Quilt Garden
Quilt Garden is a series of monthly workshops to make a quilt for Dalston Eastern Curve Garden and collect and share stories and experiences. Participants are welcome to come to one or all workshops and are invited to bring a couple of unwanted clothes or textiles to contribute to the making of the quilt. In keeping with quilts historically, garments or textiles to which you feel some connection or have some story are particularly welcome.
"This project is an ode to the women’s of Gee’s Bend a community of quilt makers residing at the bend of the Alabama River. Their practice of quilt making for their family by using up all available fabric scraps and old clothing, has guided my own practice in contemplating the life of materials through of collecting, unpicking, growing and sharing. Their quilts were used within the home to keep warm – hanging over windows or spread on their beds. When they were not in use the quilts were hung outside to refresh in the air."
The images featured here are from the designer Lu Flux's Gee's Bend collection, as featured in the Equatorial issue of Selvedge.
Quilt Garden
Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 2 – 5 pm
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden - 13 Dalston Lane London E8 3DF GB
"This project is an ode to the women’s of Gee’s Bend a community of quilt makers residing at the bend of the Alabama River. Their practice of quilt making for their family by using up all available fabric scraps and old clothing, has guided my own practice in contemplating the life of materials through of collecting, unpicking, growing and sharing. Their quilts were used within the home to keep warm – hanging over windows or spread on their beds. When they were not in use the quilts were hung outside to refresh in the air."
The images featured here are from the designer Lu Flux's Gee's Bend collection, as featured in the Equatorial issue of Selvedge.
Quilt Garden
Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 2 – 5 pm
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden - 13 Dalston Lane London E8 3DF GB