Janet is clearly a patchwork and quilting junkie, have a look at one of her blogs at http://www.aquiltersjournal.blogspot.com/ if you need the proof! This is a picture of one of one of Janet’s mini-quilts which won an award at the Harrogate Quilt Show. (We'll be making a mini-quilt at the workshop on 10th April)
As well as having a husband, 2 sons, 5 cats and 3 rescued ex-battery chickens Janet also finds time to travel from Barnsley to Skipton, North Yorkshire, every month to continue her love of quilting by undertaking a city and guilds certificate in ‘Patchwork and Quilting – Creative Techniques’ (Janet already has a Certificate in Patchwork and Quilting!). You can follow Janet’s work on her blog
http://www.cityandguildspatchworkandquilting.blogspot.com/
I am very jealous, as they seem to do some fantastic assignments where you can let your creativity run riot. Here are a couple of my favourite pieces from Janet’s course
Janet also likes to incorporate used fabrics into her projects, here’s one with the odds and ends of shirts which weren’t used in other projects. I really like this one!
As if that’s not enough Janet is also involved in producing memory quilts and charity quilts, runs workshops and arranges talks from national quilting specialists!
Here’s a couple of images of Janet’s quilts which I’m sure you will agree are absolutely fantastic.
At the Running With Scissors workshop on 10th April we will be learning the techniques of piecing, appliqué and quilting, using all the necessary equipment and materials. If you’ve always wanted to have a go, this is an ideal starter session to learn the basics, take home your very own mini-quilt and have the initial skills to be able to create your own quilt later at home.
Hope to see you there!
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