Last Friday saw a coach full of quilters from this area – North Wales – heading off to Yorkshire and the Great British Quilt Show at Harrogate Show Ground. This is a perennial favourite of mine: it was the first show I ever entered work into and I find it far more relaxing than the busier and more demanding Festival of Quilts – although I love them both! ‘Overleaf’ – Susie Corke – Overall Winner. and ‘Sweet Dreams’ – Anne Gosling – Sue Belton Award. The work at Harrogate tends more towards a traditional approach and the amount on offer is easier to take in within a day. The exhibition area, however is very poorly lit and therefore rather unfair to some of those whose quilts are on show. This is a shame considering the amount of work which has gone into every piece of work. We didn’t arrive in time to sign up for any of the mini workshops they run but I did meet a friend of mine who lives in Yorkshire. We started at primary school together in County Durham: Jen had a quilt exhibited for the first time this year. I, of course, ‘needed’ more fabric and a few ‘bits and pieces’ and had a lot of fun looking round the stalls until I was satisfied. I have gone for rather subdued browns/blues for the beginners quilt samples this year, very unusual for me but it’s good to ring the changes from time to time. For my own work, I think it’s time to push the boundaries and become more experimental but I’m keeping all my ideas to myself for now. Dorothy