Quiltfest 2019
Just One Day
Just One Day
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By Design comprises Susan Chapman, Penny Bicknell, Kate Dowty, Mary Hewson, Maggie Jarman, Lyn Lambert, Janet McCallum, Grace Meijer, Hilary Richardson, Christine Restall, Lynne Seaman and Beverley Wood
www.bydesigntextiles.co.uk Penny Bicknell 01590 677358 or 07813 086826 penny.bicknell@gmail.com |
By Design is a group of twelve well-known textile artists and has achieved some fame (or should that be notoriety?) for its working method. At the outset of a new project, each member makes two identical (or as near identical as possible) starter pieces. One of these will be completed by its original maker and the second substantially altered – sometimes beyond recognition – by three randomly chosen group members in turn. For viewers of our exhibitions, a real fascination has been to compare the resulting pairs of pieces and trace their journeys.
Themes for the exhibitions have always evolved from a brain storming session, sometimes more than one. Thus the idea of ‘Just One Day’ was born and a summer date decided. The construction of this latest exhibition (their ninth) has posed as exciting a challenge as its predecessors. Some members decided that 25th June 2015 should be treated as an ordinary day, others made special journeys to particular places, others had no choice. And what an eclectic, colourful collection has emerged! Where there was a specific geographic location, the pairs of quilts have strong resonance, as can be seen in those set in America or that based on Lavenham. Some artists have been able to steer the group piece closer to their original intentions; for others this proved impossible and the finished quilts have only the starting fabric in common.
Themes for the exhibitions have always evolved from a brain storming session, sometimes more than one. Thus the idea of ‘Just One Day’ was born and a summer date decided. The construction of this latest exhibition (their ninth) has posed as exciting a challenge as its predecessors. Some members decided that 25th June 2015 should be treated as an ordinary day, others made special journeys to particular places, others had no choice. And what an eclectic, colourful collection has emerged! Where there was a specific geographic location, the pairs of quilts have strong resonance, as can be seen in those set in America or that based on Lavenham. Some artists have been able to steer the group piece closer to their original intentions; for others this proved impossible and the finished quilts have only the starting fabric in common.
images are not to scale : click on each to see more detail
The Field Beyond the Church 45.5" x 51"
Janet McCallum |
Amazing Maize 47" x 35.5"
Group - Lynne Seaman, Beverley Wood and Penny Bicknell |
Flushwork 39" x 14"
Beverley Wood |
Lavenham 27" x 23"
Group - Penny Bicknell, Mary Hewson and Christine Restall |
Hamble Garden 60" x 45.5"
Christine Restall |
Jazz Geranium 27.5" x 34.5"
Group - Lyn Lambert, Penny Bicknell and Janet McCallum |
Wellow Barns 32" x 44.5"
Grace Meijer |
Wellow Barns - Split Level 36" x 16.5"
Group - Susan Chapman, Kate Dowty and Maggie Jarman |
Aspirations 41.5" x 27"
Hilary Richardson |
Dreams 35.5" x 28.5"
Group - Beverley Wood, Janet McCallum and Kate Dowty |
Blossom 22" x 31.5"
Penny Bicknell |
Click Clop News 33" x 33"
Group - Hilary Richardson, Maggie Jarman, Mary Hewson, and Penny Bicknell |
Exhibition Opens Today 78" x 38"
Susan Chapman |
Setting Up the Show 40.5" x 35"
Group - Grace Meijer, Beverley Wood and Susan Chapman |
Holloway 46.5" x 32.5"
Kate Dowty 
Uphill All the Way - detail
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Uphill All the Way 107" x 13.5"
Group - Grace Meijer, Susan Chapman, Hilary Richardson and Kate Dowty |
Travelling Light 15" x 39.5"
Mary Hewson |
Magna Carta Barons 15.5" x 32"
Group - Janet McCallum, Lynne Seaman, Susan Chapman and Mary Hewson |
'Fraid at the Edges 29.5" x 20.5"
Maggie Jarman |
We Cannot Control the Wind but We Can Direct the Sail 41" x 29.5"
Group: Kate Dowty, Lyn Lambert, Grace Meijer and Maggie Jarman |
Ole Man River 33" x 26"
Lyn Lambert |
He Just Keeps Rolling Along 21" x 16.5"
Group - Christine Restall, Hilary Richardson, Lynne Seaman and Lyn Lambert |
Purple Mountains' Majesty 26" x 36"
Lynne Seaman |
The 31 Hour Day 29" x 14"
Group - Maggie Jarman, Christine Restall, Lyn Lambert and Lynne Seaman |
A fully illustrated step-by-step catalogue is available for £10 from
Grace Meijer
31 Cowleas Cottages, Awbridge, Hants, SO51 0JH.
www.bydesigntextiles.co.uk
Please send cheques made out to 'By Design' including £3 p&p for UK, £5 for Europe.
Email grace@gracequilts.com for more information.
Grace Meijer
31 Cowleas Cottages, Awbridge, Hants, SO51 0JH.
www.bydesigntextiles.co.uk
Please send cheques made out to 'By Design' including £3 p&p for UK, £5 for Europe.
Email grace@gracequilts.com for more information.
