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05-24-2011, 07:20 AM

Lacelady

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I have just come back from visiting friends in the UK and was able to go to a small exhibition whilst I was there.

The group of quilters, numbering about 15, almost all come from a small village south of Norwich, Norfolk, and put up their exhibition in the central hall of a group of Alms Houses in the village.

They kindly allowed me to take pics, though I apologise that I wasn't able to get back far enough sometimes, to get the whole quilt in.

Alms Houses with central hall

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Twisted Log Cabin

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Table full of small items for sale

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Detail of above

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Piles of quilts

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Sampler quilt

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Boutis quilting (French style of quilting)

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Another piece of Boutis

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Photo for inspiration

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Sorry about the reflections on this one, but it was framed and behind glass

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This one was a Round Robin

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Centre of round robin

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working out into the borders

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From an Egyptian's Tent maker design

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Detail of above (all hand, needleturn applique)

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05-24-2011, 07:42 AM

champagnebubbles

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Wow!!!!!

05-24-2011, 07:52 AM

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WOW~~~Lesley
It is really hard to pick a favorite here.
I liked to many of them :)
I love the brick buildings; they are gorgeous.

05-24-2011, 08:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamer2009

WOW~~~Lesley
It is really hard to pick a favorite here.
I liked to many of them :)
I love the brick buildings; they are gorgeous.

More info on Almshouses - I'm not sure how old these ones are, there wasn't a date on them that I could see, and I forgot to ask when I was inside looking at the quilts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almshouse

05-24-2011, 08:03 AM

scowlkat

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Thank you for sharing. Quilter's everywhere continue to amaze me with their vision and being able to turn it into reality!

05-24-2011, 08:09 AM

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Thank you so much for the pics. I love the fact that a small group of ladies from the same village put together this show for everyone to enjoy. Only wish I was there to see all their wonderful quilts in person.