It's been a windy and warm day here in Melbourne, and it's not even summer yet. Just a taste of things to come it seems.
Yesterday the group met up for its monthly meeting in Lower Plenty.
First things first - congratulations are in order to two of our members, Robyn and Deb as they both had quilts on the inside cover of the latest Vic Quilters Inc. magazine!!
Robyn and Deb's quilts are the top 2 (respectively)
We also had a random draw for the latest challenge blocks which were all collated and packaged up. It was a bit like Christmas given our packages were all lovingly wrapped up and we had no idea whose blocks we were going to get. So the challenge is now on to turn those blocks into some lovely quilts.
There wasn't as much on for show and tell as usual but still some lovely things to look at and admire.
The Banksia Palliative Care memorial quilt has been finished and will be presented to them shortly. It will then be available for families to place a memorial "leaf" on the tree to represent loved ones who have received support from the centre.
Sue showed us her turtle applique which she undertook at a workshop at the recent Taupo, New Zealand sewing convention. Its still a work in progress but looks beautiful
Another of Sue's work undertaken at the sewing convention which comprises organza flowers which have been soldered together! So delicate and intricate
Another of Sue's creations - a glasses case
Therese had a stunning sampler quilt which she created using the Westalee rulers system. It was quilted by our own Leanne Kaufmann
and a close up of Therese's precise patchwork skills and Leanne's amazing quilting
Therese had another quilt that showcased her family's history. Based on a Quiltmania pattern she created this quilt using her dad's ties (the dark central squares), club badges from both her parents, old building keys from when her dad was a builder and buttons from her grandfather who fought in Gallipoli. It was beautiful and sentimental
We got another look at Robyn's "stepping stones" quilt which is at the basting stage (done by Leanne Kaufmann)
New member Judy had this lovely 3d windmill quilt which she made for her niece
We also got to see Judy's textures and tucks quilts which she has been doing in class with Deb. It looked amazing!!!
and a close up of Judy's lovely work
Ruth had a bright and geometric (is there a tessellation in there???!) community quilt
and a close up of Ruth's quilting - especially the brilliant use of her machine's decorative stitches in the border
Ruth's 2012 finished challenge quilt
Linda's WIP applique block from the Wind in the Whiskers block of the month quilt
Helen E's Christmas quilt - its not that far away!
Helen's crocheted owls - just for something different!
And last but not least, we thought we would show you the flyer from the Eastern Palliative Care quilt show. I appreciate the show is over but it does give you an insight to the thinking behind their (recent) show and the one they are planning for next year (click on the photo for a larger view):
That's about all for now. Until next time, take care and thanks for reading!
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