Quadrille Quilters
Challenge 2015.
My
local quilt guild issues a challenge each year. Details are given to us at the
beginning of the year. Participants make a quilt inspired by those details, and
hand it in by October of that year. The quilts are judged by SAQG-qualified
judges, and prizes are awarded.
This
year's challenge came from a member, Hermien, who played Nana Mouskouri's song
"White Rose of Athens", and then gave a small biography of Nana. We
were challenged to make a quilt using this as an inspiration. We were also
given a size limit.
Having
watched a TV programme of Nana being interviewed, in Greece, by Joanna Lumley,
I found myself being inspired by strong associations - associations where the
music conjured up the colours of the Greek Isles.
And
this was my entry - "Wishlist - Summer in Greece." It was foundation-pieced and hand-quilted. I tried something new in that the coloured squares are satins and silks which were needle felted. Of course the rest is 100% cotton. It won second place.
The lovely rosettes were made by Jenny Smith, our present Chairlady.
