Today was the start of the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham.
I entered my Klosjes quilt just because I hadn't entered anything here for quite a few years. After all the heartache of making this quilt it was a nice feeling to see it hanging.
At one point I saw a lady making notes whilst she was standing in front of it and decided to tell her it was mine. She seemed pleased I had told her as she went on to explain that she will be putting on an exhibition some time in the future and would possibly like to use it .
We exchanged email and she wrote on my competition catalogue. To my utter surprise it was Tracy Chevalier. http://www.tchevalier.com/
She is the author of several books and the most famous one being
The Girl With The Pearl Earring.
She told me a little about her latest book The Last Runaway which is about an
English Quaker who emigrates to the USA and that she is a quilter.
Tracey then went on to show me her Ohio Star blocks she has been making and
through her research In Ohio she has now been drawn into the quilting world.
through her research In Ohio she has now been drawn into the quilting world.
I've only seen the film of The Girl With The Pearl Earring. I loved the film especially
as Colin Firth is the main male character.
I'm going to be ordering The Last Runaway as reading the reviews sounds
fascinating.
Will be back with some quilty photos over the next few days.
Sue
