Invitation to "Open Quilthouse": "Handquilting - every stitch a pleasure"
On Friday, 27 May 2016 from 4 pm we will concentrate on handquilting in the Quilthouse Purgstall in Lower Austria. It's not only the continuation of a craft tradtition dating back many centuries, but also the discovery of the new slowness. Here, already the journey can be considered the destination.
The Hortus Conclusus quilt is a medallion style quilt with a traditional centre block motif called “The Castle Garden” surrounded by seven borders pieced from half-square triangles alternating with strip borders made up of fabric stripes of different widths..
During our 2013 Quilt Trip to England of Wales, Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, Wales, was of course an obligatory stop on our itinerary. Driving through the Welsh landscape is a visual treat already, but seeing this year's exhibition in the Welsh Quilt Centre's beautiful exhibition space was certainly one of THE highlights of the trip...
