Raffle quilt 2011

A 'GFC' quilt - we raided our stashes for this one - it has a bit of everything and using a grey solid to keep it together, we made a Disappearing Nine Patch pattern. Beautifully quilted by Wendy @ Honey Pot Quilting, Mandurang Victoria.

Show & Tell November (Page 2)

Ellen has been visiting family in the US for a few months.  She finished the following quilts whilst away – she has been busy.

The first 2 are for her grandson and are a pair of quilts for twin beds, called The Underground Railroad quilt.  There is quite a bit of history to this design. I am still reading a book about this which I purchased in the US almost 2 years ago!

  Both these quilts were hand-quilted

 

The next pictures are a double bed sized quilt, using a Disappearing Nine Patch design made with orginal 1940s fabrics.  This quilt has been machine quilted

They are really lovely quilts Ellen. 

Show & Tell October

The group has been busy….

1. Marianne – hand dyed fabrics; machine applique

 

2. Tiiu – Australian aboriginal fabrics; disappearing nine patch design; appliqued Australian animals

3. Tiiu – appliqued and free-motion quilting on sewing machine cover

4. Kate – pattern from Material Obssession; machine pieced, hand-quilted and HUGE!

5. Kate – closeup of the lovely hand quilting

6. Melissa – appliqued and machine quilted sewing machine cover

7. Mayumi – Her first “quilt” a lovely bag

Disappearing Nine Patch Quilts

We are using this block for our next charity quilt - using our chosen grey fabric as the centre square.

The following links show some clear instructions for making the blocks and some different layout possibilities -

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial from PS I Quilt Blog

Disappearing Nine Patch from Popular Patchwork Magazine

A live tutorial on You Tube

Some really nice examples here and here.  One with modern colours here and another one here

Another Baby Quilt…

Thanks Kathy Q. for your hospitality this week. We had a great turnout and a few new faces which is wonderful

Kathy I. has finished a baby quilt for a boy. She was concerned at the amount of ‘girly’ florals in it, so has appliqued some cute, blue teddy bears. It looks gorgeous Kathy!

And to continue the theme of the Disappearing Nine Patches, here are the blocks I have made just put up randomly on my design wall

Show & Tell Feb/March 2010

There must be a baby boom….
Kate has made a gorgeous baby quilt with half-square triangles and machine quilted it in the ditch
Don’t you just love those quilts with feet?
And a close up….
  Alison used 2 x charm packs plus sashing to make a Disappearing nine patch quilt – stipple/meander quilting on a domestic machine

December Show & Tell

Better late than never….here are the photos from Show & Tell in December.
Two in One quilts – from Michele.  I think are from Tops & Tails book – Aussie author to be confirmed


The quilts both use the same fabrics and are cut at the same time with two very different results – a great idea!

Next up some Christmas flavour, with Poinsettias from Christina


  
and some Christmas trees, still a work in progress

Maggie has finished an adorable baby quilt

and a close-up of little Sunbonnet Sam
  
and Michele has been super busy with an Eye Spy Disappearing Nine Patch

and lastly, the stunning Winter Wonderland from Christina, an amazing feat in hand applique

Well done everyone. 

See you at our Christmas Party on the 15th!