Our guest speaker today was Millie Cummings. A renowned fiber artist from Fergus, Ontario. Before becoming a quilter, Millie was a palliative care physician in British Columbia.
Her quilts are inspired by nature, and cottage life.
Her first large quilt was inspired by her son, Andrew. She designed a dinosaur hockey game with photos of parents in the gallery. Many of Andrew's drawings are incorporated in her quilts.
Designing a quilt is a long process she claims, and sometimes takes longer than actually making the quilt. The backs of Millie's quilts are as inspiring as the front of the quilts.
Many of her materials she finds in thrift stores or garage sales. Looking for unusual or odd fabrics. She has used linens, the kind that were embroidered as napkins, aprons. When they are incorporated in her quilts its like keeping those memories alive of days gone by.
Her husband, Graeme Chalmers, also contributes to her quilts with painting and linocut art.
Millie has inspired us to break away from traditional approaches to quilting. Thank you, Millie.
Her quilts are inspired by nature, and cottage life.
Her first large quilt was inspired by her son, Andrew. She designed a dinosaur hockey game with photos of parents in the gallery. Many of Andrew's drawings are incorporated in her quilts.
Designing a quilt is a long process she claims, and sometimes takes longer than actually making the quilt. The backs of Millie's quilts are as inspiring as the front of the quilts.
Many of her materials she finds in thrift stores or garage sales. Looking for unusual or odd fabrics. She has used linens, the kind that were embroidered as napkins, aprons. When they are incorporated in her quilts its like keeping those memories alive of days gone by.
Her husband, Graeme Chalmers, also contributes to her quilts with painting and linocut art.
Millie has inspired us to break away from traditional approaches to quilting. Thank you, Millie.
