Welcome to Contemporary Quilt
Contemporary Quilt is a specialist group of The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles.
We are a diverse group of quilters and fabric artists working at the cutting edge of quilt making creating innovative and dynamic art.
We are a diverse group of quilters and fabric artists working at the cutting edge of quilt making creating innovative and dynamic art.
Leah Higgins came to CQ Summer School 2019
Leah Higgins writes:
I had a wonderful time teaching at this years Contemporary Quilt Summer School at the Hillscourt Hotel near Birmingham. I taught a class called ‘Colour, Colour, Colour!’ in which students learnt how to blend colours from a set of primaries, how to create a colour families from their source of inspiration, how to dye a colour family and how to use screens and thermofax screens to print a couple of pieces of fabric in the same colour family. Not bad for a conference venue that had carpet on the floor, fancy desks instead of useful tables and whose only sink was in a small kitchen one floor down. I do love a challenge!
The students had different levels of understanding of colour theory and knowledge of dyeing / printing but hopefully they all came away knowing something new. They certainly liked my colour wheels! There were 14 students and they each developed a unique colour family. The room was full of colour!
I took lots of photos and was intending to write a post whilst everything was fresh in my mind. But, well stuff happened and I can’t remember clearly who did what so instead they can all take the credit for some wonderful eye candy. Thank you Stella, Frances, Jane, Pat, Alison, Jenny, Liz, Sonia, Sarah, Elizabeth, Marion, Ann, Glenys and Hazel.
I had a wonderful time teaching at this years Contemporary Quilt Summer School at the Hillscourt Hotel near Birmingham. I taught a class called ‘Colour, Colour, Colour!’ in which students learnt how to blend colours from a set of primaries, how to create a colour families from their source of inspiration, how to dye a colour family and how to use screens and thermofax screens to print a couple of pieces of fabric in the same colour family. Not bad for a conference venue that had carpet on the floor, fancy desks instead of useful tables and whose only sink was in a small kitchen one floor down. I do love a challenge!
The students had different levels of understanding of colour theory and knowledge of dyeing / printing but hopefully they all came away knowing something new. They certainly liked my colour wheels! There were 14 students and they each developed a unique colour family. The room was full of colour!
I took lots of photos and was intending to write a post whilst everything was fresh in my mind. But, well stuff happened and I can’t remember clearly who did what so instead they can all take the credit for some wonderful eye candy. Thank you Stella, Frances, Jane, Pat, Alison, Jenny, Liz, Sonia, Sarah, Elizabeth, Marion, Ann, Glenys and Hazel.
Website Banner image by Alicia Merrett 'The Thin Blue Line' first map quilt Alicia had made.
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The Guild is registered as a charity in Scotland no. SC043174. Registered office: St. Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
