Friday 28 April 2017

Colour Wash Block

Colour Wash Block (Quilting without pins)

On my recent trip to South Africa I participated in a four day course run by Doortjie Gersbach at her wonderful home in Montagu .  Seven quilters had travelled from Still Baii to Montagu (180 kms) and were staying in Doortjie's Guest Cottage.  Five participated on the Colourwash Course and two were doing crochet.   Before arriving at the course we had to prepare 81 different materials (2 x 2" strips by wof) ranging from dark to light and these had to be pinned out on a sheet and  we also had to prepare a paper grid consisting of 81 squares.

During the rest of the course we stitched and cut and stitched again and NO pins were allowed.  The first day we started at 0930 and finished at 1600 hours but the days got longer as the course progressed with some of quilters starting at 0700 hours and finishing at 1800.  I started at 0800 and finished at 1700. By the end of the four days all of us had made 18 blocks and some were well into their second set of 18.  We were given a pattern sheet to take with us so that we could lay out our blocks in the order of our choice.

The two images show the strips we pinned onto the sheet and the block we created (x 36).   I have finished my 36 blocks and am now working on which design to use.  At first on this course I felt a little out of my comfort zone as I am not a traditional quilter (preferring instead to create contemporary/art textiles) but I enjoyed getting back to basics and learning how to 
Quilt without pins.



Norfolk Young Quilters Workshop on Applique

The latest workshop at Norfolk Young Quilters covered applique, sewing straight lines and using zigzag and making a quilt sandwich.

If you are interested in joining Norfolk Young Quilters please go to Norfolk Quilters website for contact details

Norfolk Quilters