Breakaways 24th February

Sorry for very late posting as another meeting is almost upon us.  Time is flying by and in very short supply , for my part.

 

first off, Chris’s pyramids are growing and looking miles better than they do in this pic – something to do with the colour in my camera I think.

Norma’s pyramids are also coming along nicely.  Her colour scheme is less controlled than Chris’s but I really would not be able to make up my mind which I prefer – I am always open to bribery of course, especially if it involves wine or chocolate…….

Jane’s latest picture on her new machine.  I saw a pebbly beach, with groynes and dried sea foam etc but most others saw viaducts and bridges etc.  Anyway, I do like the pic and the buyer can make up his or her own mind.  I’ve just had a sewing machine serviced or it might have been me.

Lesley’s pincushion is done except for the stuffing.  It is so weeny, but very nice :)

Libby’s disappearing 9-patch which she brought along for someone to have a look at.  She brought her Stars quilt along to quilt by hand   and also all the blocks (which I missed seeing the week I was away) she has been doing with Patricia McLaughlin:-   this log cabin is Lesley’s and the next is a sneaky pic of the block Pauline was making

To finish off - and I expect Lesley’s daughter in NZ has been impatiently waiting for this – Lesley’s Stars quilt :- (middle section) (border with piping) (corner treatment) and the quilting pattern as seen on the back.

 

As for myself, I am still putting half square triangles together and have a few more rows to do.  Then I’ll be able to see whether they will fit together and whether the pattern is correct……

Breakaways 3rd Feb

A busy evening, though some members were missing – hope everyone has now got over their various illnesses and that we will be able to see you next week!

 

Jane sent a scrap box along with her dh who had a committee meeting. Lucky chap got to take the remains home, too.  Seriously, he has been very supportive of us – thanks, Kevin! :)  So most members present dived into said box brandishing scissors and cutting up 5” squares or triangles for pyramid quilts to come – should have taken a picture of it, really, but I didn’t think of it at the time.  We exchanged stories of what we’d bought at the Ardingly show (or not – some were more restrained; sadly I wasn’t one of them) and how much we had enjoyed ourselves.  It is a lovely show when not a squeeze, but I appreciate, not necessarily good for traders.

 

Anyhow, to kick off, some pics of Chris’s pyramids which she is now putting  together

Colours are a bit off, but they do look great, don’t they?

 

Next are Lesley’s Stars  

corner detail

quilting around the star which has an extra layer of wadding behind it

I don’t know if you can see the pattern it makes on the back…

Lesley (at the back) and Libby discussing quilting patterns for the rest of it.

 

Norma sorting through her scraps for more triangles

Kim quilting her black and white Red Delicious – well actually threading a needle here – but it is looking gorgeous.

 

Linda has decided to make her quilt bigger and was muttering about sewing in the tails in the areas she has already quilted.  I showed her the trick Jane showed me but I’m blowed if I can find a tutorial on the ‘net – must be using the wrong terminology.  Basically you thread a needle using a doubled piece of cotton thread so on one side of the eye is a loop and the other side has 2 tails.  The thread you want to bury goes through the loop, needle into fabric, bring it out wherever you like.  The thread will travel through the fabric away from where you stopped and pop up where you can cut it.  So far I haven’t had any come back to bite or unravel and it does save an awful lot of time.

 

And another thing – Jane has a wicked sense of humour and used to write stories.  I think she ought to write some more, but on her rather old website here are some to amuse you…     Jane Andreoli  and her newer site is here Jane's quilts but they only give you a flavour of what she does.  I guess she’s been too busy managing  Denmead Community Centre  and making more pictures……

 

 

better with red.....

better with red....., originally uploaded by cazh.

These are Chris's triangles for her 1000 Pyramids. I don't know why we didn't turn them round the other way, but we didn't. Her colours are more structured than Norma's but equally mouth-watering.

Norma's Triangles

DSCF8359, originally uploaded by cazh.

Norma and Chris are making 1000 Pyramids quilts. They haven't finished yet, but these (in random order) are the ones Norma has done so far. Spectacular, don't you think? We all enjoyed trying to find the duplicated ones, not that there were many, and I think we all want to do one now.....