Jill Bowman
Jill Bowman Wellington Bojagi I have been quilting for about 30 years and started, like most quilters, doing traditional quilts. I now generally make quilts of my own design, experimenting with different techniques, but I usually include some hand stitching on them. I took part in the challenge as a way of giving myself permission to prioritise some art or stitching every day rather than thinking I needed to finish other things before I could. I planned to collect something every day and use that as a basis for my work but the restrictions of working from home during lockdown meant that my sewing room became my office and I didn’t have easy access to all the equipment I needed. Bojagi with the light coming through So, after a few frustrating days, I decided to make a bojagi. I didn’t have much organza but, inspired by Sara Cook’s beautiful book, I decided to use cotton fabrics and hand topstitch the French seams flat. Closeup showing the topstitching I could push my la...