Visitors' Choice  Quilts  :  2017

At each of our exhibitions visitors are encouraged to vote for their favourite quilt.  Understandably many found it a difficult decision but most dutifully posted their voting slips in the ballot box.  This is the list of the top 10 choices, together with images of their work.

1st           Helen Krizka                    Starry Nights
2nd          Lucy Poloneicka               Grand Canyon
3rd          Christina Saunders            Meadow Flowers
4th          Kath McMahon                  Blue Dresdens
5th          Lyn Fry                            Sunkissed Poppies
6th          Janet Beck                       White Cliffs
7th          Judy Roose                      All that Glistens
7th          Kath McMahon                 9 Little Amish Girls
9th          Janice Gunner                  Lichen - Puglia
10th        Sarah Hibbert                   Taleisin Leaves

​London Calling - Quilts at the Library 2017

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London Quilters held a successful exhibition at the Gallery in Swiss Cottage Library.

The exhibition, featuring our charity raffle quilt “London Calling”, ran from 6th March 2017 to Saturday 15th April 2017 during library opening hours.

“London Calling” was made by Lyn Fry and her team from blocks submitted by the membership at large.  Dragonfly Quilting kindly quilted it for us free of charge on their long-arm machine.  The quilt was first prize in our charity raffle raising money for Mind mental health charity and the Rainbow Trust charity for children.

All London Quilters members were encouraged to submit quilts for hanging in the exhibition.  The entries were not  judged but visitors will be asked to vote for their favourite quilt and there will be a small prize for the maker of the winner.

Drop-in mini workshops, suitable for adults or children, with or without experience, were held on each Saturday of our exhibition from 11am to 4pm.  A variety of techniques were taught over the sessions and everyone who wanted to try their hand at some patchwork or quilting was made welcome.

London Quilters is taking part in the UK – India Year of Culture Festival 2017 by marking the occasion with a series of quilts celebrating the colours of India.  These were displayed by the staircase on the upper floor of the library and can be seen in the Gallery section of this website, together with pictures of all the exhibition quilts.

Header Image - Group Quilt - detail
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