Happy New Year, Folks!
Christmas decs are stashed, days are getting longer, bulbs are coming up - it’s time to celebrate SPRING with a little project, and this idea from
the wild flower conservation charity Plantlife could be just the thing.
Plantlife are creating a giant “Patchwork Meadow” of textile
squares celebrating the role of our native wild plants in British Culture.
It's open to anyone, and once completed, the “meadow” will
be shown at a series of exhibitions around the UK.
They want 15cm squares created using any medium - sewing, knitting,
patchwork, felt, painting, printing, cross stitch - anything at all!
Here are a couple already submitted by Seona Anderson
be shown at a series of exhibitions around the UK.
They want 15cm squares created using any medium - sewing, knitting,
patchwork, felt, painting, printing, cross stitch - anything at all!
Here are a couple already submitted by Seona Anderson
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| Love the jacobean black work, and the glistening beads on the sundew just bring it to life |
I'd love to try foundation piecing again.
It's a method of sewing fabric to a numbered paper or cloth grid
and can be almost like painting with fabric. - great fun!
and can be almost like painting with fabric. - great fun!
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| Winter aconite pattern by Regina Grewe pieced by quiltexplorer Love the fabrics & how the background fabric changes direction |
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| Pansy pattern by Regina Grewe - Lovely piecing and choice of fabrics by quiltexplorer |
I just love her snowdrop wall hanging
http://www.reginagrewe.de/04muster/0405blumenjahr_e.html#bom200801
Below is a free pattern from Regina's website
showing how a foundation pattern is numbered.
It looks complicated, but once you've got the principle,
everything drops into place. There are loads
of tutorials on the net - try Crafty Gemini's
paper piecing made easy tutorial on YouTube.
These are a couple of little squares I did when I first started patchwork.
The seams on the maple leaf aren't accurate and the points
are cut off - but I did love doing it. The bromeliad is a bit better...
Below is a free pattern from Regina's website
showing how a foundation pattern is numbered.
It looks complicated, but once you've got the principle,
everything drops into place. There are loads
of tutorials on the net - try Crafty Gemini's
paper piecing made easy tutorial on YouTube.
These are a couple of little squares I did when I first started patchwork.
The seams on the maple leaf aren't accurate and the points
are cut off - but I did love doing it. The bromeliad is a bit better...
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| First effort - 5" square -ish! Wonky seams, poor points - ho hum - but I still like it |
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| 2nd try - a little bromeliad. Love the colours. |
Fancy having a go?
Check out the Plantlife website for details
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