Sunday 19 February 2012

Workshops in Cullybackey, N. Ireland

At half term I returned to Cullybackey in County Antrim to take a couple of workshops for Frances and Marilyn at the Glen Gallery.

The Glen Gallery, Cullybackey
















A whole year has passed since my first trip to Northern Ireland and as Doreen and Elma greeted me at the airport the laughter began! Doreen has an amazing sense of humour and her driving kept us on the edge of our seats. We laughed all the way to Cullybackey! This was all before 9.00am in the morning!

Friday's workshop is a favourite of mine - Hooked Rag Rugs. I love the way you can draw and paint with the fabric using this amazing technique. Drawing the fabric strips through the hessian and gradually building up areas of colour and texture always delights me and delighted the lovely Irish ladies who left at the end of the afternoon buzzing with enthusiasm for their new found skills.

Hearts and Flowers
















The Saturday session was a beginners workshop on Hand Patchwork. Twelve lovely ladies, half of them had been to my quilting workshop the year before and it was great to see them all.

We were using Amy Butler fabric to make the patchwork projects and they all looked stunning as each one was completed.

Hand Patchwork at the Glen Gallery


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