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Here ◦ Bait/Switch
Bait/Switch is the most amazing project. But it's so much more than that. It's a quarterly printed magazine. It's an online compendium of...
Gwen Edwards
May 7, 20222 min read
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Note to self: what you stay focussed on will grow
I've been making a series of quilts about hugs, so arm templates hang next to my sewing space. This smaller piece was made in parallel...
Gwen Edwards
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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Fragmented Practice - my Vignettes Quilt
I started Heidi Parkes' Vignettes Quilt quilt-a-long on 20th September 2021, the Harvest Moon, with the intention of completing it, as...
Gwen Edwards
Dec 26, 20219 min read
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One thing leads to another: tea bags, kwandi and vignettes
One thing April 2021, @zakfoster.quilts and @amandanadigart #PostcardQuilt project - exchange postcards, and then make a quilt inspired...
Gwen Edwards
Dec 26, 20212 min read
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Searching: Sladky Hand-Quilting Frames
Can you help me find out more information about Sladky hand quilting frames? Below: I'm using a "2-rod system on top" hand quilting frame...
Gwen Edwards
Dec 26, 20212 min read
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Laughinghouse Crazy Quilt, Square 8
Part of a far larger project instigated and managed by weaver Rebecca Cengiz-Robbs, Reba, I volunteered to embroider a square. This...
Gwen Edwards
Oct 29, 20214 min read
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Kindness is (also) contagious
Inspiration My local charity (thrift) shop @goldiescharityshop pointed out a pile of gorgeous fabrics, thanks Abby. The "Kindness Is A...
Gwen Edwards
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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"May I hug you?"
99 x 148cm long The third in a series of quilts about absence and longing, made during the pandemic. April – August 2021 Materials: Denim...
Gwen Edwards
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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Aching absence, hugs missed in the pandemic
September - October 2020 The first in a series of quilts about hugs. During the summer of 2020, the strange time between UK lockdown 1...
Gwen Edwards
Aug 29, 20215 min read
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Adventures shared, together stitched - part two, exhibitions & publications
Click here for the first blog post about this quilt that shares the full details of how we made this quilt, and what each element...
Gwen Edwards
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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Experiments in hug telepathy
The second in a series of quilts, about absence and longing, made during the pandemic. Materials: Denim quilt top and back, embroidered...
Gwen Edwards
Jul 10, 20212 min read
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Adventures shared, together stitched - part one
Gwen Edwards & Mary Brewer 58.5″ x 40″, March to October 2020 Exhibitions & publications: separate blog post. Techniques Front of quilt:...
Gwen Edwards
Mar 19, 202110 min read
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Denim bag, single strap - A4 how-to
This bag is sooooo useful for carrying books and things, and with just one strap its nice and simple to use. Fully lined, with option for...
Gwen Edwards
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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Bento bags - pinked, hemmed, serged and double-sided options - with A4 handout
These bags are easy to make, lightweight, and a good alternative to plastic bags in supermarkets. They also make handy project bags, and...
Gwen Edwards
May 14, 20193 min read
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