Spring has arrived here in Melbourne and despite having a few cold and wet days, a few sunny ones have snuck in giving us a taste of what is to come.
Our group meet on 21 September was jam packed with plenty of show and tell and a guest speaker, Gladys, who very kindly took the time to share some of her quilting work with the group. I will keep Gladys' quilts as a separate post as I have about 80 photos all up to show you!
First up we had the remaining challenge blocks which were handed in:
The can now be sorted, redistributed and then turned into quilts.
For show and tell we had the usual quilting goodness to admire, along with a few extra special items:
Di's WIP Kiwi block
And another of Di's Kiwi blocks
Helen E's jelly roll sampler quilt which was quilted by Leanne Kaufmann
Another of Helen E's jelly roll plus extras quilt which was quilted by Leanne Kaufmann
Helen E also had a spectacular log cabin barn raising pattern quilt top. This one is made from jelly roll stips cut in half! Helen is known as the jelly roll queen and she certainly didn't disappoint this month!
A close up Helen's quilt
Jen's pre-printed quilting blocks...
and some more...
and a few more!
Here are Jen's really big hexy blocks! They look fabulous...
and a close up of the quilting
Deb's Christmas tree wall hanging
Here is Deb's "Purple Rain" quilt top. It is a new foundation sheet quilt class designed and taught by Deb TPG quilt class
Therese's completed Suffolk sheep quilt
Therese's completed scotty dog quilt
Therese's bag which resulted from an unused challenge block
Linda's hand sewn and quilted I-pad cover front and...
back.
Linda's completed colourful and bright quilt top...
and a shot of her wonderful quilting from the back!
Christine's completed scrap buster quilt. It looks amazing - here and in real life!
Christine's completed sampler quilt (TPG class with Deb)
and a close up of the quilting done by Leanne Kaufmann
Sarah's fun dinosaur quilt
Helen's completed quilt which was donated
Helen's sunny plus quilt
Robyn's quilt top
Robyn's super king sized quilt. The decorative bias border was hand sewn onto the quilt, and it was quilted by Leanne Kaufmann quite a few years ago
Robyn had her grandmother's 1926 wedding dress in for show and tell
as well as her mum's 1956 lace wedding dress, which Robyn wore on her wedding day in 1975 (the veil is Robyn's)
and a snapshot of the dresses together - their history spanning nearly 50
years (and then some, given they are still in fantastic condition in 2013!)
Once show and tell was over we got ready for Gladys' quilt show. I'll leave that for the next post though as there were a lot of quilts and they certainly deserve their own post.
See you soon!
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