The story of the Old Palace at Bromley by Bow and the Inktense Quilt Mantlepiece
I hope that you enjoy this slightly different Blog post. Maybe you are intrigued by the title or possibly just confused as to what the Old Palace at Bromley by Bow might have to do with quilting. All will be revealed.... In 2017 through a series of happy coincidences Pete and I met Handi Quilter Ambassador Laurie Tigner. Laurie is a quilt artist and has been successful as a quilter at various quilt shows in the USA. Her art background (she taught art prior to a career in the US Air Force) gave her the insight to use various art media with her quilts, including Inktense Pencils. We were looking for a teacher who could offer various techniques including feathers and Laurie offered classes that were really interesting to us. So we invited her to the UK to teach at a series of workshops for Pinhole Quilting at the beautiful old barns of the Worcestershire Wildlife Centre in the Autumn of 2017. Laurie was very familiar with the UK, having been based near Banbury while working in the mi...