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“Murder” is one in the Life Story series of quilts (www.annabelrainbow.co.uk) made a few years ago. I’m updating records, and trying to explain some of the thinking behind the work. (Sold UK) The quilt, number […]

(Applique, Stitch, paint. Sold USA)   The words on this quilt are by Jean-Jaques Rousseau, and are from Emile (1762) – his seminal work on education. He wrote… “Men and women are made for each […]

Words for Life 16 – The Poisonous Plant   Female Bullying. Maybe we don’t know we’re doing it. Look carefully at what you say! “What me? No, I don’t gossip.  I’m nice and wouldn’t bully […]

It’s easy to think that if someone was being abused within a marital relationship, that they could leave easily.  We tend to think that people are stupid or are failures because they don’t take charge […]

The wallpaper stripes say:   Mood swings: chocolate, cats, wine, Black cohosh, divorce Weight gain: diet, exercise, bigger clothes Hot Flushes: fan, soya, exercise, light clothes, HRT, diet, evening primrose oil Insomnia: Remove clocks, no […]

Words for Life 11 The Glass Ceiling The stitched words are taken from Government stats and World Health Stats as well as articles in the Independent and Guardian. Most of the cementing text is my […]

The “story” is about male primogeniture.  It was only 2 years ago that the UK government agreed that a first born, even if it was female, could take the throne. It’s only 2014 and we […]

Quilt over chair is English piecing over papers, applique, stitch and acrylic paint The words on this quilt are as follows and are a response to the question, Hello Dear, What Did You Do Today? […]