Yesterday I had a lovely trip up to see a Quilt Exhibition that Sarah, at Rowan Tree Studios, near Clovelly, has put on as part of Art Trek.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/Rowantreestudio?fref=ts
(Remember to check out the workshops they run)
They're open daily from 10.30am to 4.30pm until the 21st July. With the weather so gorgeous at the moment they're in a good position to combine a visit there with a trip to the beach! (That's what we did - Bucks Mill, lovely beach, though hard climb back up when carrying a tired 4 year old!)
Here are some photos of the beautiful quilts they had on show:
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| Colourful hexagons. |
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| The quilting detail on this one was amazing. |
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| More amazing quilting detail, these were both made by a lady called Julia Barker who apparently is a renowned local quilter, I can see why. |
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| Another quilt by Julia Barker, the colour variations are brilliant here. |
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| A lovely, soft looking quilt. |
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| A pretty, bright cushion. |
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| Mine! |
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| A lovely, small faded look quilt on one of Sarah's many vintage sewing machines. |
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| This is Sarah's oldest machine, dating back to the 1890s. |
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| This is a tiny quilt, you wouldn't believe how small the piecing is on this quilt, and as for the stitching - weeny! |
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| This is a beautiful old quilt, possibly dating back about 100 years, which Sarah restored. It has that lovely, soft, worn look that suits a quilt so well. |
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| This was one of my favourites, I do love a strippy quilt! |
If you're in the area and get a chance then pop in and take a look round the lovely studio yourself. And if you have a vintage sewing machine then you can take it in and Sarah will give it a clean and oil and help you to use it. And I'll leave you with a couple of photos of Bucks Mill, just in case you need any further temptation to head up that way! Sally.
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