Larger Quilts at Flowerpatch 2023

 Here are some of the larger quilts on display at Flowerpatch Quilters exhibition in August 2023.

This is Liz's "Colourful Host of Diamonds"  - a cheerful quilt made during lockdown

and her "Hearts 'n' Flowers" - inspired by one of Jo Colwill's quilts and machine pieced by Sandy Chandler of the Quilting Company.

Here is Melody's "Windermere" - a Di Hall Ford pattern and a quilt made in her memory. It was also beautifully quilted by Sandy

and another of Melody's quilts "Coming Home" - made for her grandson who is a Liverpool FC fan.

Two quilts that couldn't be more different!!

This is Pippa's "Mosaic Garden" - designed by Louisa Goult of Sewmotion. I love Pippa's wavy line quilting to contrast with the squareness of the design.

Here is Ellen's "Lockdown Squares" which was quilted by The Quilt Room in Dorking. I love the graduated grey fabric as a border.

This is Ruth's "Countryside Animals" which was inspired by a Janet Clare monthly quilt-a-long. It is a very large quilt and I apologise that I couldn't get quite far enough away for a good photo! Ruth free motion quilted it with her domestic machine.

One from Jennie: "It kept growing bigger!" - this was machine quilted by Jennie on her Bernina

and finally, "Christmas" by Anita H - a quilt that she designed herself.

Lots of lovely little details in this quilt.

Yet more quilts to come next time - Anita S xx

Flowerpatch Ruby Exhibition 2023

Last month Flowerpatch Quilters held their Ruby exhibition at Cowslip Workshops. It was quite different from our usual exhibitions as we were celebrating our 40th year which gave us the opportunity to be nostalgic and indulgent. Here are some of the older quilts that were on display:

These two are very special as they were both sewn by Flowerpatch members in the 1980s and each block is signed by the maker in embroidery, so it's a lovely reminder of past members.

This basket of flowers quilt was sewn in the early 1990s and still looks so fresh. It is a past charity quilt and was won at the time by Karen who is still a member today.

This photo shows, from left to right, another member's raffle quilt in "Snowball" design, Dawn's quilt with drunkard's path and applique wildflower designs, Dy's Hawaiian Quilt and a quilt made by Daphne Turner who was a founder member of Flowerpatch.

Flowerpatch Quilters started as a group in the summer of 1983 in the garden (the flower patch) of Daphne and her husband, Pepe, at Windmill Patchwork shop in Launceston.

These next two (L to R) are made by Dy and by Margaret. So different and both beautiful. On tables in the foreground are a few of the many small items that we have made as challenges over the years.

There were many more that I didn't get to photo, but these last two are both past charity quilts. The first from 2011 called "Forget-me-not" and won by Melody.

and the second from 2018 called "Rainbow" which was won by Ellen.

I have written about "Rainbow" in two previous blog posts. You can read about it here and here

On a table in front of the quilt are photos and other memorabilia from the past four decades of Flowerpatch Quilters.

More pics from the exhibition to come. 

Until then, happy stitching - Anita x