Wednesday 22 July 2015

Wednesdays seem to come around so quickly. You need to make sure you don't lose track of the date or you will miss out on too many interesting things at patchwork. 

Next week 29th July we have an In-House Workshop conducted by Joan to make a Mystic Mountain table runner as shown in the 8 July Blog. The workshop will be over two Wednesdays. If you want to join in, bring your machine, mat, cutter and ruler and 4 coordinating fat quarters, two light and two dark. They should be trimmed to all measure 21 1/2" X 19 1/2". If you wish to do the "Flip and Sew" shortcut, you will also need a piece of wadding and backing about 60" X 22" pinned together around the edges. This looks like it will be heaps of fun.

Just a short Show and Tell today.

Margaret has finished her very soft and beautiful quilt made of flower fabrics backed with minkee and crocheted together. She did teach many other people to make a quilt in this method and that is probably why she has been the last to finish.

Anne finally has a quilt made just for herself. Beautiful pansy fabrics in a simple but graphic design. Pansies for thoughts we believe.

Diana has completed yet another of her time consuming fabric strip mats. This one is for her niece's daughter's friend. The poor little girl with the original purple mat is not allowed to let her friends into her bedroom now in case they see her wonderful mat and she tells them her Zea will make them one too!

A very touching little embroidered verse on this pillow case Anne made for her mother. A beautiful delicate and somewhat pastel pattern not really very 'Anne-like' and we hope  her Mum doesn't cry too much when she sees it.

Anne bought so many stunning sarong pieces in Tanzania that husband has demanded she does something with them. So one has gone into making a couple of lovely cushions to match the truck quilt.

The Badge Draw today was won by Diana who is off to Needleworx to spend her $10.

Wednesday 15 July 2015

We had good numbers today and it was lovely to see some of the travellers returned.

Di Hope has created this 'Agave Garden' Wall Hanging with a couching technique

Close up of the couching

Di Hope has been busy creating this Paper pieced Starburst from a Judy Niemeyer pattern and materials dyed by Di,  Black and vibrant dyed materials used.

Linda's pretty pink and brights appliquéd and pieced quilt is titled ' I Hope I Have a Granddaughter One Day' 

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Margaret Lombardi - Japanese Table Runner, with Shashiko stitching, from an Indigo Workshop at Di Hope's house a few years ago 

Japanese Quilt by Margaret Lombardi again, material given to her by Faye Cole

Maree's Quilt by Margaret Petersen who is hand quilting this.

Joan Flack's 'What am I - Bird or Fish?' Quilt

Joan Flack made this Runner with 4 fat quilters.  'Mystic Mountain'  a Stack and Slash, Flip and Sew quilt as you go.
Joan is going to do a workshop on this.

Jan Wild has made another baby quilt for niece #3.

June 2015 Mackay Show

Merran Hudson - 'I spy, nautical theme'

A little girl singing the song 'Home Among the Gum Trees'

Brenda Goggan's  'The Green Retreat'

The Raffle Quilt -' Home Among The Gum Trees'

Margaret Lombardi's 'Blushing Aspens'  won Best Machine Quilting

Joan Flack's 'Country Roses' won 2nd Prize for Full Size Quilt

Joan Flack's 'Joy of Christmas'  won 1st prize Full Size Quilt and Best Use of Appliqué

Erica Liesegang's quilt 'Glacier Star' won the High Achievement Award

Meran Hudson's 'Christmas Tree' 3rd prize in the Wall Hangings

Meran Hudson's Log Cabin in the Round' won 2nd  prize in Small Quilt

Greta Singh's Bed cover.

Mary Higgin's Candlewicked Quilt. 'Romantic Dreams' won 2nd prize in Collaborative Quilts and Viewers Choice Award

Barbara Faulkner's 'Japanese Lady' won 3rd prize Collaborative Quilt and Best Use of Colour

Anne Finch's 'Out of the Square'  won 3rd prize Full Size Quilt

Michelle McNamara's 'Flower Power' 

Helen Dallas' Diamonds' won 1st prize Collaborative Quilt

Kaye McNamara's 'Butterfly Garden' won Presidents Choice Award

Kate Chiconi's 'World Wide Friends' won 1st Prize Wall Hanging, Best Exhibit of Show

Meran Hudson's Quilt 'Baby Steps'

Brenda Goggan's 'Pinwheels'

Faye Cole's quilt 'Sweet Sorbet' won Best Hand Quilting for Lyn Hammet

Raffle Quilt

Del Uhr hard at work at the Show

Wednesday 1st July 2015

Vice President Robyn welcomed Sandi Winner from Headspace Mackay, she was here to draw the raffle and receive the $1400 cheque which was the proceeds from the raffle.  She also gave us a short talk on what Headspace Mackay do.They work closely with young people who suffer from bullying, depression and inability to cope with life get the services they need to get their lives back on track.   Bucasia Beach Quilters group is pleased to be able to help this needy group directly in Mackay.

The lucky winner was our own club member Erica Lisegang who then presented the cheque to Headspace Mackay

Kate Chiconi brought along the Mackay Show grand winning quilt to show and subsequently joined our group.  I think we will benefit from her knowledge and artistic flair.

‘WORLDWIDE FRIENDS’

Made 10 November 2014 –  10 June 2015

Techniques used

Front: English Paper Piecing, hand appliqué

Back: Machine piecing, English Paper Piecing, hand appliqué

Hand painted calligraphy on front in gold resist dye

Handwritten calligraphy of haiku* on back panels in ink

Lightly hand quilted in ‘big stitch’ quilting to stabilise layers

The quilt is faced rather than bound, to retain the hexagon shapes at the edge.

Hanging tabs are integrated into the top seam, as this is a wall hanging

The quilt is effectively double sided, allowing it to be turned to display the haiku.

Background

This quilt is the result of a collaboration between myself and blogging friends around the world. The design was triggered by the gift of an indigo furoshiki, or gift-wrapping cloth from Japan, which featured rabbits, waves and the moon. According to Japanese legend, the figure seen in the full moon is not a man, but a rabbit, who was placed there by a holy man in return for an act of kindness.  This beautiful cloth gave the rest of the quilt its Japanese flavour and the name of the quilt is written in Kanji characters across the middle, which translates to Worldwide Friends. On the back are haiku in English about quilt-making and the rabbit legend, some written by fabric donors, others by friends who did not have fabric to give. Many of the indigo fabrics are Japanese, others are from Indonesia, India and Africa as well as Europe, the US and Australia.

The maker

Kate Chiconi, 58, Main Street, Bakers Creek, QLD 4740.

Blogging at: http://talltalesfromchiconia.wordpress.com

The Worldwide Friends:

Carla, Australia: https://grannymaudsgirl.wordpress.com

Tracey, Australia

Nanette, Australia: http://stitchandsow-homeandgarden.blogspot.com.au

Dale, Australia: https://elladeewords.wordpress.com

Rita, Belgium: https://gwenniesgarden.wordpress.com

Jan, Wales: http://thesnailofhappiness.com

Lynn, France: https://thetialys.wordpress.com

Viv, France: https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Gun, Sweden: https://rutigt.wordpress.com

Cath, USA: http://wombatquilts.com

Sue, USA: http://sewingmagpie.blogspot.com.au

Esther, Netherlands: https://ipatchandquilt.wordpress.com

Emmely, Netherlands: https://infectiousstitches.wordpress.com

Jule, Germany: https://jule62.wordpress.com

Annett, Germany: https://knettycraft.wordpress.com

Carole, UK: https://aslightobsessionwithbooks.wordpress.com

Kirsten, UK: http://thepinkrosebakery.com

* Traditionally, Japanese haiku poems take the form of a three line poem, the first line of 5 syllables, the second of 7 and the last of 5 again. There is also one tanka in the set, which takes the syllable structure 5/7/5/7/7.

Kaye with her Presidents Choice show prize quilt. Pattern 'Square Dance"

Michelle McNamara's quilt called 'Flower Power'

Joan Robinson's quilt made from some pale squares won quite some time ago.  Made for Alexis which means Protector and Bountiful - hence the name of the quilt.

Joan's Topiary Tree Pattern - called Peace and Beautiful the meaning of Olivia's name.

Elaine's Polar fleece quilt made for her nephew's 18th birthday

Joan made this gorgeous little bag at a Mount Isa workshop. Made with hexagons and she stores hexagons in it.