SHOW N TELL AUGUST

 

Our club hosted a workshop on Boro stitching and these are the results. Lovely work and Margaret was the tutor for the day.

Here are a selection of bags made by our ladies. 

"Cat Bag" pattern by Jenny Hunter from Plume arts Levin.  Bep saw the pattern on the way to our annual retreat and could not resist buying it.

Robot hand bag by Donna who copied Frances because she could, at retreat, and the other bag is by Francis "Paris Hand Bag" pattern supplied by Carol at their recent retreat at Papaiti.

Corderza Cross body Bag, pattern from Country Cow Designs and made with faux leather by Carol.

Selvage Bag by Madeline, she decided to start using up her selvages. wonderful idea.

 

Sue Elliot made this cushion cover, it is called Michelle Hills William Morris Cushion.

A Table Runner by Carol Burgess, the pattern was purchased at Quilter Lane.

This is called "Flipping Out", the pattern is from By Annie and was made by Carol at the Papaiti Retreat recently.

 

 "Oliver's bedtime cats" by Mary Barker and is for a surprise for her step Grandaughter who is about to be 2yrs and loves cats.

 

Rosie made this Baby Quilt just because she loved the colours and is for no one special, I'm sure she will find a good home for it!

This colourful lap quilt is by Rosie and is "just to put away".

 

Sue Spargo's "Houses" made by Veronica and is ready to be quilted.

The theme for this month was "Art Quilts"

 

Dragon Fly by Donna Bradley was made in a Jacqui Karl class.

Happy Hippo, by Donna was made from a "bug art" greeting card.

"Spoon full of sugar" by Donna and was a BOM, pattern by Linda Guy and is hand pieced in wool and cotton.

Flowers by Lesley McFarlane

Villages, pattern by Karen Eckmeir, made by Lesley

 Faces by Lesley, a class by Anna Williams.

"Modern Leaf" Cushion cover, by Frances. Part of a challenge made in 2016, created from a 10 inch challenge block.

"Waiting" another by Frances and was made from a 10 inch challenge block 2015.

"Summertime" made from a drawing of her outside chairs and was part of a challenge block from a Greit Lombard class, 2015. made by Frances.

"Left over Tabasco Sauce" by Helen Pederson, 2011 and was entered at the Queenstown Symposium.

"Yellow to Blue: Have you seen Red" by Helen and made for Arotearoa Quilters challenge 2013

"Thirty Pearls" our club 30th anniversary Challenge, by Helen.

Quilt Symposium 2015 Banner and made by Helen for QSM 2015.

 

 

NZ Bush by Jo Byam. She attended a class by Gloria Loughman in Australia with other NZ women'

 

 

Another by Jo and was a photo to cloth design 

 

Jo has called this one :Springtime" and was a whole cloth quilt, design by Isabelle Shepard. It was a class for stenciling flowers and dye blowing.

Colours of Africa by Jo and was made in a Palmerston North workshop with Gloria Loughman.

"Paul's Africa" also by Jo.

"Landscape with yellow Boat" by Mary Barker. she was inspired by Karen Eckmeir's  Accidental; Landscapes and says it is the nearest to art she could get...

"Ashanti" by Maureen Little.  Quilt was inspired by a class with Jeanette 

Gillies at Dunedin in 2006. was an advances design class.  Beautiful quilt.

this small wall hanging was bought by Annette at a "Made in South Africa" exhibition and is by Carolyn Zelenka.

A picot and clamshell applique hanging by Veronica at a Barbara
Bilyard class in 2008

and the last of the amazing art quilts we were shown is by Veronica and was a clematis workshop by Jane Rixon in 2014.

Another wonderful show n tell by our members. Well done ladies.

 

July Show n Tell.

 This month the theme for the meeting was "Challenge Quilts/Wall Hangings, and a lot of them were brought along.

Sorry, the photos have come up in reverse order!!!!!

This is the back and Donna chose this backing because she did not particularly like this material, which was from her sister in law from France...

Made by Donna and was a Shop Hop Quilt when Donna was on a road trip in 2011.

another backing on a challenge quilt by Donna

And the front of the quilt, by Donna.  This one was a Fat Quarter challenge

Lesley McFarlane put this one together for the 30th celebration of C.O.Q. in 2018.

Another by Lesley, titled The Ribbon That Binds Us. A Rose City Quilt Symposium Challenge in 2014.

Also by Lesley, Titled Wanganui. Was a challenge from our last exhibition in 2012 and this wall hanging came 3rd.

This wall Hanging is from one of our exhibition Challenges by Pauline Walton, it is Ridgeway Street, Wanganui.

Another COQ exhibition challenge, by Carol Burgess, a very long time ago she said.

A COQ recycle challenge, by Carol and was made from her Mother's kitchen curtains.

"Why Cats Don't Ride Bikes" was a COQ 2011 challenge and the pattern was by Crazy Quilter Girls.

Another by Carol and this was a QP online Initial Challenge.

 

This group of challenge wall hangings are by France Henderson.

This one is a COQ 30th Anniversary  wall hanging, Girl with the Pearl Ear Ring.

"Summer Time" group challenge.

A fabric challenge, "Vase of Flowers".

Another fabric challenge, "Fish"

Challenge from a magazine advert.

Our River City Challenge, Q.R code for our I Site, in 2012, I think Frances won with this one.

A Triple F challenge.

This is Madeline McCrea's  Triple F Challenge wall hanging.

This Super King size bed quilt is by Rosie and was a half square triangle. It certainly grew and grew. This is also her first attempt as a quilt as you go.

 

A 2011 Challenge titled "Clarice with a bit of jazz" made by Maureen L. in 2011, challenge fabric supplied.

This one, by Maureen, was a Oamaru Club challenge using recycled fabric. She called it "Op Pertunity"

these 2 photos are on the back and each tells a little story.

last one from Maureen, this is a Capital Quilters "Where Did You Get That Bag" challenge in 2004.

The maker of this one was Veronica and was a fabric supplied challenge and Veronica was the winner.

A COQ 30th Anniversary challenge.

Also by Veronica, a Palmerston North Symposium challenge, the theme was green and "side by side, together as one"

This colourful bed quilt is by Bep and is for her Great Grandson Arlo.  Bep had found this one in a shop hop of Aimee's a few years ago.

"Winding Ways" is the title of this one by Maria and was made using templates.

A Girls Cot Quilt by Donna, was one of two that she had made for her Hairdresser's 2nd Great Granddaughter.

This is a jelly roll creation and Pauline Walton saw it made up and sourced the free pattern but was harder than she expected, She loves it.

M. McCrea made this small wall hanging for her Daughter's new home.  It is titled "Aspen Forest"

"Hunters Race Track from Nanny" by Rosie and is for her Great Grandson. He loves driving his toy cars on quilts so Rosie made one especially for him to drive his cars on.  Joy E quilted it for her.

From one of our new members, Belinder.  The colours were chosen by her Daughter and it was quilted by John Neilson, so it can survive the washing machine!  will become a pillowslip and was her first time paper piecing.  well done.