Ineke berlyn biography samples

There are many individual galleries at Festival of Quilts, not part of the competition, but showcasing the work of groups and individual quilters.  There were too many to photograph all of them (plus some don't allow photography), so here are a few pieces from three galleries I liked very much.


Ineke Berlyn's work was widely known and admired.  Her posthumous exhibition featured some of her 'Dresses' series, including my favourite - Recycled Denim Dress

Over the years I've collected quite a lot of denim bits and for this dress I used a vintage French linen dress as a base and covered it with old denim patches. I stitched all the layers together by hand with white cotton and indigo dyed threads using simple running Sashiko style stitches.
The result was a 'Boro' style patchwork. Boro is a Japanese word meaning 'tattered rags' and used to describe lovingly patched and repaired bedding and clothing. The stitching gave greater strength to the material and added extra