Susan said that she started quilting 40 years ago, wanting to interpret the many wonderful sights that she was seeing on her travels both here and abroad; and also to satisfy her creative love of colour ....... and stitch.
Most of her works are machine pieced with hand applique and a mixture of machine and hand quilting. I feel that I must be disappointing you with my photos of such small sections of Susan's quilts, but it is her use of stitch that made the most impression on me - the way that she doesn't just quilt in lines on the quilt, but also does cross stitches, adding both extra colour and form.
Another of her ideas (of which there are many) was in designing a block for a quilt which she repeats, but with added or subtracted elements as the mood takes her. Being patchworkers we all love repetition and this seemed like an ideal starting point to stimulate, and not stifle, creativity.
Being an avid vegetable grower I was delighted to see her three quilts showing watering cans, scarecrows, and rhubarb forcers. I love Susan's bold use of colour and pattern.
A favourite quilt which I saw many years ago is the washing on a line in the Highlands of Scotland. After seeing this I had a whole year of making mini quilts with washing in a garden, hanging on the line and blowing in the wind!!
Thank you, Susan, for a lovely and engrossing evening.
Do Google, bing or pinterest Susan Denton to see some pics of complete quilts.
After seeing all that lovely bold stitching I feel another page idea forming for my "Love to Stitch" book!
The next Flowerpatch meeting is on 11th April when the speaker will be Penny Armitage - another talented local quilter.
Happy stitching - Anita x
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