Thursday night...................

Another busy night with a visit from Sheila......................
Jane is back from her lovely holiday - she was fortunate enough to see two wonderful quilt exhibitions............................

Debbie was making yoyos for a baby's toy - her very pretty sewing bag is a gift from Sue using her own pattern.

Letitia was planning the activities for August!!!

More hexies for Fiona...............

Hmmmmmm, Marlene was working on her GTASB quilt - seems like she preferred the "wrong" side of her fabric!!!!!

Pretty threads for Jackie's project.

A stitchery for Anne.

Jules is REALLY enjoying her crochet - yet another rug on the go.

Hexies for Libby

Crochet for Jenny - no, its not a beret !!!! Its a bag................

Oh my gosh - MORE hexies for Sue. Will they ever end?????

Leanne needed to make a finished quilt larger - with the help of June and machine quilting by Fiona - you would never know that it had been added onto. Good job!

I wonder what Sue was saying to Debs?????

Elaine and her quilt top - looks great.

Ah, supper...................

Lastly, a reminder that we have a workshop planned for this Thursday night.

Class requirements for the needle case/scissor fob.

6' square wool felt

6' square fabric - preferably plan or tone-on-tone (as we will be embroidering on this.)

Chenille #22 needle

Milliners needles

Thread to match fabric/felt

We will supply:

silk ribbon

embroidery threads

beads

See you next week.

2013 Quilt Show - Part 8

Crazy Christmas Stockings
Created by Debby

A few years ago I decided to make five Christmas stockings for each of my family members.  Crazy can take lots of TIME!!  Three years later, only two Christmas stockings have been completed...I'm still unsure if I'm going to start the next three???   The stocking on the left is quite masculine with all of the dark colours and I couldn't complete a lot of crazy on this stocking as the fabrics are too busy.  Let's just see how many I complete before Christmas this year. 
After finishing the black quilt I needed to make a happy Christmas stocking...so here it is, on the right.  I love the colours and I was able to do a lot more crazy and embroidery on this one because of the white fabrics used.  A lot more playing for me with this stocking.  Thanks Jenny for your patience and inspiration.
Patterns and Sewing Instructor: Jenny
Machine Sewn and Hand Crazy Quilted by Debby.


'Sophie's Delight'
Created by Marguerite

Pattern 'Mayflowers by Joanne Ridley, I changed the pattern slightly and this is the result.
A certain little girl  said "You could give that rug to me", This changed to "I'd like that rug for my Birthday".  So again this quilt found a happy owner.


'Hearts and Flowers'
Created by Sue

Heart p
attern by Caroline Price (Australian Patchwork and Quilting mag.Vol 9 No. 6) and flower design from 'Applique Quilts to Make", All fabrics from my stash, including the pink/white stripe which I've been saving for a special project - this quilt is for our eldest great niece, now 10.
Machine quilted by Esther Strelen


 'Winter's Night'
Created by Janice

A Post and Rail design tutored by June from Thursday evening group.  This quilt started a s a table runner but it grew as I really liked the design.  I am pleased with the end result.  Machine pieced by Janice and Machine quilted by Judy of Furball Farm with an edge to edge design using (Amorphous) gold glide thread.


'Pretty in Pink'
Created by Lyn

Made of some of my scrap fabrics in shades of pink.  The pattern is a variation of  'Square within a Square' and comes from the book 'Rolling Along' by Nancy J. Martin.
Each block uses two fabrics, a light and a dark, placed alternately to give the overall design
Machine pieced and quilted.


'Friends for Tea'
Created by Julie

a closer view of some of Julies embroidery

Design by Red Brolly Designs.
Hand appliqued and quilted
Made for when sewing or gardening friends come over for afternoon tea.


Ema-May's Quilt
Created by Debby

Made for my niece for her Birthday. Stitched by Debby Tutor and Machine Quilted by Letitia.
Debby made this quilt in one month.

20213 Quilt Show - Part 7

'Faceless Girls'
Created by June

Designed by me from a panel of 10 girls.  I cut them up and then I just arranged them as I thought they should go.  I am keeping this one until one of the grandchildren talk me out of it.  Professionally quilted by Judy of Furball Farm Quilting.


'Flower Bed'
Created by Helen

Designed by Bronwyn Hayes.  I embroidered the pieces, machined it together and hand quilted it myself.  I intend to give the quilt to my granddaughter.


'The Kindness of Strangers'
Created by Anne

Machine quilted and pieced by me from fabric donated to our Patchwork Group and cut into jelly rolls by our Secretary Lorraine.  Design is Boxing Day by Nancy J. Martin in her book 'Rolling Along easy quilts from 2.5" strips.


'Black and White All Over'
Created by Jackie

Inspiration came from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville.com.  Bonnie has quilters all over the world sewing 'Scrappy Trip Around the World' quilts, it was a fun quilt to make, and it doesn't always finish as 'Trip Around the World'.  I made an alternate choice for my finished quilt.
Completed in March 2013.  Machine stitched by Jackie, Machine quilted by Judy at Furball Farm Quilting.


'Magic Lanterns'
Created by Lorraine

Janice presented this workshop at the Cottage last year.  I loved the lanterns and have made several of them.  This one sits on the sideboard in my dining room.
Machine pieced and quilted by me.


Squares and Circles,
Created by Gwen

One afternoon at the Cottage, someone threw, that's right, THREW these blocks and fabrics at me and said "You can do something with these". So I did!



'Knots and Lace'
Created by Val

The five Candlewick squares are by a very dear friend (who has since passed away)
The border I did myself as well as the quilting.  I put it together with an Heirloom theme in mind - which I think I have achieved, and used a quilt as you go method.

2013 Quilt Show - Part 6

'Venetian Floor'
Created by Gwen

 Designed and made from a combination of photos taken of the floor of St. Marks, Venice.  Machine and hand pieced, Machine appliqued and machine and hand quilted.
I had a sleepless night or two working out how to tackle the border.....'Get some proper templates made..OK! got that.
Now to get the right fabric...Yes! That is exactly right.........Oh no!...Not enough...I'll wait while you try to get more.  Got it a week or two later.  Phew!
Now for the black and white check.  Sorry, No!,  Sorry, no!,   Sorry no!  Oh, at last I see some.  Horrible synthetic taffeta.  It will have to do even though I could hardly bear to touch it.  And it frayed almost away as I was using it (thus necessitating as much oversewing as quilting)'.
However, the worst was to come.
WILL THE BORDER FIT?
Even though I had, hopefully drawn it up to size it was quite a dyspeptic few days getting the corners in the right place.  Overall it looks the way I wanted it to.

a closer view of the pics Gwen based her amazing quilt on.

'Timothy's Quilt'
Created by Pat

Photo Courtesy of Lorraine

Timothy's Quilt American Cranston Prints used for single bed quilt. Hand pieced and hand quilted.  This quilt was made for my son Timothy (in 1983) who was three at the time and loved to rub or suck the corners of it as he went to sleep, hence the worn corners.  Polyester wadding used as this was all that was available in shops at the time.  Hand made by me

'Happy Days'

Created by Marcia

 This wall hanging reminds me of my happy days quilting with friends so named it happy days.

It is hand embroidered and machine pieced and quilted.It was designed by Bronwyn Hayes

'Indigo Shirt'

Created by Sheila

 

An original design.  These special fabrics are the result of an indigo dyeing workshop in Nambour, Qld. over 15 years ago.  Sleeve fabric is arashi shibori, where fabric is wrapped around a pole, secured with string, scrunched and dyed.

Back fabric was purchased in Beijing and crafted in northern China.  I like navy clothing!

'Deb's Garden'

Created by Debby

The quilt pattern is actually called 'Leanne's House' but there isn't one house in the pattern so I renamed it!  I changed some of the bigger blocks and I only used scrap pieces out of my scrap box.  My very favourite fabric is the border and I only just had enough to finish it.  If I had to make one more block I would have had to buy more fabric and I didn't want to do that.  It was a challenge finding enough pieces as it was.  This quilt hangs in prime position in my sewing room that I get to see every day.  This is special as I thoroughly enjoyed sewing the quilt. Pattern is 'Leanne's House' by Leanne Beasley.  Machine sewn, hand embroidered and hand quilted by Debby.

'Shifting Gears'

Created by Lyn

Photo Courtesy of Lorraine.

After seeing the pattern in a shop, was impressed with the way the fabrics fitted together, just like gear cogs.  Designed by Daphne Greig and Susan Purney of Patchwork Studio.  Used Give and Take applique.  Machine pieced and quilted.

'Piano Runner'

Created by Sheila

An original design.  I have collected the music fabric but was inspired to make a runner for my daughter's piano when I found the choir fabric.  She enjoys singing and has been in various choirs.  The music charms were a fun finish.

Note:  a combination of situations made this pic difficult, but the lovely fabrics deserved better, hence the collage with closer views of the fabrics, Sheila's runner is in the left of the collage.

'Window Gazing'

Created by Anne

Machine appliqued, pieced and quilted by me from a drawing I did looking out of my dining room window.

2013 Quilt Show - Part 5

Granny's Garden
Created by Wendy

This quilt has taken a few years to complete.  It is hand pieced hexagons done with paper piecing. 
There are about 5,000 of them.  The quilt was then hand quilted.



'Scrappy'
Created by Denise

 An original Scrappy quilt with emphasis on light and dark came into being after completing a similarly  styled one (along with Pauline and Kay) donated to the Sunshine Coast Hospice.  Patchwork is highlighted with shadow quilting.


Seminole Patchwork Jacket
Created by Heather

This jacket was one of my first real patchwork projects and my first garment to use patchwork.  The Seminole technique is adapted from the bright patchwork of the Seminole Indians of Florida, US and is often used in borders and quilted clothing.
For this jacket the strips were cut in varying widths and with colours graded from darks to lights with two accent colours blended in.  The strips were joined vertically, recut at a 45 degree angle into more strips and joined again to form a panel of fabric big enough for each section of the jacket.  A small group of neighbours held a few workshops to learn the technique.  My jacket was made entirely by me and is all machine pieced.


'Happy Quilt'
Assembled by Debby
A friendship Quilt

This is a 'Row by Row Friendship Quilt' and was a team effort of nine girls.  We all made a quilt at our Thursday night patchwork groups several years ago.  We had to pick a theme each such as a small quilt or wall hanging - I chose to make a child's teddy quilt.  Each month the quilts were passed on with bit of fabric and we had a list of designs that we needed to complete on each quilt.  We all completed a different design each month which made it extremely enjoyable.  All nine quilters did a great job on mine and Letita did a fabulous job quilting my quilt on her quilting machine named 'Ethel'.  Thanks Letitia, Thanks girls, love this quilt.


'Daisy Delight'
Created by Wendy

This quilt was designed by Joanne Ridley.  There are different textures in the flowers.  Some have a chenille effect and on some I have used Texture Magic, which gives the fabric a 'bubbly' appearance.
I have edged the flowers with narrow bias binding.  A group of us liked the same pattern and all made our own version of it.


'Autumn Tones'
Created by Marlene

Loved the colours and fabrics from Leesa Chandler of Melbourne, Vic.  Pattern is adapted from a large quilt given to an interstate relative.  Machine pieced by me
Professionally machine quilted by Quilting Fairy Fiona Bell.


'My First Yo-Yos'
Created by Jules

A closer view of some of those stunning Yo-Yos and the 'lighter that air' construction.

I am a beginner quilter, and a member of the Thursday nigh Buderim Quilting group. 
This Yo-Yo (Suffolk puff) quilt was made from the inspiration and guidance from Jenny Clauston of the same group.
It is all hand pieced and stitched by myself and made from my scraps.
About 140 of the Yo-Yo were made whilst I was traveling across the States last year, so some of these pieces are very well traveled!!

2013 Quilt Show - Part 4

'Australian Flora'

Created by Marie

The Australian flora fabric I feel is really beautiful.  It represents the Australian flora so well.  I used the Snowball pattern thinking it would be a quick quilt to make but forgot about all those seams that should meet.  But I was happy with the result.

'Gum Leaves in the Pool'

Created by Betty

An article from an old Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine by Wendy Williams, from N.S.W. gave me inspiration for this quilt a "reflective mosaic of cool summer blues and rustic browns".

Materials all found in my depleted material stash.  Hand appliqued, machine pieced and quilted.

'Ute Quilt'

Created by Lorraine

 I made this quilt out of scraps for my husband to take along on those overnight trips where he sleeps in the ute.  White backgrounds and pastels just don't work in this situation.  The scraps cover many, many quilts, most of which I can remember.

Quilt is designed, machine pieced and machine quilted by me.

'Romantic Roses'

Created by Jackie

I saw this quilt in the Patchwork and Quilting magazine, and bought the kit from a shop in Brighton S.A. many years ago, stitched in 2012.

Machine pieced by Jackie

Machine quilted by Judy at Furball Farm Quilting.

'Emptying my Scrap Basket'

Created by Jenny

This quilt represents 3 of my favourite things - English Paper Piecing, scrap quilts.

'The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring'

 Created by Sue

Deborah Kitching's flower block from her book Country Best was the ideal size to take and stitch on my recent train and coach holiday in Australia.  I used bright scraps I had in my stash instead of the country colours Deborah suggested.  I also added borders making the quilt big enough to use as a single bed topper.