August 2012

Donna has been making hexagons in the evenings.  Here she is trying out various combinations.

This one is Lesley's- strip pieced

Libby's Ruby Wedding quilt.  The flying geese are 3D.

This is Jane's magnificent Seaside sampler which some of us have been sewing along with her.  Jane's quilt is due to be published as a block of the month in a British magazine in 2013 and also will be shown at some shows, we think.  Watch this space.  We are all chuffed to bits!

Wendy tried out several different arrangements for her star quilt  This is just one of them.

Blogger seems to have had some issues with my posts ie eating them, so trying again.........

The back of Chris's quilt

Chris's hexagons made over a fair period of time.  Chris is on the right.

As you can see, we need to grow a bit to show this off

Linda valiantly stretching up as far as she can

 

 

 

 

July 2012

Lesley's

Kept forgetting my camera and then I kept forgetting to upload photos.

Anyhow here is some of what our lovely group have achieved so far this month - and in no particular order, it would seem.....

This is Jane's. She made it once, the wadding shrank and completely wrecked it.  She wanted to put in the bin.  We thought otherwise and set to, unpicking it and eventually Jane finished the job.  It is the same top but the quilting is different and it is every bit as magnificent as the original.  Jane's sister is now the happy recipient of something she probably never expected to get, given the state it was in and I think Jane is relieved to have it finished and handed over.  It takes a lot to get through something like this and we are very proud of our friend :)

This belongs to Chris Joiner.   She did a course with Patricia McLaughlin and this is the quilt as you go finished result.  She is very modest about her achievements but it is fab! :)

One of Lesley's

I cant remember who made these - perhaps someone will enlighten me as memory has gone :(

Some of us helped Jane layer up this quilt which will go on her bed.  She wanted something quick and easy.

It is surprising there are any patches left.  We all found fabrics we liked in here.......

Lots of safety pins....

Christine's round robin.  She has been combined techniques as she didnt want it to be too big.  It looks far, far better than in this photo.

Some more to be added on later......

Portholes

I made this quilt during the Easter holiday.  I finally managed to get a couple of days to sew and I'm glad I did, as the painted fabric sat on the table staring accusingly at me every time I walked through the dining room. The inspiration came from a metal clad building with round windows (and round air conditioners, too!) at a boatyard I visited.  The original photos which I used were taken by Ian Britton (www.FreeFoto.com) and are his copyright.

I traced, painted with watercolour and then with thread on separate circles of fabric which were then attached with some sheer which came wrapped round a bouquet of flowers and finished off with pelmet vilene portholes with furniture protectors (do not try to get a needle through them; it's impossible unless you have a hammer).  Anyway I enjoyed myself tremendously although the workmanship leaves something to be desired (and I cannot measure, either, as it is a little too long).  My friend Bren has a spot waiting when she finally gets it :)

Chris trying to hold it level whilst keeping out of the way

Deckchairs are at the bottom as they are on the beach and thus the foreground

Sailing boat at the mid point

And the seagull at the top for obvious reasons LOL

Region 3 Challenge Quilts

The Quilters' Guild Region 3 Committee (Hants, Wilts, IoW and CIs) chose an unusual measurement for this year's challenge quilts - 10" x 50".  They were shown at the Regional Day in April 2012.  They were judged by Janet Twinn and Gill Turley, who were the speakers that day. The last photo shows the 3 chosen 1st on the left, 2nd middle and 3rd right.  They are due to be hung at the Quilters Guild Museum in York in the Autumn, I believe, in the small room where the videos are shown.  A very interesting set of quilts, worthy of study when you get to see them!  I found it very difficult to pick a favourite as each one had a lot to look at either in content or technique.  I think all the makers should be very pleased with themselves :)

Breakaways May and June 2012

Christine packing away her machine, having attached the binding to her lovely dresden plate quilt

Beautiful colours and Quilt as You Go

Quilting detail of Lesley's finished sampler

Isn't it beautiful?  I think this was also QAYG

This is the back

Not content with that, she then began to make a bag....

Linda's new venture.  You start off with a circle, add a square (with or without a square of wadding behind it), fold the circle over the square and sew the curves down.  Voila, one unit which you can then join to others and go as big as you want and then it's finished.  No more to do! Here is a tutorial for this type of patchwork http://frayedattheedge.typepad.co.uk/frayed_at_the_edge/2010/05/tuesday-tutorial-18.html

This is Christine's beautiful quilt, binding sewn and now finished

Linda's finished Jubilee quilt - just in time!  This has a lovely, old fashioned feel and looks gorgeous

Dawn's seaside block looks quite exotic, don't you think?.  The starry sky and red clouds look very tropical....