Thursday 11 August 2016

A Grand Day Out - Quilt Festival 2016

 If you want a really great day out and you have any interest at all in quilts or textile arts you want to visit the Quilt Festival at the NEC this weekend.

We have just had a great day buying lots of special fabrics from all over and seeing work that will take your breath away.  There are quilts of all kinds, from traditional patchwork to stunning art quilts.  All amazing and artists from all over Europe, a real treat. There is even a display of period quilts from Kaffe Fassett's collection.

If you are after fabric there is no where better to visit, the stalls seem endless and the variety mesmerising, there are also loads of workshops available.  But its the quilts themselves that are worth the visit.  Of all the work I saw it was the pieces by Cas Holmes that have stayed with me, sadly I cannot show any pictures but her work can be seen at 'casholmestextiles.co.uk'.

It all makes for a really grand day out.




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