Alice and thanks, and a new piece
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 03:19PM Alice has so far received a massive EIGHTY parcels. She is utterly blown away by your kindness and all the notes - you are just extraordinary people.
Thank you.
I have news too. I put an entry into the Bernina Friends competition for an 830 - and the CEO of Bernina International, Mr Claude Dreyer, has bought it before the judging.
I am so thrilled.
Below is the blurb,and some images.
You can make Anything on a Bernina - or Anywhere, or Anyone.
This is Mohamed Sa'ad in Cairo, Egypt. He is the caretaker of the
Mosque where he used to do the call to prayer as a muezzin. His voice
wore out and the
mosque is under repair and so he lives here with his wife and
daughter. The door behind him is stunning - dark wood and ornate
bronze and silver.
I wanted to make something special for Bernina as I owe them an
enormous debt of gratitude for help and support over the years. They
have lent me machines in locations all over the world - they have
flown me to classes all over the world. They even delivered a machine
to a hospital hostel for me when my daughter was badly burnt and I had
a quilting deadline.
I wanted something in my style as requested - and that was hard as my
style is pictorial and representational. I wanted something to
fascinate and hold people's gaze, and to pull them in for a closer
look. I wanted something with a different technique - the sort of
technique that might make people wonder how it was done. The 8 as a
theme was a problem and I am aware that I have not made this a theme
in the way that others will - but the stone walls have red numbers on
them for the buildings and though the mosque did not have a number -
it does now!
The quilt is made with cottons, some commercial and a few hand dyed,
the batting is Matilda's Own Wool Mix Batting, I used Mettler and
Signature threads, and silver foiled jersey.
Jenny Bowker
Reader Comments (32)
Amazing piece, Jenny, well done - the WORK You put in to everything you do inspires me. CONGRATS!!
beautiful, congratulations.
Another inspirational quilt! I moved from Darwin to Brisbane seven years ago, and went to the brisbane Ekka. Your quilt using the star block combined with the figurative rocks and tree scenery was on display. (I think one of the sewing machine companies used it in their advertising so it was in many magazines.)I was so thrilled to see it in the flesh,so to speak, and to have moved to a place with easy access to a variety of beautiful quilts and quilting oportunities. I am looking forward to seeing you in Maleny at the International Women's Day Lunch.
Jenny, I am a new quilter and delighted to have stumbled upon your blog! Your quilts are inspiring to me and really blow my mind as to what is possible. Thank you for blazing a path! And congrats on your sale -- what a wonderful story to have sold it in that way!
A stunning quilt. Congratulations.
Congratulations! What a huge honor! The quilt is fabulous-every detail.
This is an absolutely amazing piece of art . You are an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing your work. ( I'm thinking it might help me if I upgrade to a Bernina!!!)