Crossways
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Helen Deighan
 
A selection of some of my quilts
I'll update this page periodically to show you a changing selection of my work. All quilts and images are Copyright Helen Deighan. Simply click on the quilt to see an enlarged image.
     
  Click to enlarge Stars of Bukhara
This quilt was made specifically for The Sultan Gallery in Lancaster. I based the design on an Islamic pattern. All the fabrics are hand dyed. Machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted. 168cm X 168cm.
  Click to enlarge Log Cabin Goes East
Another quilt for The Sultan. I wanted to use a traditional pattern but with an eastern feel to it. All the fabrics are hand dyed. Machine pieced and quilted. 183cm X 183cm.
  Click to enlarge Arabian Lights
This was the first quilt I made to be hung from the ceiling in The Sultan. I wanted to get a feeling of spinning when you looked up. All the fabrics are hand dyed. Machine pieced, and quilted. 183cm X 183cm.
  Click to enlarge Piccalilli
This quilt was selected 1st in the Advanced category and Best Geometric Quilt at the National Patchwork Championships, 2000. Also selected for the World Quilt Competition and toured America in 2001. Machine pieced and quilted using my own hand dyed fabrics. 2000. 132cm X 132cm.
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Shepherd's Delight
Even though I made this quilt in 1992, it's still one of my favourites. The colours work well together and the centre really glows. It's on display at the Sultan Gallery in Lancaster (UK), where it is suspended from the ceiling and viewed from below. The gallery is well worth a visit, as is the Sultan Restaurant which serves great Indian food. Machine pieced and quilted using hand dyed fabrics and some lamés. 1992. 115cm X 115cm.

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What Goes On In There
Machine pieced and hand quilted using hand dyed fabrics, a selection of different black fabrics and some lamés. Selected 1st in the Quilt Art category at the Great British Quilt Festival, 1991. 115cm X 115cm.
  Click to enlarge Colour Wheel
Machine pieced and hand quilted using hand dyed fabrics and black. I made this quilt as a teaching aid to show how colours work when they are mixed together. 115cm X 115cm.
  Click to enlarge Vasarely 1
I love the work of Vasarely and his use of optical illusions. When viewed from a distance the centre of this quilt really does look like it's coming out toward you. Machine pieced and quilted using hand dyed fabrics and black. 125cm X 125cm.