May's Show & Tell

We had a cosy meeting today as some of our members decamped for Tote & Gloat in Palmerston North. I hope they had a great time.

First up is Rae's very cute light weight travel iron. It does steam! I think she got it from Briscoes. I will have to pay them a visit.

Illeen did June Nixey's class at Symposium. She thought it would be a nice relaxing way to use up some of her large stash of 5" squares. I think June had them working hard judging by all the samples Illeen showed us:
Illeen also did Vicki Pignatelli's curves class. I love the fabric she used:
And just in case she didn't have enough to keep her busy Illeen did a third class with Paula Nadelstern. This was the complete opposite of the curves class. Everything had to be precise:
This is the quilt Donna made for her daughter's 21st birthday.
It has lovely bumblebee quilting which you can see on the reverse:
Donna is on a roll. This quilt is for her grandson and she made it in 3 days! I think the way Donna has used the Hungry Caterpillar print is much nicer than the arrangements the american magazines have been showing:
And the reverse is cool too:
Heather has finished her table runner using a 'big block' from our newsletter series last year:
This large quilt was made by Teresa in the 'quilt as you go' method. Teresa usually works in country colours and wanted a change. A very pretty quilt:
More from symposium classes. This is Sue's class sample from Libby Lehman's thread play. The thick decorative thread was used in the bobbin:
And in this class, taught by Anne Jolly, Sue was only allowed to take 3 fabrics. She found that a challenge and sneaked some extras in:
And now for a change of pace; this quilt is made from totally recycled material. I'll bet you would never guess it is made from old pillow slips. I didn't realise when you unstitched them that they have so much fabric in them. There are no joins in the strips. Totally cool! Well done, Audrey!Colleen showed us the first quilt she ever made, which was for her grandson (who is a bit older now). Only Colleen is allowed to wash the quilts given to members of this family which is why it was temporarily back in her possession:
Judy has nearly finished this lovely quilt, a design by Bronwyn Hayes I think. It was well applauded. I think everyone would have liked to take it home:
Amy is doing the Cloth Shop Saturday Sampler and is trying different fabric combinations. It is amazing what a difference value and colour placement makes to the look of a block.
Frances took the Images of Science class taught by Jenny Bowker at Symposium. These are not flowers, they are microscopic protozoa. I love the 'lip' of light blue at the top:
Finally, I took two classes at Symposium. The first was Layer by Layer Landscapes by Gloria Loughman. Most of the students did a variation on one of the patterns provided, but I tried my hand at an 'original' so I didn't get very far. It is still in pieces:
And this is what I made in Dena Crain's Darned Quilts class. It was total fun. Both of my tutors were excellent and well worth the investment.
Frances has just reminded me of the hilarious merriment I caused today when I was trying to explain how we cut the circles out and swapped them over. I went on to explain that you could do three circles, putting the "A" circle in the "B" hole, the "B" circle in the "C" hole and the "C" circle in (yep, you guessed it) the "A" hole! Now I know why Dena, the tutor, explained it as A to B, B to C, C to A. I bet she has 'been there, done that'!

April Show & Tell

The club meeting was busy today with the start of the new club Row by Row and Round Robin Challenges. Participants took home their paper bags and we look forward to finding out how they start off their rows/blocks.

One of our members, Kath, gave us a lively techniques training on using Dynaflow.

Our guest speakers were from the Cancer Society talking about the dangers of skin cancers. Often overlooked as 'just skin cancer' it was a timely reminder to us all about keeping a regular check on our bodies and knowing what is 'normal' so we can tell when it is not, so we can get a check done early.

Here is the show and tell from today:

First up from Tracey, a new member. Tracey's husband saw this Mckenna Ryan pattern and told her she had to make it. Thing is, it is her first quilt. Tracey's husband made the frame. Pretty good, huh?
Next is a Sudoko quilt by Margaret S. Beautiful fabrics in this one:
I finished the binding on my scrappy, strippy quilt. This is going to Australia to the bushfire quilts appeal.
This is called Leftover Tabasco Sauce. I made it using all the leftover blocks from our club banner. There were exactly enough to make this 9 rows by 14 columns arrangement.
The following has a little story attached. Frances and I went to Wellington a couple of weeks ago to see the Monet paintings. Of course, a visit to Wellington is incomplete without a stop at Minerva bookshop. Anne Scott told me about this wall hanging that Rosemary McLeod had brought in to the shop, saying Anne could give it a better home than she. Apparently Rosemary had bought a piece of furniture from Dunbar Soan auction house and this piece was inside it. The label on the bottom says it is a 'Pot Pourri Challenge' made by 5 Cotton On Quilter members in 2001. I wasn't a member of the club then, so I took it along to see if I could jog some memories. It was a colour challenge and each person had to make 5 blocks with a given colour theme and they were shared around. This is what Mary Gullery, a long-standing former member did with her blocks. Sadly, Mary died over a year ago and some of her collectables and furniture went to Wellington to be autioned. Voila! What goes around comes around :-)
Next up is Frances G's black redwork sampler. The pictures are all about life in the garden:
Margaret made this cool Beatles fabric quilt for her 16 year old son. I love the fabric:
Rosalie made a sewing bag in a class at the Home Sewing Centre. Of course, it is hard to stop at just one!
Karen A is making this lovely bright childs quilt:
Rose is embroidering Australian motifs which will end up in a quilt:
Doreen made this kitchen wall hanging from fabric she won in a club raffle last year:
Carol is making this wall hanging to take with her to America. She leaves in a couple of weeks. I wish I could fit into her suitcase. She is meeting up with quilters and attending a quilting retreat.
The fish are biting in Audrey's quilt:

I wish I had a better picture of this quilt made by Jenny using fabrics she got in France. She has hand quilted it beautifully and has done a no-binding finish. Lovely!

March Show and Tell

I want to say congratulations to our new president, Frances, and myself. We both had quits accepted for Symposium. Only 5 weeks to go. Now, where did I put that class needs list??

Now, aren't I a good girl? Club was today and here I am getting the Show and tell photos up on the same day. I couldn't stay for the afternoon meeting so I get to see them just as you do, digitally.

The club has a good number of activities planned for this year and they are proving to be very popular. Thirty women signed up for the Mystery Bus Trip later in the year. Full already! And plenty of time to save up some cash to flash (that is assuming I have any left to save after Symposium.)

First up we have Alison's Flower Block quilt:
Alison also made this Trip Around the World for the daughter of a friend. Lovely colours:
Sonia made this delightful quilt for Keaten:
Veronica hasn't been doing much quilting as such lately, but she has made these lovely bolster cushions:
Susan has nearly completed her Row by Row from last year. Susan was the envy of many at club today as she was using her embroidery machine to quilt in sections. We were very interested!
Ruth used a strip piecing technique to make this graphic quilt top:
Rosie G is making this quiolt form NZ fabrics. I think it is for her brother. She is looking for ideas on how to make it bigger:
Riane has been working on her Bow Tie quilt made form the charity fundraiser CanTeen head scarves:
This is Rosemarie's Log Cabin Disaster. The star points were supposed to be 6o degree triangles but the pattern was printed incorrectly and they wouldn't fit together. Much fudging ensued!
Lois' daughter is being married in Ireland soon and this quilt is to celebrate that happy event. If my memory serves me correctly this is a Cloth Shop pattern. We wish Lois a safe and happy trip.
Madeline has been working on these very cute cats:
Lynette made this flower quilt based on a picture her grandchild drew. Very nice!
Heather has finished her NZ Postcards quilt. I'm not sure what Veronica was doing with the camera at the time :-)
Carol, queen bag maker, has made these two:

Judith has made this table runner from NZ fabric:
and this is her version of the NZ Postcard quilt:
Lyne is working on this Gollie quilt. There are a lot of pieces to applique!
Kathleen has been having fun with squares of cloth and Dynaflow dyes. Very pretty.
Maureen attended Anna Williams' Print Magic workshop (I have done one of these as well. Unfortunately it is still a WIP):
That's all folks. Come back next month!