January 2014 group meet

Hello everyone.

Today saw the group meet up for the first time this year.  There were a few weary members despite the heat wave being broken last night - after that many days of heat it takes more than an evening to get your body and brain back to normal.

Have a look at the following show and tell items from our members:

 Therese's nautical quilt

 

 Therese's ABC bear quilt

 

 Helen's free motion practice quilt

 

 Helen G's scrappy quilt with machine decorative stitching used for quilting

 

 Helen G's scrappy quilt top

 

 Another of Helen G's scrappy quilts

 

 Helen's attempt at thread painting - its an echidna (really, it is!)  done at the Embroiders Guild Victoria

 

 Helen E's reversible placemat

 

 The other side of the placemat

 

 Linda's Christmas table runner

 

 Linda's completed Ricky Timm's "Convergence" quilt

 

 Judy's hat applique quilt which also uses a quilt as you go method

 

 and a close up of Judy's quilt

 

 Dot's Japanese applique quilt from a pattern designed by the girls at Patchworks Unlimited in Pascoe Vale, Victoria

 

 Christine's large quilt which she quilted on her domestic machine!

 

 a close up of Christine's fantastic quilting.  Look out for the joining butterflies

 

 Christine's puffy quilt - so much puffy goodness!!!

 

 Sue's jelly roll quilt which she practiced quilting with a sweet sixteen machine

 

 another WIP jelly roll quilt of Sue's

 Margaret's Gallery 2 bag (a TPG class)

 

 Margaret's summery split 9-patch quilt

 

 Margaret's Jinny Beyer graduations wall quilt

 

 Sarah's Gallery 2 bag (TPG class)

 

 Sarah's little girls dresses

 

 Deb's bali wedding ring quilt runner which is nearly completed.  This will be a class that Deb will teach sometime during this year (TPG)

 

 

 

 

Challenge quilts 2014

This year's challenge quilt series will focus on fun with precuts.  Below were some examples provided for this month's challenge blocks - jelly rolls.  The design of the blocks are totally left up to the individual with an emphasis on learning some new techniques along the way.  We should have some blocks to show you next month.

 



 

Until then, have a great week and thanks for reading!