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Harrogate Quilt Show

Quilts quilts and more quilts... I went the quilt show at Harrogate at the weekend and while it is definitely more of a selling trade show the standards of the quilts displayed was excellent and very varied. Sadly though there weren't that many quilts on show 80% of the hall is given over to stands selling and promoting quilting accessories - fabric, ribbons, books, handbags (?) - more fabric and every conceivable piece of equipment one could possibly use to fashion a quilt... there may have been bargains to be had but I didn't find any.. Elizabethan Flowers by Jane Rollason - exquisite!! It was full of ladies of a certain age myself included and was very busy.  The work on display was good - there were a couple I was really impressed with - a stunningly beautiful hand dyed silk, appliqued and painted piece by Jane Rollason detail from Elizabethan Flowers Another interesting piece was some really vibrant embroidered felt work on a stand staffed by a very friendl...