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Why is quilting like mowing the lawn?

Can you guess? Think about the perfect straight lines in the grass on a sports field, the swerving lines around curving garden edges, the mad lines of a child not completely in control of the mower and the robotic pathways of the most modern mowers guiding by gps. Sound familiar?

Some quilters demand perfection of themselves with every curve perfectly matching the sewn shape beside it, others hand their finished piercing (sewing) over to a long armed specialist machine and operator, and then there is me, Tricia Legg… that indulgent, slightly incontrollable woman/child who quilts with gay abandon, following a pathway that just feels right and often can be a wee bit crooked!

I think the difference tells a tale of who you are as a person and how you find pleasure in your craft. A perfect quilt is technical genius, demonstrated by the chosen few who win the top prizes at shows worldwide. These elite master craftspeople are to be admired and applauded but what if you are not one of them?

In that case the online workshop starting on March 7th, Six Techniques and presented once a week for 6 weeks, is for you. Why? Because you will be exploring how to mow your lawn (oh sorry, quilt some samples) with reckless freedom. You will experiment with new techniques which will arm you with all you need to build an amazing garment that is the only one ever, that exists. Sounds like fun? Enrolments are now open and spaces are very limited.


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Walk the Talk 2026

Art into clothing : Clothing into Art will continue to grow through 2026 and beyond. Each year we will invite guest artists and designers to add to Tricia Legg’s workshops menu. They will share their unique techniques through international online, interactive workshops and live zoom gatherings. All these will be recorded so registrants can view them over and over again. That could be you but participant numbers are limited!

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