August 2013 Group Meet

Hello everyone! 
Another month has flown by.  Its going to be December in no time at this rate.

Today saw the group meet up in our new premises in leafy Lower Plenty.  The space is fantastic and will provide much more room for our growing group and sew-ins held on meeting days. 

The group was missing a few of its members today (it is still winter and the bugs are still rampant unfortunately) but the final challenge blocks were handed in and we had a few items for show and tell.

On the challenge block front, the last ones handed in today were diverse:

Everyone is excited about the potential outcomes from these blocks.  Now they are in they will be sorted and then handed back out (not necessarily to the original owners) to be turned into quilts.  It will be very interesting to see the end results and the fruits of all our labour.

Show and tell included the following items:

 Helen G showed us her finished quilt top which was started by Glenda. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do the fabric justice.  It was lovely and rich in colour and pattern

 

 A close up of those geese.

 Helen completed a donated quilt top

 This quilt was donated by Emma

 Another quilt donated by Emma

 And another quilt donated by Emma

 And ANOTHER quilt donated by Emma!

 Christine showed us her baby boy quilt she made 

 Check out those quilted trucks rolling over the hills! 

 Christine also had a WIP which she has been making by paper piecing with scraps.  Its called "My quilting life"

 Robyn brought in her award winning quilt "Mamas garden".  It won 2nd prize (for 2 person professional quilt category) in the recent quilt show held at Jeff's Shed (Stitches and Craft Show).  Leanne Kaufmann, also a member of the group, quilted it.  It is stunning in every way!

 Check out that handmade rainbow bias binding!!!!



And a close up of the quilting on the back of the quilt.  Its a rainbow sensation, back, front and sides!

 

 

After the meeting concluded we got started on the next project for Banksia Palliative Care.  It will be ready by the end of the year and once a bit more work has been done on it, we can show you some sneak peeks.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

A Quillo

Hello everyone!

In case you haven't noticed, we have a free quillo tutorial posted in the Tips, Tricks and Tutorials tab.  It is a great quick project turning the humble quilt into a pillow and is especially loved by kids.

I even made one myself.  It's a pretty basic one but already is getting plenty of use.  You could however, make a detailed quilt top and embellish the pocket as much or as little as you like.

I now realise pale pink with little ducks doesn't photograph too well for the blog but these fabrics have been in the cupboard for awhile and were perfect for this project.  I also pieced together the wadding to use up some leftovers.  I have put up a couple of extra photos in the tutorial of the process. 

Have a go, they are quick and easy! 
Thanks must go to Deb for the pattern.

Thanks for reading.