Just the start

of my birthday celebrations.

Yesterday we went to Coventry to see a quilt exhibition at Coventry Cathedral.  But first we had lunch at The Golden Cross.  I had Seabass with crushed potatoes, wilted spinach and cauliflower puree.  And a large glass of Merlot.

Then a short stroll to the Cathedral to see the exhibition of Alexandra Kingswell's absolutely beautiful Seeking the Light exhibtion.  It's on until the end of August so you have a couple of weeks to go and see it.

It wasn't the easiest of spaces to take photos.  I did manage some and some close ups.

After this, we wandered up to the Coventry Canal Basin to see if it had changed since the last time we were there.  It had been improved.

A statue of James Brindley.

Thanks for being here today.
Bernice

Sneak peek

Here's a sneak peek at my latest textile piece

 And here's another part of it

It doesn't look much in these photos and I haven't shown you all of it.  There's a lot more machining to do.  And hand stitching!  And cords!

I've set a 2-3 week finished deadline so you will get to see the whole thing by the end of August.

Hopefully!

Thanks for being here today
Bernice

 

Over for another year

Festival of Quilts is over for another year.

Here I am talking about Explosion Books

I went around all the exhibitions which were excellent.  I also looked at the competiton quilts.  Most years I have taken photos of things that have jumped out at me but this year I came away with having only taken two photos. 

2nd prize Art Quilt by Leah Higgins

'Navigating History' by Lesley Hall

I went to the show with a list of things to buy and I was really good.  I like buying threads from Paintbox Threads (left) and Maytime-Valdani.  The latter retailers are Australian and FOQ is the only show they do in the UK.

At Barnyarns I bought machine needles, Janome bobbins, rotary cutter blades and machine threads.

I also bought 5 metres of Quilters Calico from Lady Sew and Sew.  So well done me!

Until ....

I bought this quilt by Leah Higgins.

This photograph is from where it was hanging in her stand at the show.  I've yet to decide where it will hang at home.  It's called What Lies Beneath.

Roll on next year: Festival of Quilts 2025

Thanks for being here today
Bernice