Wednesday 6th November was another of those “grey days” we had become accustomed to for so long but once at Cosby Quilters we were transported to the colourful world of Gilli Theokritoff.
Surprisingly, we learnt she began as a designer of shoes and then knitwear for exclusive London stores and yarn companies. She followed a City and Guilds Course and in her early sewing days made items for her children but used a limited colour palette. Once persuaded to embrace colour she has not looked back.
Through her friendly and bubbly personality, she showed her beautiful colourful quilts, many of them being exhibited and entered in competitions. She even shared the judges’ comments. Despite her talk being called “Please don’t look at the back” these too were eye-catching.
Some of us had already done Gilli’s kantha workshop in the past and several people seemed interested in one of the workshops she talked about in the future.
Kathy Francis
Examples of the work Gilli showed us.
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