Wednesday 28 October 2015

The weather is warming! Finishing quilts is slowing down and small pieces of handwork are being taken up. But next week, don't come to the hall because we are going on an outing to The Leap. Should be great fun so bring some money for a real coffee, some handwork to sit and chat and stitch in different surroundings and look forward to admiring (or shopping) all the craft stalls. 

It would have been a very small show and tell today if not for Karen ready to post some quilts away.

This is a  lovely colourful panel Karen pieced into a suitably sized cot quilt and then made her mother hand quilt around all the animals. Great-grandma did a pretty good job and even hand stitched a label.  

Karen made this child's quilt for a friend from a very cute pattern obtained at the Sydney Craft Show earlier this year. It is all hand blanket stitched and machine quilted with a fancy stitch in variegated thread.

Even after Karen finished her Stack and Slash Christmas quilt, she still had a pile of Christmas fabric. So she made this top for a festive tablecloth. But she still has piles of Christmas fabric!

The Nutmeg and Cinnamon pattern by Janice Averill in McCalls Quilting  22/4 was the inspiration for this quilt. It is for the husband's chair and will match the lime green cushions on the lounge. It looks wonderfully graphic in these colours, Joan.

The Badge Draw today was won by Erica who is having a particularly lucky year.

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Another lovely Wednesday with like-minded friends.  Although it is warming up, it is still pleasant in the Bucasia Community Hall.  Every week we have new items for our Show and Tell and this past week we have had great interest in the Bomb (Block Of the Month Bonanza) Arrowhead.  Brenda won this draw and with four more blocks still to come in, we're sure she will quickly turn this into a very attractive quilt.

Robyn N showed us the recent Blankets of Love contributed from Liz, who said, "Only one more and I am returning to South Australia and cooler climes!"  See you next year Liz.

The Badge Draw was won by Faye Cole

This months Bomb blocks  won by Brenda G

Di H has constructed this very attractive quilt from cotton shirts belonging to her husband
and also a quick trip to the Op. Shop.  Some labels were still showing. It is tied together with the shirt buttons 

The reverse of Di's quilt with the left overs.

Joan  made this very pretty table runner from a photo on Pinterest
constructing the pattern herself. What an attractive  mix of colours.

Wednesday 14 October 2015

With the school holidays, travelling, camping and grandchild minding over, there was a good group of sewers today firing with enthusiasm. It was committee meeting day and Bomb demonstration day all in one. Watch next week for all the graphic bomb blocks which can be left as is for a disappearing 4-patch, set on point for a more interesting quilt design or complicated up with bias edges to make an arrowhead quilt.

Margaret has pieced this Charming Hearts design from an AP&Q magazine pattern which gave incorrect cutting instructions. She managed to contact the quilt designer who insisted that her measurements as printed were correct. Margaret was clever enough to work out what to do to complete the quilt and thinks she should maybe be publishing quilt patterns herself! 

Anne W has made this table runner as a wedding present. It is a disappearing 9-patch pattern based on the butterfly, dark green and blue fabrics chosen by the bride to be. The cream fabric on the edges was just too boring so Anne hopes the replaced pink will be appreciated. 

Do we remember Erica's large and complicated Glacier Star quilt shown in May? Well it was inspired from the foundation piecing workshop done 18 months ago. And here is that workshop piece finally finished!

Kay S won the monthly raffle voucher today and is off to the Mackay Sewing Centre for some new fabric. The badge draw was won by Noela who was very pleased with her fabric, variegated aqua thread and shiny new thread snips.

Wednesday 7 October 2015

A great Show and Tell this week.

Linda L brought along a Candlewicked Bedspread made 22 years ago for her daughter.  It was taught to her by Rita H at the St Francis Craft group.

'Gingham Girls' has  hand stitched blocks, beautifully colour coordinated by Robyn Mc and she had it machine quilted by Diana H.

Anne W's little red/black/blue/yellow quilt has a Micky Mouse Print on it.

Marilyn I. has made up this Needleworx Table Runner pattern in the striking Black/White and Red.

Marilyn I. has also competed this Table Runner.  The Dragon Fly Shapes are appliquéd.  It is a Patchwork by the Sea Kit (S.A.)