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Lucy Engels

About Lucy

Lucy Engels is a Modern Quilter and Visual Artist, Based in Edinburgh.

With a background in Fine Art and a BA (Hons) in Printmaking from Grays School of Art, Lucy has always been creative. But the real world beckoned, so she side-stepped into the world of social work for a good decade of her life. When Lucy moved back to Edinburgh for her partner’s work, this was her opportunity to step back into her artist shoes. She hasn’t looked back!

Lucy feels that her artistic background helps her bring different kinds of knowledge, skill and inspiration to the quilts and patterns that she creates.

You may have seen some of Lucy’s work exhibited at QuiltCon in 2018, 2020, and 2021 – – where she won an award in the appliqué category for my Naive Melody Quilt. She is heavily influenced by music!

Lucy collaborates regularly with industry leaders such as justhands-on.tv, JanomeUK, Aurifil Thread, FIGO Fabrics, Oakshott Fabrics, Purl Soho, and RJR Fabrics. She also teaches online workshops to individuals, groups, and Guilds, as well as in-person workshops in my Edinburgh studio.

According to Lucy, “I create unique, modern quilt patterns that coax out your inner artist by allowing you to put your own personality and stamp on what you’re making. This isn’t quilting by numbers. You don’t have to follow what I do to the letter. Consider it more as a map to guide you towards creating a stunning piece of art that you can curl up under when it’s done.”

To see Lucy’s designs and limited edition fabric collections, visit her website: https://lucyengels.com/

You can watch Lucy make a colourful modern quilt design using a foundation paper piecing technique that she calls, “controlled improv” in this episode of The Makers Studio series.

Signature Technique

Controlled Improv

Top Tips

  • Experiment with colour to create movement in your quilt.
  • Map out your design on a wall before cutting and sewing.
  • Use music as an inspiration for your quilt design.
  • Blue tip needles work a treat for paper piecing. Fine and sharp.
  • A single line of different colour thread in your quilting creates lift.
  • Fold the freezer paper along template lines to help with your foundation paper piecing.

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Quilt Retreat weekend at Midhurst, W.Sussex

House is full!  Teachers this weekend are Jennie Rayment, Valerie Nesbitt and Sarah Soward (from Pauline's Patchwork);   we know we are going to have a great time - lots of sewing, good company and good food. Sorry you missed it?! - well why not join us next year; the dates are 12-15 June 2015 and for a booking form just click here.

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National Patchwork Championships at Sandown 2014

Had a great time with lots of visitors and both Jennie and I enjoyed meeting so many of our viewers - thanks for taking the time to stop by. Also bumped into many of our contributors, but a couple of new people we will be following:  first Shirley Bloomfield who is an embroiderer with a new bok out Beyond the Applique Garden, which we will be featuring on the site as well as a delightful tablerunner - so keep an eye on the shop: and Nancy Adamek, who is passionate about paper piecing (!);   lovely work and a new supplier to the patchwork world: here is an idea from her stand (it's just 7" across)       and if you want to know more, and/or order paper pieces just visit her website: www.linapatchwork.com (we love to support home grown industries)

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