“I really love using Oakshott – the colours are so beautiful and I find the way the fabrics catch the light fascinating.”
Catherine Chisholm has now finished her creation with Oakshott Ruby Reds in time to enter in the appliqué section of the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. She’s shared the whole making process on her Knotted Cotton blog (complete with details about threads and binding).
Leaves by Catherine Chisholm in Oakshott Ruby Reds
Thanks to Brigitte Gillespie for sending us a photo of her ‘leftovers’! Otherwise known as an Itsy-Bits and Wonky Strips Lap Quilt (quote also in French, see below!).
Brigitte Gillespie’s Lap Quilt
This is the background from Brigitte:
“I started it while demonstrating how to use up small scraps at our annual fabric sale in Farnham [Surrey, UK] last January. I used the leftovers from a quilt made with the Oakshott fabrics and the sashing is more leftovers from another quilt. The border and the backing is Jinny Beyer fabric, which I bought from the reduced range at Midsomer Quilting.
It is my fifth lap quilt made with scraps. I learnt the technique, called Itsy-Bits and Wonky Strips, from Paula Doyle when she came to visit my local group a few years ago. In this lap quilt, I only used straight strips which gives it a more architectural look. It is longarm quilted on my Millenium APQS with a variegated thread (Rainbows by Superior Threads).
I love the Oakshott range of fabrics as they catch the light and the quilting gives them another beautiful dimension.”
“Cet ouvrage a vu le jour au cours d’une animation sur la récupération de chutes de tissus lors de notre exposition annuelle à Farnham, Surrey, GB. Les chutes proviennent d’un projet réalisé avec les tissus Oakshott. Les bandes entre les blocs, d’un autre projet. Pour la bordure et le dos, j’ai utilisé un tissu de Jinny Beyer acheté chez Midsomer Quilting. C’est mon cinquième patchwork réalisé avec des chutes de tissus. J’ai appris la technique « Itsy Bits and Wonky Strips » de Paula Doyle lorsqu’elle est venue animer un stage à Farnham Quilters il y a quelques années. Dans cet ouvrage, je n’ai utilisé que des chutes rectangulaires ce qui lui donne une structure architecturale. Je l’ai matelassé avec ma longarm Millenium APQS et j’ai utilisé un fil bigarré Rainbows de Superior Threads. J’adore les tissus Oakshott car ils reflettent la lumière et donnent une autre dimension au matelassage .”