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| Photo: Quilty Folk |
The quilting world lost an icon last week with Gwen Marston's passing. She leaves a void that is hard to imagine being filled. I never had the pleasure of taking any of her workshops but a strong thread of her influence has run, and continues to run, through my evolution as a quilter.
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| Turquoise |
Krista at Poppyprint had a lovely post in 2015 about a workshop that she took with Gwen and beautifully encapsulates her groundbreaking approach to quilting as 'a folk art/Amish/Gees Bend charm'.
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| Cat's in the Cupboard |
More specifically, 'Gwen, and possibly a few others like her, paved the way for so much of the modern quilt making movement that is steam rolling through the quilt world and internet today. Solids? Stitch and flip corners? Slice and insert strips? Wonky strip borders? Improv triangles? Wonky stars? Alternate grid patterns? Liberated medallions? She was doing it all in the late 90s. Every one of
her many books is an inspiration and an illustrated guide to her quilt making journey from folk art quilts to improvisational masterpieces.'
Rest in peace, Gwen......M
p.s. Love this one - it is made entirely from scraps salvaged from one of her weekend workshops.
1 comment:
Love to see such creative use of scraps.
She had a very engaging aesthetic.
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