April Show & Tell

Debbie had just finished hand-piecing this quilt in a Beginner’s Class and is now hand-quilting it. It looks super!

Debbie has also finished the lovely baby quilt

and a close-up of the gorgeous applique bees and flowers

Kathy has been busy making a “Tortilla Warmer” – what a great idea

…and she has also made a cute baby quilt

Marianne has been busy hand-dying lots of lovely fabrics and making these wonderful fabric postcards

Some of our members have been making quilts for the Japan to help with the Tsunami Disaster, at one of our local quilt shops.  These are two they helped quilt

…and a close-up of the machine-quilting by Sandra

As we hadn’t done a Show & Tell for a while, Elizabeth showed us her stunning hand-pieced quilt – a Karen Cunningham (from Australia) design.  This one is quite breathtaking “in the flesh” and was way too big for any of us to hold up off the dirty floor!

and a couple of close-ups. 

Elizabeth had the quilt machine-quilted in Oz by (I forget!)

Her fussy cutting was exquisite

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 November 2010

A good few things to show off this month…

Tiiu’s fabric dish which a friend made for her

Debbie’s hand-pieced and appliqued quilt from a jelly-roll – her first quilt (I stand to be corrected though!).  It looks fabulous

Tiiu’s challenge mini quilt; the challenge from her group in Perth.  The fish block is copied from the Group’s badge

Tiiu’s made from left-over fabric from the one above

Kate’s BOM quilt from a Sue Ross design. It looks awesome!

Kate’s “Red Centre” – for one of her boys. It is a pattern from Material Obsession

Kate’s baby quilt – a work in progress, but hopefully it will be finished and off to it’s new owner before the next Show & Tell. Forgotten the name of the block – a Gwen Marston design?  Skillfully uses Kate’s stash of beautiful Liberty fabrics.

Tiiu’s really expensive bag-to-be, made in a class at Rosie’s with a visiting Japanese tutor (name?)

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

Show & Tell September

Some recent projects made by our group

1. Made by Angeles

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3. Marianne has made this with her own hand-dyed fabrics and the circle attachment on her machine(correct me if I’m wrong)

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