30/07/2026
One of my creative ‘hats’ I’m very delighted to say in COMMUNITY! I work with schools and community groups to create large textile commissions, which is always a joy and an honour. People are so proud of their work and an all the little pieces that make a whole. The first slide are quilts that I have submitted to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC over the years and I’m sad to say they often get bad comments from the judges, which makes me sad, it’s like they don’t get the community element of the work. I’m wonder if others feel the same who make community quilts, or maybe it’s just me.
However I have persisted and have finally been rewarded today with a Judges Choice(!) 🙌 Together with Cherry from Cherry Mcdaniel I worked with 300 children from a primary school as part of last years Waddeson Manor Learning Christmas extravaganza last year. It was the background to “I saw three ships come sailing in, on Christmas Day” etc Swipe to see it in situ in The Stables at Waddesdon
We are ok so excited to have been noticed at last, I had 2 great days in a school and then around a week of collaging and appliqué and then Cherry added the final wonderful quilting details with her Handi Quilter Inc. | Longarm Quilting long arm amazing machine.
Some of the other quilts I have made are so huge and wild, they don’t make it the FOQ, but very proud of this years entry.
What shall we do next year Sarah Dewberry? Xx
