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      • Barbara Howell: A Retrospective
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      • Dilys Fronks 2012
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      • Made in Wales - DeAnne Hartwell-Jones
      • Made in Wales - Other Artists
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      • Trees and Carved in Cloth - Turning Point
      • Miniatures by Sandra Goldsbrough
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      • Nikki Tinkler
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      • Bethan Hughes
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Quiltfest 2019
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.


images are not to scale :  click on each to see more detail
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The Field Beyond the Church     45.5" x 51"
Janet McCallum
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Amazing Maize     47" x 35.5"
Group - Lynne Seaman, Beverley Wood and Penny Bicknell

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Flushwork     39" x 14"
Beverley Wood 
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Lavenham     27" x 23"
Group - Penny Bicknell, Mary Hewson and Christine Restall 

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Hamble Garden     60" x 45.5"
​Christine Restall
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Jazz Geranium     27.5" x 34.5"
Group - Lyn Lambert, Penny Bicknell and Janet McCallum

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Wellow Barns     32" x 44.5"
​Grace Meijer
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Wellow Barns - Split Level     36" x 16.5"
Group - Susan Chapman, Kate Dowty and Maggie Jarman 

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Aspirations   41.5" x 27"
Hilary Richardson​
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Dreams  35.5" x 28.5" 
Group - Beverley Wood, Janet McCallum and Kate Dowty

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Blossom   22" x 31.5"
​Penny Bicknell
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Click Clop News  33" x 33"  
Group - Hilary Richardson, Maggie Jarman, Mary Hewson, and Penny Bicknell

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Exhibition Opens Today   78" x 38"
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Susan Chapman
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Setting Up the Show  40.5" x 35"
Group - Grace Meijer, Beverley Wood and Susan Chapman

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Holloway  46.5" x 32.5"
​Kate Dowty
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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 

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Travelling Light  15" x 39.5"
​Mary Hewson
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Magna Carta Barons  15.5" x 32"  
Group - Janet McCallum, Lynne Seaman, Susan Chapman and Mary Hewson

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'Fraid at the Edges  29.5" x 20.5"
Maggie Jarman
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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

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Ole Man River  33" x 26"
​Lyn Lambert
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He Just Keeps Rolling Along  21" x 16.5"
Group - Christine Restall, Hilary Richardson, Lynne Seaman and Lyn Lambert

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Purple Mountains' Majesty  26" x 36"
​Lynne Seaman
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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.
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  • Quiltfest 2020
    • 40 Years and Still Stitching
    • Song of the Celts
    • Traditional Stars
    • Cauldron
    • Ten Plus
    • Invited Members' Quilts
    • Traders' Quilts
  • Previous Exhibitions
    • Quiltfest 2019 >
      • Maps Exhibition
      • Just One Day Exhibition
      • In Print Exhibition
      • Modern Quilts Exhibition
      • Colwyn Quilters
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2018 >
      • Quilts at The Pavilion
      • Quilts at The Museum
      • Trading Day
    • Quiltfest 2017 >
      • 1001 Nights
      • On The Edge
      • Wrexham Tailor's Challenge
      • Miniatures
      • Make and Take
    • Quiltfest 2016 >
      • NinetiesCollection
      • Wrexham Quilting Circle
    • Quiltfest 2015 >
      • Region 13 Challenge
      • Contemporary Quilt Challenge
      • Dislocation by Contemporary Quilt Group
    • Quiltfest 2014 >
      • Barbara Howell: A Retrospective
      • Going Dutch
      • Cestrian Quilters
    • Exhibition 2013 >
      • Susan Briscoe and Friends at the Pavilion
      • Rieko Domon at the Museum
      • Cwiltcymru
      • Threadbare
    • Exhibition 2012 >
      • Ferret 2012
      • Magie Relph 2012
      • Dilys Fronks 2012
    • Exhibition 2011 >
      • Made in Wales - DeAnne Hartwell-Jones
      • Made in Wales - Other Artists
      • Passage Defined - By Design
      • Trees and Carved in Cloth - Turning Point
      • Miniatures by Sandra Goldsbrough
      • Quilts in the Library
      • Trading Day
      • Ario Workshop
    • Exhibition 2010 >
      • Effie Galletly 2010
      • Contemporary Quilt 2010
      • Liesbeth Williams 2010
      • Celtic Connection 2010
      • Borderlands 2010
      • Trading day 2010
    • Exhibition 2009 >
      • Nikki Tinkler
      • Hanging Together
      • In Response
      • Bethan Hughes
      • Peaceful Hearts
      • The French Connection
      • Kate Cawley 2009
    • Exhibition 2008 >
      • Elizabeth Brimelow 2008
      • Calendar of Kings 2008
      • Invited Artists 2008
      • Sisters' Choice 2008
    • Exhibition 2007 >
      • Chiaroscuro 2007
      • Boutis 2007
      • Hot and Cold 2007
      • Miniatures 2007
      • Invited Artists 2007
    • Exhibition 2006 >
      • Pat Storey 2006
      • Images of Wales 2006
      • Invited Artists 2006
    • Exhibition 2005 >
      • Travels with Cloth - New Horizons Group
      • Pat Salt 2005
      • Invited Artists 2005
    • Exhibition 2004 >
      • By Design 2004
      • Invited Artists 2004
    • Exhibition 2003 >
      • Edrica Huws 2003
      • Trading Day and Colwyn Quilters
      • Invited Artists 2003
    • Exhibition 2002
  • Contact us