping complex, Thorpe Market Road, Roughton.  

We also found time to look in Tuliptree Designs (quilting shop) opposite the Grovelands Cafe!

The water is so still this morning - so nice to see after all the storms this week.

Misty Trees

This is only a sample of using paper, Lutrador, Evalon, Organza, Acrylics and transfer paints.

Techniques: Applique, machine stitching

Machine stitched and mounted onto paper background and then onto canvas.

I have tried to break away from my normal colour scheme. It was difficult trying to get paper background around canvas block without tearing it.  

Annette Morgan always said we had to try 'WHAT IF' so I did.

Autumnal Hedgerow 

Mounted on material background and then onto canvas.

Techniques - hand painting using Inktense pencils and blocks before and after stitching, applique, machine and hand sewing.

Materials: cotton, own proceon dyed cotton, organza, mixed threads

Lesson learnt: Buy canvas first before you start project!

Water Lilies

Materials: Hand painted muslin papers, sari silks, hand dyed cotton sateen, hand dyed satin material, loose threads, angelina, florists wrap, markal paintstiks, embellishments (beads)

Techniques: Free Motion Quilting

I started this cushion two years ago but somehow have only just been able to finish it as the Diploma got in the way.   

I used Procion Dyes (ice dying) and Heat Transfer Paints for the synthetic materials.  Purchased ribbons and threads for added embellishment.  Because it was so long ago when I started it I had lost instructions on how to finish it  off.  I added two borders and a simple wrap over back panel (I must tackle button holes one day soon).  It actually looks greener than shown in the photo.  

The inspiration for this work in progress came from a photo I took of trees and bushes that were growing along the railway line last Autumn.  Just loved the colours.

It is so nice to be working on a new piece of work and know that I do not have to submit it for marking.  Two weeks ago I got together with my former Diploma classmates for a weekend of creating a textured base and adding decoration to the top.  Continuing my Norfolk Broads theme I decided to focus on water lilies and this is work in progress.