Irish Quilter's Showcase Exhibition held at the Great Blasket Centre
This year was the first official year of National Quilting Week, which will run from 1st - 7th of June every year. To coincide with National Quilting Week, an inspirational exhibition led by Nikki Foley and other local artists was on display in the Great Blasket Centre from May 25th – 10th June. From patchwork quilted chairs to hand pieced quilts, there was something for everyone to see. Within the Irish Quilters Showcase Exhibition there are 13 quilts made by some of the top quilters in Ireland. They were given the title of The Wild Atlantic Way and each person stitched their interpretation of the title. This Irish Quilters Showcase was organised by Paula Rafferty and Nikki Foley.
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Images: Some of the exhibits on display at the Great Blasket Centre during the Irish Quilter’s Showcase Exhibition held from May 25th to 10th June, 2015.
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