| Irene
MacWilliam

Life
Goes On
In 1985 I went to a talk about appliqué in the Northern Ireland
Patchwork Guild. I decided that I would have a go. I was not interested
in reproducing traditional patterns so my early work was machine
appliqué.
I use a lot of free machining and other decorative
techniques Many pieces incorporate text, often almost hidden.
Since 1986 I have been making Events of
the Year quilts see Year Quilts.
From this page you can access 21 images of individual year quilts
covering 1986-2006. I am working on 2007.
In 2004 the Year and the Peace Quilts were Exhibited at the Festival
of Quilts at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. They
were shown in Armagh Museum, Northern Ireland in 2005 together with
a retrospective show of my work.
I have produced many 3 dimensional pieces that
satisfy the criteria of a quilt as they consist of 3 layers but
equally well would be accepted as embroidery or sculpture. A miscellaneous
selection of my work can be seen from Galleriesaa
I am a freelance lecturer and teacher. Details
of my talks and workshops can be seen on the Lectures
+ Workshops page. My career details may be seen on CV
CDs
A CD of all the Year Hangings plus 4 details from each
year together with 3 Peace Quilts is available for £6.00 which
includes P&P (UK). email
for details
A CD of all 27 Fish and Water works (53 high qualtiy
images) is available for £6.00 which includes P&P (UK).
email for details
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