Never stop being creative.

Whenever we go on a short trip we seem to find examples of quilting. At the beginning of March we spent a few days touring Dumfries and Galloway. We spent a day in the lovely artist town of Kirkcudbright where we met Joshua Miles, a wonderful printmaker, who took time to share his process with us. https://joshuamiles.art/?project=landscapes-2

Below is a photo of “Twinkly Sea” A limited edition linocut print, This image perfectly captured the coastline of the trip for us.

It was a beautiful day for exploring the town, where we spotted a fabulous postbox topper celebrating book week, an eclectic mix of items decorating an alleyway and an incredible willow sculpture.

The Stewartry Museum has something for everyone but the quilt caught my eye as soon as we walked through the door.

It is signed ‘made by B Muir 1881 aged 91’. Traditional paper pieced hexagons in a mixture of fabrics with a piece of hand made lace stitched onto the back. I’m sure every piece of fabric had a story to tell and the lace must have held a special significance to be added to the quilt. I would have loved to find out more about her. She shows that we should never stop doing things that we love and being creative. Below are some more items from the collection. I particularly liked all the different curling stones, and the collection of very early sewing machines.

This is a beautiful unspoilt area of Scotland and so like my wonderful Lake District. I looked out for dolphins as we road tripped along the coast, but unfortunately didn’t spot any, and there were no auroras in the dark skies. Maybe on our next visit. What we did have though were beautiful sunny days (apart from one) and spectacular scenery.

Happy quilting – Bev