What inspires you?

We were at the Festival of Quilts last week, in Birmingham and I've been looking back at the photographs that I took. What caught my eye and why? It's a combination of awe at the technical expertise, humour, colour and work by friends.

Impressive use of colour.

This is a whole cloth and the design is all thread work.

Beyond my capabilities and imagination.

The colours shine and the precision of the circles.

Simplicity, perfectly executed.

By Paula Steele whose work is always colourful. This will be released as a kit with Modern Quilt Club.

A brilliant use of grunge fabric to produce a footstool in the shape of a Tunnock's caramel wafer. Apparently one of the Scottish airlines hands these out to passengers.

The winner of the contemporary category and a bargain at £800. One piece was for sale for £30,000 but we heard this was to do with insurance.

Are pigs in blanket, a British thing? Sausages wrapped in bacon. I like the humour and the execution.

A steam punk cat!!

The use of colour is fantastic and so precisely pieced.

Highlighting the effect that bees have on our world.

I am not a fan of quilted jackets for myself, but I loved this piece in the free wearable art catwalk show on Sunday.

Winner of two prizes by Helen Creasey and very different to Helen's usual foundation pieced beauties. As a steward we are allowed to show the reverse of pieces to show attendees and Helen had introduced batons into the points of the mandala so it would hang perfectly.

From Carolina Oneto's Gallery. Now that Carolina's daughter is at university in Edinburgh, she is spending more time in Europe. Carolina is a lovely person and a good teacher; I did a class with her in Nantes in 2022.

One of many samples in a lass with Vendulka Battais. Very inspiring.

Selvedges and a temptingly comfortable chair. The ribbon was there to stop visitors sitting down on this lovely piece. It is so tempting to touch all of the exhibits, which is why stewards are so necessary at the show.

Which piece caught your eye?