FIFTEEN BY FIFTEEN

This is the second of our series in which each member uses a book or genre of books as their inspiration. The range of books used has been so interesting and varied and the text that has been added brings each piece to life. There are references to history, childhood, poetry, travel, religion, cookery and literature. We all loved the first in the series last month and we are looking forward to seeing what this month brings. If you would like to join us on our journey through our  quilt ‘library’ you can click on each of the small pictures below to take you to the details for that quilt  and the ideas and technique which made it. We hope that you will enjoy them.

This year our challenge is to create six quilts inspired by books. We are tasked to choose any book or genre of books on which to base the designs, with the added twist that each quilt should contain one or more words of text, as a nod to the fact that the inspiration is the written word. With such a wealth of different literature and reference works to choose from, I can see that the perhaps the hardest part of this challenge will be deciding what to choose. Whatever is chosen, I expect that there will be a fascinating variety for you to enjoy. The full set of quilts is shown below, and clicking on the small pictures will take you to the page for that quilt to see more details and the ideas and thoughts behind it. We hope you will enjoy them all.

This is the last in our series of quilts inspired by nature. We agreed on making three series of two quilts, and the topic was simply nature. Every artist had their own choice of  what story about nature that they were going to tell. Many artists chose the topic close to their homes and hearts. The variety of techniques and high quality of skills resulted in creating a wonderful gallery of work that we hope will entertain and captivate you. Please scroll through our ‘natural’ world by clicking on the small pictures below, which will take you to the page for each artist, showing more details of the quilt and the thoughts which have inspired it. Enjoy !

We are approaching the end of this year’s challenge as we embark on the last pair of quilts with the main theme of Nature. So far the previous quilts have again shown a wonderful range of subjects within that theme and have admirably displayed the diversity and skill of the group. I have loved seeing the different ideas and techniques that our members bring to their subjects and I’m sure that this latest set of quilts will be no exception to that. We invite you to take a stroll through our ‘natural’ world by clicking on the small pictures below, which will take you to the page for each, showing more details of the quilt and the thoughts which have inspired it. Enjoy your nature ramble.

The fourth in our series on the theme of nature showcases the second quilt in the second pair of quilts. You may remember that this year we will be working in three pairs, with each pair examining  a different aspect of the nature theme. So far the range of subjects and how they are portrayed continue to surprise and delight the group, and demonstrate how our different worldwide locations influence the works and how we each view nature. Please click on the small pictures bel0w to view the works in greater depth and to see the thoughts and inspiration behind them.

In this third challenge of the year we all start on a new pair of subjects on the theme of nature. It is interesting how we will approach the change of subjects yet still remain within the overall theme. I know that it took me a while to decide which aspects to choose because once one starts to think about nature, the possibilities seem endless – from sky to sea and everything within and between. I hope that you will enjoy exploring the natural adventures we are making and continue to make. To view further details of each quilt, the makers’ techniques and thoughts, simply click on each of the small pictures below.

Our second challenge of the year continues the nature theme, and will be the pair to the last challenge. This is a different way of working for us (as we often produce work in a series of six), so it should be interesting to see how each person decides to interpret each pair, and I am looking forward to the variation that this brings. We hope that you will also enjoy this wander through the natural world, and will take a closer look at the details and thought behind each quilt, by clicking on the small pictures below to take you to the dedicated page for that quilt.

This year our challenges will be on the subject of nature, but as a change to the normal six piece series on the same theme, we have decided to work in three sets of pairs. This is such a wide subject so we think that by working in pairs each member will have the chance to explore three different aspects of nature.  It should be very interesting to see which aspect is chosen and how it is handled as a pair. In this first quilt we invite you to view the details of each, and to see the thoughts of the artists, both on how the quilt is inspired but also you may get an insight into how the next piece will evolve. Enjoy our first dive into Nature

This is the last in our series of quilts created in the style of our chosen artist, and what an interesting and colourful journey it has been this year. It has been quite a challenge to produce original and interesting work and has involved stepping outside the comfort zone for many of us. It has resulted in a wonderful gallery of work that we hope will entertain and captivate you. Please enjoy a leisurely wander through the work in this latest challenge by clicking on the small pictures below.

We are almost at the end of our series of quilts in the style of our chosen artists, but our members continue to come up with more fascinating designs. Our ‘art gallery’ is growing and I invite you to take a stroll through its ‘halls’ by taking a closer look at each piece and at the inspiration and thoughts behind each, by clicking on the small pictures below. We hope that you will enjoy the visit.