Winning Streak for Eastleigh Quilt-Maker

• LocationSouth West, Eastleigh, Town in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
• Type
• Salary
• ArtformTextiles, Quilting
• ContactHarry Usborne harry.usborne@eastleigh.gov.uk

Description

Eastleigh-based Textile Artist Jill Brennan has won first place in two categories at the National Quilt Championships, with another of her works being selected to take part in a juried exhibition around the country as part of the Quilter’s Guild’s Anne Tuck Prize.

Jill’s submitted work for the National Quilt Championships, entitled‘The Last Rays of Glorious Sunshine Before the Rest That Night Time Brings’, won first place in both the Art Quilt and Machine Applique categories.

The wall hanging, which measures 2 meters by 1.6 metres, is crafted largely with hand dyed cottons, printed and mono-printed fabrics, and depicts a man cycling through a vibrant autumnal forest which is illuminated by the setting sun.

The awards exhibition, hosted at the Sandown Racecourse, saw hundreds of quilts entered and prizes handed out across 25 categories.

Jill, who works from her studio at The Sorting Office in Eastleigh town centre, said of the competition:

 “I was staggered by the quality of what was there; there were so many brilliant ideas.

“To feel that quilting is beginning to be respected as more than a craft, but as art, is wonderful”

Another of Jill’s works, a contemporary piece entitled ‘Finding Perspective’, has been shortlisted for the Inaugural Anne Tuck Memorial Prize, which is run by the Quilter’s Guild in memory of Anne Tuck, one of its founding members.

The piece incorporates used denim to create a scene featuring a rocky shoreline and an expanse of sea and even includes a small -four-line poem written by Jill.

Speaking on her success, Jill said:

“It’s kind of reassuring because I like to make art quilts, but I’m also aware of the traditional quilting techniques, so if I win a prize, then I know I’ve reached a reasonable standard.

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Winning Streak for Eastleigh Quilt-Maker