It's always a delight to welcome Gillian Travis to InStitches and today she was back teaching interchange applique for us.
Her enthusiasm is so infectious yiou just know you're in for a busy, creative day!
Her enthusiasm is so infectious yiou just know you're in for a busy, creative day!
Interchange applique is a technique Gillian has used with great succes for her own quilts and she's busy sharing the technique with others; and now, literaly hot-of- the-press, she has a book too!
After a quick introduction to her quilts and quiting life the students were then off....trying out this amazingly effective technique for themselves.
Gillian had brought along a fabric and paper kit to introduce the basic technique which gave everyone confidence,
and then everyone was encouraged to start designing their own applique. Debbie is a quilter after my own heart - she bought a Plymouth gin bottle for her shape inspiration!
Anne is working with vases
Whilst Gillian is on hand to give Sue a helping hand choose some fabrics which aren't floral!
...and there was cake!
Apricot & ginger flapjack
12 oz butter
10 oz soft brown sugar
8 oz golden syrup
1lb rolled oats
1 level tbsp ground ginger
A couple of handfuls of chopped soft apricots
A handful of chopped pecans (optional)
12 oz butter
10 oz soft brown sugar
8 oz golden syrup
1lb rolled oats
1 level tbsp ground ginger
A couple of handfuls of chopped soft apricots
A handful of chopped pecans (optional)
- Melt butter, sugar and golden syrup in a large pan.
- Stir in chopped apricots and pecans , if using.
- Stir in rolled oats and ginger.
- Pour into a greased and lined tin, 9inch sq and flatten
- Bake 30 - 35 minuites at 180°C/ gas mark 5
If you want to know more about Gillian and her work, then hop along to her web site: www.gilliantravis.co.uk
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