I would like to thank Judy P for her faithful service in posting Show & Tell for the last 11 years and Veronica D who looked after it for a spell. I have now taken the reigns up again of documenting our Show & Tell. I created this blog in 2007 so it it has been going for 17 years.
It’s hard to believe another year has flown by so fast and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Our 2024 Christmas Challenge is a mug rug with a Christmas theme. We had 22 entries this year. They were judged very competently by Diane H who chose 2 highly commended and 3rd, 2nd and 1st place. I’m sorry, I didn’t record who all those winners were, so you will have to wait for the February Newsletter. I didn’t think to take photos of them either, but our very competent new newsletter editor did so here they are:
Now, the general Show and Tell
Donna gave us a blast from the past with her Christmas wall hangings designed by Susan Claire:
The next 4 quilts are for the Te Awhina Quilt Project. All four quilts were quilted and finished by me (Helen.)
The first quilt is a top made by me to use a collection of random four-patches:
I decided to include some cushion panels in the backing:
The next was a collection of quarter log cabin blocks that were donated by Rosie N. I needed to make five more and add a border to make it the required size:
This top was also pieced by me (Helen). I did a variation of Bonnie Hunter’s Triple Star pattern and substituted half square triangles where there were four-patches:
The top of the following quilt was pieced and donated by Maureen L. It is a Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt from a few years called En Provence:
The following quilt, made by me (Helen) will be heading over to Ireland in a week’s time with my son. It is a gift for the family he will be staying with for the first couple of months. The pattern is Crimson Christmas by Krista Moser of The Quilted Life.
Diane H made this beautiful Komebukuro bag with embroidered hexagon patchwork:
This sweet Lynette Anderson Christmas wall hanging was made by Veronica:
Veronica also made this bag for a Christmas present. Purple is the recipient’s favourite colour so Veronica hopes she likes it!
The following quilt was made by Lesley M to use up her collection of leftover Tula Pink fabric from her Wensleydale quilt. The scraps collection was supplemented from her friends’ leftovers!
Next up is Primitive Christmas made by Jenny H from a pattern by Lynette Anderson:
Jenny H also stitched this gorgeous wall hanging called Chirp by Sue Spargo:
The next quilt is also by Jenny H and is her version of the Dear Jen quilt, pattern by Jen Kingwell. It was started at Cottage Flair in Rotorua about 5 years ago before Jenny joined us in Whanganui. She hand pieced it (wow!) and quilted it on her domestic machine:
The next cute contribution is Rosie N’s Christmas Lizzie’s. Some have already been gifted and the rest are being donated:
I didn’t get a great picture of them while they were being held up, so here is a better photo:
The next wall hanging is Tinsel, made by Judy P and quilted by Jacqui Karl. It was a Sue Spargo block of the month.
Morag O made these sweet Christmas stockings:
This quilt was also made by Morag. It is called Shelly’s quilt.
This stunning Sashiko sampler was stitched by Hester d O. Hester was planning to use it a a back panel for a jacket but it was too long and too nice to sit on. The threads used a a combination of Naki threads and Hester’s own hand spun and silk dyed threads:
Beverly C started this Sun Bonnet Sue quilt 20 years ago when she was living in Costa Rica. It is hand and machine quilted. She says it is time to be completed for the next generation with only the binding to finish:
Last, but not least, is Which way to Christmas by Annette B:
That’s all for this month. See you back in February.
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