Monday 8 April 2013

After the Easter break...what's new?

Lots of new projects  showed their faces today

Vibrant colours 

and more bright cheerfulness 
Eileen loves hand appliqué
 sure we will seem more of this in weeks to come.
Jan is making a farmyard quilt.

The hen is her favourite, but I love that pig
We may have seen this before.
Murial is paper piecing this block

and look at these yummy Liberty prints
Toni spent hours placing her "hexies", then more hours repositioning them.....she got there in the end

Such pretty fabrics

Hazel and Lynda hand quilting

Will it be finished for the exhibition???

See how Barbara showed Hazel how to tack using a spoon!
Shirley was a bit late handing in her 'Challenge', she had a good excuse, and what a great little quilt.
 
This will be given as a 'Linus' Quilt.
In the past we have seen quilts for cats, quilts for dogs, but this quilt takes the biscuit....... its a sleeping bag quilt for a neighbours teddy bear.... how sweet is that?

She really does have too much time on her hands.

I am not sure how long Fran has been working on this baby, but what a beauty. All the blocks are embroidered with 'candlewicking'.  Unfortunately I am no professional photographer, and even though we took the quilt outside the photos don't do justice to this quilt.

Each block is different
 Close up of a few of the blocks

For some lucky little girl
Don't forget that next week is our 'all day' meeting and Diana Turner will be with us for some 'Crazy patchwork Embellishment.  

For those of you new to crazy patchwork, please bring along a piece of calico or plain coloured cotton for the foundation, and a selection of fabric scraps.  Then refer to the list below.
For those of you that know how to do crazy patch, bring along your prepared crazy patchwork square.
also bring:
some embroidery threads, long eyed needle, embroidery hoop,  beads, buttons and any other trims that you might like to use.   

4 comments:

  1. Some really great work going on at the moment. I dont think I will have my quilt finished by the exhibition but I may have another one(or two!) ready. The sunbonnet sue candlewicking is beautiful! cant wait to see the other bits'n'bobs finished.

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  2. The ladies have done some great work again. I think that Lynda's quilt will HAVE to be finished for the Exhibition! (Is that a challenge???)
    And Fran should be proud of the beautiful Sun Bonnet Sue quilt. A works of love - Well Done! xx

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  3. Such a clever choice of fabric Eileen,gorgeous, and the little sunbonnets of Frans' are amazing(how does she keep it so neat on the back?)Aren't we a clever lot!

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