A past life — YorkStitcher

I can be found mostly stitching, or thinking about stitching!

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Chuffed to see my quilt, Uprooted, in the new edition of The Quilter from @thequiltersguild it has recently been accepted into The Quilt Collection alongside a quilt by the esteemed @sara.impey
More about the quilt on my blog , link in bio.
#activ

Thank you to @normanreagallery for hanging my work so beautifully.
And thank you for inviting me to join the panel discussion this evening.
#displacement #textileart #activistart

Just spent a lovely day with @_artiyya @bradfordschoolofart
We learned about the importance exciting work Attiya has been up to since graduating.
Then she lead us through the process of making our first collage self portraits. It was great to see

Just delivered these three pieces to the @normanreagallery @uniofyork for their next exhibition 'Displacement' which opens on 27th November and then is open weekdays 9.00 - 17.00.
I shall be joining a panel discussion on Monday 1st December 18.30.
At

Today is Armistice Day, when we should be thinking about disarmament and no more wars. Instead the headlines over the last week or so have been about the conflict in Sudan, leading to genocide.
Who is supplying the arms?
There is evidence that some o

Responding to headlines about increased flooding risks, followed by UN warnings about the failure to stem CO2 emissions.
Social justice includes climate justice.
So as COP30 looms on the calendar this is a call for @keirstarmer to act on is words an

Trying out more ways of stitching words on a banner. JUSTICE is the key word at the centre of my manifesto and so appropriate for this trial.
Stitching from the back allows a thicker thread to be used. It also means you have to get used to mirror wr

Articles 19 and 20 of the International Declaration of Human Rights make it clear that the right to peaceful protest is a human right.
This government is following the last one in making it more and more difficult for citizens to peacefully protest.

The government is trying to reduce migrant numbers to pander to the Far Right by making it difficult for the skilled workers we need to come here.
The system will not survive without them - not just the NHS, agricultural workers, prisons .....
So the

First banner made and displayed at today’s York Unity Rally against racism and to show our support for refugees from n the City of Sanctuary.
Great speakers, including @rachael_maskell , thoughtful as always.
This is the first in what will be

Nov 10
Nov 10 Life

Nov 8
Nov 8 Walls

Nov 7
Nov 7 Modular Knitting

Nov 5
Nov 5 Local Hero

Nov 4
Nov 4 there and back again

Nov 3
Nov 3 Travelling = knitting

Nov 2
Nov 2 Autumn colour

Nov 1
Nov 1 a blog a day keeps a blogger alert

Oct 13
Oct 13 Out and about

Oct 4
Oct 4 Still here

Aug 18
Aug 18 Cropredy 2009

Aug 13
Aug 13 Relaxing at the seaside

Jul 21
Jul 21 Walking in London

Jul 16
Jul 16 Tour de France - new challenges

Jun 10
Jun 10 That's it then ...

May 26
May 26 No more running

May 3
May 3 Back to plodding (a little)

Apr 26
Apr 26 FLM day

Apr 2
Apr 2 no running, some knitting, much stressing

Feb 9
Feb 9 Snow snow snow