Some great creations

Look what Marie created!

Her fab. version of Neroli Hendersons 'Cherry Blossom'.  Marie, pulled her little quilt over a painters canvas for ease of hanging, what a great idea!

There was a great deal of excitement when the latest edition of Embellish hit the stands (Edition 20 if you want to get your own copy - I got mine from Punch with Judy

There is an entire workshop from Neroli,  step by step pics and great instructions on one of her workshops.
We have the opportunity to do 3 other workshops with Neroli in the upcoming Buderim Craft Cottage Winter School all using different techniques.

Deanne is also in experimental phase, experimenting with sun reactive dyes,  using weeds with their root systems intact (top right), leaves, bits of plants and scrunching.  she has some great background pieces.

Lainey has also been busy, commissioned to create 2 bags, slightly different sizes, both purpose built for two young lassies

Becoming impatient with having to once again clean off her light box before use, she created this cover, with pockets to store cables and suchlike.

Becoming a Great Aunty once again, Lainey is creating a rather cute alphabet quilt for the lucky littlie.

Wendy has completed her version of 'Leannes House'.  Several of the group have been working on the same pattern, the object being to display how an individuals choice of colours and even minor changes creates an entirely different look.  Keep an eye out for the different quilts in our up coming Quilt Show and Sale over the July 10th - 12th Friday and weekend

a closer look at some of Wendy's blocks.

Fae has completed another lovely quilt, 2.5" squares, stacked and sashed.

Someone didn't want to fess up to crocheting at patchwork so.....a 'secret squirrel' pic of what promises to be a lovely face washer, could it be for the new Grandie?

Marcia, working on those 1/2" hexies of hers.

Don't they look delish?

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

Marlene was busy finishing off the Dutch window dressing that she is making as a gift for a friend - lovely addition of windmills and all things Dutch in the backing fabric.

Sheila bought in her quilt to show us all.

Jules has started a new EPP project using up all her scraps.

Fiona was doing a spot of binding for a customer.

Jane B was adding the finishing touches to her daughter's wedding sampler.

Sue had found a UFO lurking in her cupboard.

Debby and Letitia were also binding a quilt.

This is the quilt - all nicely machine quilted by Letitia.

Jackie made this quilt for STEMM.

Sheila was busy, busy with the "notions" for the upcoming quilt show.

Michelle, our newest recruit - some hand sewing for her.

Hand stitching by Jenny.

Yola - multitasking - reading and stitching.

That's us !!!!!!

Till next week.

xx

Thursday night and Fiona's magnificent hexagon quilt............

So, there we were, happily working on our own masterpieces (or so we thought) until Fiona (Quilting Fairy) bought out this magnificent quilt ...................

It's well, its beautiful................

And Fiona is very happy to have finished it..........

.....................and so she should be.

Jules used up some fat quarters to make this quilt, which she then machine quilted - a first for her.

 

Jules also spent the evening removing the papers from her kite quilt.

Leanne's hexies

Deb's used 1/2" papers............................

Fiona's WIP.

Marlene made this table runner as a gift...........

..........lovely backing fabric with windmills etc.

Yola's WIP ........

A nice surprise - Michelle graced us with her presence - her fabric as bright as her personality.

Jackie's hand pieced hexagons.

Supper................

And one more look at Fiona's quilt.

 

Till next Thursday night.

XXX

New members and new projects

A big welcome to new member Sandy, who shared her first Quilt with us, well obviously not her 1st quilt, but a first for us.  It's off to a family member for a Big '0' birthday. Sandy used lovely Japanese prints to create her quilt, sashing the one patches and the larger blocks with narrow black binding.

Each single patch is machine quilted with a different design using mainly straight line stitching with a few curved lines for variety.

Sometimes with all the chitter chatter one misses a pic, and so it was yesterday, Lyn was binding a Christmas Tree skirt, it was for a family member, well it is still going to said member, but next Christmas, kind of missed the boat for last Christmas. Perhaps it will make a visit to the Cottage next week for S & T, hope so, would love to bring you a pic.

Val has, of course, been busy in the charity quilt department creating this strip pieced Q.A.Y.G.  using the same fabric for the sashings front and back.

Val has got some visual interest happening on the backing with layout, pieced squares, and those two green squares sporting tassels.

That wonderful donation received from Derrick also contained 3 quilt tops created by Derrick's Darling Pat.  Pat was a great supporter of charity quilts and these 3 flimseys were probably destined for her charity of choice.
Val spotted a sheet at the op shop with large sprays of roses, and knowing it would suit perfectly, turned Pat's 3 flimseys into 3 quilts.

Christine had some wow! to share, she is progressing nicely through her 'crazy' project, the pile of squares is growing, and the work is beautiful.  Christine attends Jenny Clauston's classes at Patchwork Angel.

A little birdie did tell me though, that sometimes naughty Christine pops up in class, wants to finish what she is working on and Jenny wants to move on, great entertainment from all accounts.

Another big welcome to another new member, Di who is working on lovely white and green 1"hexies. 

Debbie was spotted with a pile of yarn looking for a new project, she wasn't too fussed on the one she was viewing, but just look at the pattern of the one she is working on! Stunning, looking forward to seeing the Rosellas finished.

Val is doing some hand stitching, row one of 3, the plan is these guys will be a quilt for the Easter Fair.  Fused applique with blanket stitching.

Neroli Henderson has posted a collage of her work 'The Churning' on facebook, along with some other recent works, with Neroli's permission - grabbed a screen shot for you.

 copyright by Neroli Henderson.

For a better view and a look at other works, go to Neroli's facebook page Eiloren Art and Design at 

 https://www.facebook.com/nerolihenderson

Excitement is mounting for Neroli's classes at our upcoming winter workshop.