This gallery features the five craft assessments I did for the Level 3 course, previously known as 7922 Part 1. (Click on the first image to enlarge and follow the arrows to scroll through the gallery). At that time assessment briefs were given by the tutors (students now write their own) and for the Accessory Assessment we were asked to design a bag on an architectural theme. I chose Attic Windows and designed a zipped bag to carry my sketchbook, pens, pencils etc…for sketching outdoors. I later made a smaller bag to take round the V&A.
Sketchbook bags – some working drawings
A3 Sketchbook bag
Inside A3 bag
Sketchbook ‘V&A’ bag A4
Sketchbook bag A4 inside
A3 & A4 sketchbook bags
For the Interior Decor Assessment we had to design an unconventional cushion cover with the pad an integral part of the design. It also had to reflect recent design work on either Art Nouveau or Art Deco.
Cushion – first thoughts
Further working drawings
I liked the transparency exercises (part of ‘Colour’) and wanted to incorporate the ideas into the design
Completed cushion
Showing flaps undone
Back of cover laid out flat
Close up of hand-quilting on back
Source of quilting pattern from sketches of Clarice Cliff’s pottery
An item of Table Linen was the third assessment, and we had to develop a block design. I experimented with twisted logcabin, having recently done a workshop with the wonderful Rita Humphries and her ‘Rita’s Whirlies’!
Tablemats – design development
Table mats – some working drawings
Completed Table mats
Wall-hanging Assessment – for this brief we were asked to design a wall-hanging using any applique technique and based on studies for the design topic ‘Folk Culture.’ I chose Indian Textiles.
Source pictures & sketches – Indian textiles
Folk Culture design board based on Indian textiles
Ideas
Ideas for the setting
Designs from the Folk Culture board
Trial designs using cutwork
More trial designs
I sponge-printed some of the fabric
Completed wall-hanging
Final Quilt Assessment – for this we were given free-choice. One of the first books I bought on patchwork was Judy Martin’s ‘Scrap Quilts’ and from this I’d made a quilt using the ‘Snail’s Trail’ block, which fascinated me! I decided to play with this!
1st sketch
2nd idea
3rd sketch – this one looked like flying birds except the wings were pointing the wrong way!
I liked the idea of emerging birds from a ‘Snail’s Trail’ block and amended the wings.
Thoughts on a central block
Final block design
Final quilt design
Completed quilt – I called it ‘Birds of a Feather’
