October 2013

Prague Patchwork Meeting Newsletter

8. PRAGUE PATCHWORK MEETING IS

GETTING CLOSER

Dear friends Prague Patchwork Meeting,

After many quilting exhibitions that took place in the Czech Republic and abroad, the

preparations for the 8th Prague Patchwork Meeting are fast progressing. Within this

Newsletter, we offer you a profile of the Quilters Guild Great Britain and the art quilt

group Art Quilt E.V., both of which will be represented on the 8th PPM.

Workshops have become an integral part of PPM and we are delighted that for the first

time in history of PPM, we are able to offer you a 2 day workshop led by Pia Welsch.

Anna Štěrbová

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Getting ready for 8. PPM ........ 2

The Quilters Guild ..................3

Art Quilt E.V............................ 4

Greetings from Scotland ........ 6

Workshops on 8. PPM ............. 6

It was a very successful autumn for the Czech quilters, full of exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. A lot of questions about the next year of Prague Patchwork Meeting have been asked and I am delighted to announce that once again, we will be able to present beautiful col-lections from leading European authors and their workshops. I am really looking forward to the Czech „response“ within the numerous challenges, galleries and within the general exhibition. We will be introducing the quilters and quilting groups in the following newsletter issues, but I would like to use this opportunity to point out the most important ones. Quilters Guild of the British Isles will be bringing an extensive collection to Prague – a comprehensive profile of the British patchwork and art quilt, spread over three themes: contem-porary quilts, traditional patchwork and miniatures. Another European country that will be rep-resented during PPM is Denmark that will be presenting a selection of the national quilting. The contemporary quilt will be present via a collection from Romania and the works by Britta Ankenbauer and Uta Lenk (both Germany). Another major group ABC Quilts, grouping au-thors from Germany and Benelux, will present 52 framed quilts. Small formats, in this case A4 format quilts will be once against brought by Gudrun Heinz to Prague, following the display in Birmingham, we will be to admire the quilts dealing with the topic „Boredom“. An extraordi-nary collection will be presented by Pia Welsch and her team. I am sure that you will be amazed by the quilts that are accompanied by a two day workshop – first one in the history of PPM, which is a great opportunity for you to create a wonderful art top. A lot of attention is as usually drawn to the two international competitions – the topics are Mother Nature and Applications (conditions and details are to be found on www.praguepatchworkmeeting.com). We are sure that these will represent both a challenge and inspiration to all of us. Art Quilt Club CZ is working with LINEN as material for its 2014 col-lection. I am very happy that Czech collections have become a stable part of PPM with many Czech quilt-ers getting the chance to exhibit their quilts abroad or to participate in international projects. The collection „Bridges“ by Jana Haklová has been displayed in EPM this year and in April, PPM visitors will be able to see it. Jaroslava Grycová will be presenting her outstanding natural quilts. Finally, Věra Skočková will display her original quilts, accompanied by new quilts by i Irena Zemanová, Romana Černá, Helena Fikejzová and many others. I hope that a traditional patchwork gallery will be there as well. An area of at least 1,600 sqm will once again form the biggest shopping centre for patchwork, quilting and other textile techniques. Those interested in new techniques and materials have the opportunity to take part in one of the 11 workshops with total capaci-ty over 200 places. Having received an amazing feed-back last year, the fashion show and live announce-ment of the competition winners will be a part of PPM once again. We are looking forward to seeing you during the 8th PPM! Exposition of Czech quilts in Leipzig Foto: Petr Nikodem Jana Štěrbová

FULL SPEED FOR THE 8TH PRAGUE PATCHWORK MEETING PREPARATIONS!

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signs and a wide variety of modern

techniques. The Contemporary Quilt group is a specialist group affiliated to

The Quilters Guild of the British Isles. It is an internet based group which has over

700 members including some very active contemporary and art quilters in Europe.

Every year the Traditional Quilt Group of the QGBI runs a challenge for its

members. The format is quite small so that it is manageable for any member who

wants to take part. The 2013 challenge was to make a quilt 12 inches wide and be-

tween 12 and 18 inches long, in the Suffragette colours: green (give), white

(women) and purple (or violet for votes). In 1913 one suffragette, Emily Wilding

Davison, died when she threw herself under the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby.

Her name has become part of our social history, but she was only one of countless

women who, not only in the UK, fought for the equality of women, often experienc-

ing hardship because of their commitment. 100 years later, we wanted to celebrate

these women whose impact on our lives today should never be forgotten, because

they gave us a voice and the right to vote.

The Contemporary Quilt GB

Group will be hanging their suc-

cessful exhibition, “CQ Horizons” in

Prague. These quilts were first ex-

hibited at the Festival of Quilts 2013

in Birmingham, UK and drew ac-

claim from thousands of NEC visi-

tors. CQ members were set a chal-

lenge for 2013 to make a quilt on

the theme, “Horizons”. All pieces

were the same size, 50cm wide and

150cm high. The interpretation of

the theme gave rise to a lovely vista

of bright and subtle colour schemes,

representational and abstract de-

THE QUILTERS’ GUILD, GREAT BRITAIN (QGBI)

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Foto: The Quilters‘ Guild

Jitka Jirkovská

Mai-Britt Alexsen Roberta Le Poidevin Sandra Grusd

The Quilter’s Guild Specialist Miniature Quilt Group is a small group of 126 members

who love the challenge of making quilts in miniature. There are several members who win at

many of the exhibitions held in Great Britain and also at the International one we have here

in the UK - The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham. Each year we receive three newsletters ‘Small

Talk’ which are full of articles, photographs, exhibition reviews, tips and challenges, and this

year we are making a Mystery Quilt which is very exciting. In the past year, four of our re-

gions got together via the postal system and made Row or Round Robin Quilts which made a

beautiful display at The Festival of Quilts. Our Handbag Collection has about 40 members’

quilts in and can be borrowed by other quilt groups for their meetings or to include in their

own exhibitions. They are greatly admired for their small size.

THE QUILTERS’ GUILD, VELKÁ BRITÁNIE (QGBI)

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ART QUILT E.V.

The group was founded in 2010 by 8 artists working in textiles, who met regularly for work and discussions and in 2012, the "Forum Art Quilt" became a registered society. The members come from the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany, and have been concerned with modern textile art for many years. They have visited workshops held by well-known artists, such as Els van Baarle, Jette Clover, Lin-da Colsh, Cherilyn Martin, and Claire Benn. They are members of the corresponding patchwork guilds in their owncountries and in SAQA. They hold regular exhibitions and participate in inter-national competitions in Europe and the USA. In addition to regular meetings (3-4 times per year), they communicate via a Yahoo Group. The society also has a homepage: www.forum-art-quilt.de and can be found on Facebook.

THE ART QUILT ABC PROJECT

Right from the very start, the group has concentrated

on art quilts with the aim of experimenting with inno-

vative materials and techniques. Enthusiastic bout the

quality and versatility about their work, the members

have started a project campaign "The ABC of Quilt

Art". Participants in the project are: from the Nether-

lands Riet Dorrestein, from Luxembourg Monique

Dostert, from Germany Juliette Eckel, Gabi Heimann,

Hildegard Mueller, Monika Neumann, Heike Rueeck

and Gabriele Voeller. Each artist designed at least 26

art quilts (30 x30 cm) from A to Z. Each of the works

is concerned with either an unusual material or an in-

novative technique. Numerous quilts were created in

less than two years. Motivated by the excellent results,

the group decided to present its works in 2012. In or-

der to win over other textile artists for the techniques

and materials they had used, a book containing 52

quilts was published: a manual on the subject of mod-

ern textile art, presented at the first at EPM 2012.

The total exhibition consisted of 234 works, each 30 x

30 cm, arranged in 3 x 3 blocks for each letter of the

alphabet. Each piece of work was mounted on wedge

frames and presented in alphabetical order. At 8th

PPM 52 pieces will be arranged. The "ABC of Quilt

Art" project has already been presented in Alsace, Bo-

chum, Brunswick, Aschaffenburg, the "TRAEFF 2013"

in the Herning Kongrescenter in Denmark and in

Velthoven Quilt Expo. In 2014 the society has been

invited to participate in the " 8th international Prague

Patchwork Meeting" in Prague and the "International

Quiltfestival in Wilwerwiltz" in Luxembourg.

GREETINGS FROM SCOTLAND SCOTTISH QUILT CHAMPIONSHIPS, EDINBURGH

I have made the quilt „Water and Earth“ for the exhibition in Fulnek in 2013. It has received two awards during that exhi-bition, the first place from the jury and the second place from the visitors. The success has encouraged me to include the quilt in the three quilts I have sent to the exhibition in Scotland. I have been planning to visit my daughter in Scotland and I just combined it with the exhibition. I was really surprised when I see an award next to my quilt, the jury has been amazed by the precision of the quilt. I believe that even very simple quilts can look amazing just by adding a bit of embroidery or a number of beads. The quilting show offered a large number of workshops, shops and a great chance to meet quilters from all over the world. Danuse Brezinova

WORKSHOPS ON THE 8TH PRAGUE PATCHWORK MEETING

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11.15 – 14.15 Anita Lang: Mola (1) 14.30 – 17.00 Nava Young: Fabric Postcards (5)

9.00 – 12.00 Anita Lang: Seminole (2) 12.15 – 18.00 Pia Welsch: Cut Curves (3)

10.00 – 16.00 PiaWelsch: Cut Curves (3)

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13.00 – 14.45 BrittaAnkenbauer: Textile collage (9) 15.00 – 18.00 JulietteEckel: Textile Manipulation (10)

9.00 – 11.45 BrittaAnkenbauer: Lamination (8) 12.00 – 14.45 JulietteEckel: Layered textiles (11) 15.00 – 18.00 WinnieEgefjord: Fun with circles (7)

10.00 – 12.45 Nava Young: Wallhanging (6) 13.00 – 16.00 Gabriele Schultz-Herzberger: Grandma‘s Linen Chest (4)

Prices: workshop 5, 9: 550,- Kč / 23 €

workshop 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11: 750,- Kč / 32 €

workshop 3: 2 400,- Kč including a 3 day entrance to PPM / 98 €

WORKSHOPY ON THE 8TH PRAGUE PATCHWORK MEETING

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1

Mola (Anita Lang)

Reverse hand applique method. Original patterns from Kuna Indians, Panama.

2

Seminole (Anita Lang)

Basic strips of Seminole method, perfect for making a quilt or its framing only.

3

Cut Curves (Pia Welsch)

2-days workshop where you will learn 10 different methods of cut curves, ready to use for designing the quilt.

4

Grandma´s Linen Chest (Gabriele Schulz-Herzberger)

The finds from grandmother´s linen chest are turned into a quilt, wall hanging, a runner or place settings. We use the „Quilt-as-you-go“ method to join the blocks.

5

Fabric postacrds (Nava Young)

Be creative! Bring your favorite postcard or photo and make it into a postcard. Hand or machine sew-ing.

6

Wallhanging (Nava Young)

Simple wallhanging that involves simple piecing and applique work.

7

Fun with Circles (Winnie Egefjord)

Learn how to sew beautiful circles using the Olfa rottary cutter, an excellent tool for making precise circles.

8

Printing Technique and Paper Lamination (Britta Ankenbauer)

Experimental printing techniques are to be combined with paper lamination. The result can be used for patchwork, art quilts or collages.

9

Textile collage and composition (Britta Ankenbauer)

We will create small composition using textiles, paper, texts and photos incl. your own printed textiles.

10

The Art of Manipulating Fabric (Juliette Eckel)

Traditional smocking embroidery stitches are used for contortion cotton fabrics in order to get the new 3-dimensional surface.

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Layered Textiles (Juliette Eckel)

Layers of printed transparent and non-transparent fabrics make a new surface, which can be machine- or handquilted.

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