A great meeting today with a special guest speaker appearance by Amiee Torwick of Amiee’s Homestead Quilts. Amiee brought some of her special vintage and antiques sewing tools collection. She has some fascinating pieces.
Here Amiee is showing a treasured recent acquisition of a chatelaine. Some of the tools on the chatelaine date back to the 1890s. It is a really beautiful piece.
On to our Show & Tell:
First up, Marlene showed these two wall hangings, called The Wayward Me (Years Ago) made using panels. These are for two of Marlene’s friends and while the panels are identical Marlene quilted each one in a different style, one using the Pauline Quilt Method which has you take a lot of pressure off the presser foot (Marlene says a setting of 6 on her machine) and the other using a walking foot. Marlene says there is a lot less puckering when you lighten the presser foot.
We recently hosted Jenny Hunter teaching her Modern Scrap Quilt class. There was a choice between making a table runner or a quilt. It was a fun day and here are some of the results.
On the left is Sandra’s and on the right Veronica’s. Both of these are finished table runner's.
Veronica also made 4 matching placemats. I love how she contrasted the binding with the blocks in her runner and placemats. It makes for a very striking effect.
Carol used beautiful Japanese fabrics for her runner on the left. Caroline wasn’t convinced she liked the pattern we were doing but ended up really enjoying it. Well done, Caroline.
Hannah used some painterly fabrics for her piece on the left and Gail used some modern funky fabric which I love. She is going to make more rows to complete a quilt. Her row is on the right.
The next piece from the class is a whole quilt top and is a very special piece. It is called Hug Of Memories, Forever In Our Hearts and is being made for the daughter of Linda’s colleague who recently passed away, unexpectedly. Each of these are blocks contains a memory photo and I am sure the daughter will treasure it.
Jenny bought a kit at Cambridge Symposium last year and has completed it. It is called Jardin de Poche - The Posh Garden. It appeal,Ed to Jenny because it is a mixture of patchwork and embroidery and Jenny loves to do both.
Beverly made this NZ postcards quilt from the remnants of a king size quilt she made 20 years ago. She got creative with the backing to use up more of the leftovers.
Caroline’s sister is about to visit from the UK and Caroline made this bed runner for her to take home. I am sure her sister will love it and want to know why it isn’t a full size quilt - apart from luggage restrictions!
Veronica was at her group’s retreat last weekend and was very productive making two bags. She also showed a little gift bag each retreater was given but I didn’t get a picture of that, sorry.
Morag made Robyn’s Quilt for a friend. It’s a really nice pattern using a jelly roll plus extra fabric.
The next 4 quilts are for The Te Awhina Quilt project.
The first are blocks from an Amiee’s Homstead Quilts Saturday Sampler from a few years ago. The blocks were made by France’s late daughter, Amy and were put together by Mary. I quilted and bound it.
This blacks and whites with blues quilt was made, quilted and bound by me.
This striking quilt, also using black and whites but features reds with a zingy lime stripe.
Finally, a beautiful Jen Kingwell pattern made, quilted and bound by Marlene.
I am very grateful to everyone who supports this project. I have it on very good authority that patients are using their quilts when snuggling up in the lounge and take them with them when they are ready to go home.
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