The Clachan
quilt by Betweedy.
I have
always loved the American log cabin style of patchwork and think that Harris Tweed
is well suited to this way of piecing fabric together.
The red
patches at the centre of the four squares symbolises the fire in the hearth as
seen by the bird who looking down the chimney.
These are the houses in the clachan or hamlet which are inhabited. The
other houses are standing empty or are being used as holiday homes now. The
clachan stands on the edge of the sea.
The piecing
together of different colours and patterns of tweed evokes the history of the
clachan with it’s different houses all with their own histories and families.
The quilt is now on sale at the Mugdock Makkers Craft gallery at Mugdock country park, Strathblane , Glasgow.
