May Show and Tell

Today was another busy meeting with a variety of activities happening. Because of the numbers doing The Cloth Shop BOM there has been a general consensus that those who are able will sew their blocks at home and deliver them to Helen in time for her to photograph them and get the next block over from Palmerston North. Whew! What a good idea.

Janice, our newsletter editor, is also presenting a block of the month Nursery Quilt in the newsletter. There are a number of members doing that also.

Janice shows us the second block of the nursery quilt. Really cute Janice, thank you.

Rosalie is doing a block of the month with a difference. She is working on the Australian Homespun BOM and here is the first block - work in progress. In the original design the materials are of Moda Wild Rose selection. Because these materials could not be obtained easily in her home town, Rosalie has matched some materials to suit.

Lesley showed us the quilt that she has made for her friend's birthday. We would all love to be one of your friends Lesley!

This is one of Audrey's recent quilts

and here are two rag dolls that Audrey has made.

Pat has made this Christmas Stocking for holding the Christmas vouchers.

Great idea Pat.

This large floor play mat has been made by Margalite.

Remember Alison's work in progress last month.Here it is completed.

A small appliqué quilt.

Donna had an interesting story for her quilt. Near to where she lived there was a tree which was called the mushroom tree because of its shape. It stood proudly on a hill until the rains came and the winds blew and that little tree was carried in a landslide to the bottom of the hill. Donna photographed the tree at the bottom of the hill and produced this landscape. The first photo shows the photograph of the landslide and tree alongside the quilt.

Here is the quilt a little closer up. Donna began making this quilt at the Chris Kenna workshop.

Rosemary's Pin Wheels with Teddy bears. A child's quilt

Veronica's place mat. I like the soft fawns and creams Veronica.

Veronica also showed this little girls quilt for her grand-daughter - an adaptation of a pattern from The cloth Shop.

Keitha has made three table runners. The one on the right is made in NZ native fabrics and based on "The Tall Poppies" pattern from The Cloth Shop.

Jeanette has made several table mats. One has used an old doilie, the others in NZ fabrics and Japanese fabrics.

Frances has made this bag from a Jellyroll. The bag is from the pattern shown us by Catherine from The Cloth Shop.