Feature
A Visit
from england
ExclUSIvE TO
IRISH qUIlTIng magazInE
By linda mcmulkin
I
n Westport, Co. Mayo, the
Quilter’s Guild of the British Isles, Windblown stars
ladies known as the Octagon
she now dyes her own fabric and
Quilters meet regularly to
continues to create patchwork,
share and quilt together.
mostly contemporary, using shibori,
Recently, English designer
surface texture and embellishment.
Janice Gunner was invited to
She was a great source of
encouragement and inspiration for
our corner of Ireland for a
the next day’s workshop.
workshop visit. The Western
Branch of Irish Patchwork
A natural teacher, moving among
Society and County Cavan
her pupils, she advised and assisted
quilters came to share in the
with ease and comfort was felt
by all. Our workshop theme was
experience.
‘Curves in the Cabin’. There were
Designed by Kimberly Einmo
And so it was with great pleasure
gasps of disbelief when we were Quilt Size: 66” x 66” (168cm x 168cm)
that we in the West welcomed
told we would be using a rotary
Finished Block Size: 10” x 10” (25cm x 25 cm)
Janice and her husband Dave to
cutter freehand with NO ruler. Yet,
Galway.
in no time, we learned to make the
Welcome back, mystery quilt sleuths! It’s time for the next clue as you piece
rotary cutter work for us and not
your way toward unraveling the mystery and make your own version of
Progressing from her kitchen-table
against us.
“Windblown Stars.” If you missed the first installment in the last issue of Irish
hobby to a professional studio,
Quilting Magazine, it’s not too late to join in on the fun! Simply visit Irish
Janice shared her evolution
Janice spent time discussing choices
of patchwork and quilting. As
of fabrics with each of us, offering
Quilting Magazine website at www.irishquilting.ie to download the complete
benefactors of an Executive IPS
suggestions and orchestrating
supply list, fabric requirements and the instructions for using the Easy Star and
grant, the Western Branch utilised
fabric swapping. It was a successful
Geese Ruler.
their new toys, a laptop and digital
exercise in experimenting. We had
projector, and brought Janice’s
great fun and Janice responded
illustrations to the big screen. With
with laughter, amusement and
Corrections
her presentation and some on-hand
wonderful advice. Thoughtful
In Vol I, Issue II, Clue 1 included
work samples, we were amazed
and helpful assistance created an
a unfinished flying geese ( 3” x 5
to see the progression over time.
atmosphere of ease and confidence
1/]2”). the image did not show a
As quilters, we find ourselves at
among the quilters.
seam allowance as it should have.
these familiar stages, whether it be
Also, in the cutting instructions section, line 6 you
The day ended with an impressive
in beginning patchwork or solid
should replace the word “triangle” with the word
show and tell with much thanks to
traditional quilting. Many of us
“together”. under the easy star and geese ruler on
such an enthusiastic teacher. The
aspire to the level that Janice has
page 39, the fourth occurrence of “triangle” should be
resounding question on all our lips
achieved.
the word “together”.
was, “When can Janice do another
As a former President of the
workshop in the West?”
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