November Show n Tell

 We had our Annual General Meeting this month and a new committee was formed, a mix of previous committee members and some new people which is always pleasing to see.  

There was also a Life Time Badge presented to Carol Burgess for outstanding service to Cotton On Quilters.

 Carol attended a Donna Ward class at Symposium, an intro to foundation paper piecing, called "Free Wheeling"

And also a free motion quilting class, also by Donna Ward, called fillers for spaces

This is a Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2023/2024 and was made by Jenny Harris.

This is the back of the next Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt and is by Frances Henderson

This is Mary Sammons Mystery Bonnie Hunter quilt.

Donna is the maker of this Bonnie Hunter quilt and Helen P quilted it and Donna has donated it to Helen for the Te Awhina Community Quilts Project.

Bonnie Hunter's Indigo Way by Helen P and quilted by Helen P and is for the Te Awhina quilt Project.

"Baby Blocks" made by Maureen L and quilted by Helen P for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

This quilt is called Orange and Stripes and was made by Helen P and quilted by her. She used batting from the Goodie Bag at Symposium and 2 jelly rolls from spotlight and used the Quilt as you go method.

Kiwi Postcards is the name of this quilt and was made by Helen P and is for the Te Awhina quilt Project.

This is Diamond Painting by Kim Harrison  and is her first attempt at diamond painting and it was started in 2007, well done on completing it Kim.

This was a club challenge from a few years ago by Diana Jones.

Another by Diana and was a Sue Spargo project, hand stitched birds. A lot of work goes into these projects.

Diana had also completed these two hand stitched Sashiko panels.

Yvonne Moore named this wall hanging Kawandi.  Started in a Symposium class with Lorena Uriate from Sydney.  She supplied the kit, and has turned under edges and hand stitched.

Another by Yvonne Moore, called Annah Stretton dolls pram quilt. She unpicked a couple of mug mats from her Symposium goodie bag as the fabric was so pretty and practiced machine quilting with a straight ruler.

This quilt is named Scrap 9 Patches and is by Yvonne Moore and was made from her shoe box of pre cut squares, organised all sorts!

Here is a  selection of Little Blankets of Love for the Babies by Trish Souness.  Using all the cute pieces of fabric and creating is something enjoyable for her and she has donated 42 of these little beauties this year.

Diana Hay made this wall hanging, called NZ Fern.

Veronica has completed her Sashiko Panel.  Beautiful work.

This is an Un- named as Yet quilt by Annette Bourne.  Quilted by Lesley O'Rourke of Quarry burn Quilting.  Was a round Robin Run by Carey Hackett in 2009.  A final border was put on in 2004 and sent away for quilting and finished in November 2004.

"Persian Paisly" by Maureen Little.  Was an embroidery class with Jenny Hunter and Maureen laced and framed the project herself.

This is a little zipped birdie bag by Frances Henderson.  Very cute.

And this months raffle was won by Carol.

October Show n Tell 2024

We had an enjoyable meeting this month, lot of chatter and stitching , we had some members away at Symposium and are looking forward to seeing what they achieved and what they bought from the merchants.

First up for this month is a quilt for the Te Awhina Project.  Made from donated blocks and put together by Mary and quilted by Helen P.

And here is the fun backing.

Another for the Te Awhina Project, put together by Mary from donated blocks from Judy P and quilted by Helen.

This beautiful quilt is called Broken Lone Star, pieced together by Mary Sammons and also quilted by Mary.

Veronica made this Table runner and was from a pattern she got off Facebook.

This lovely pink quilt is for Bep's Grandaughter, when she knew a baby girl was coming in November she was able to use a lot of her pink fabrics.

This quilt is called Modern Cats and was put together by Bep, for her Great Grand Kids room.  She saw this panel at Foxs Cottage and was attracted to it and bought it and added similar borders. Well done Bep.

Another wonderful Cat Quilt with an awesome blue border and is by Gail Jory.

 

Here is a photo of the lovely label, on the front which is a great idea.

 

A Trellis In The Garden is the name of this quilt by Judy Young and quilted by Helen P.  It is from a pattern in a magazine and she loves the way the trellis is formed from light and dark fabrics.

Another large quilt and lovely and bright.  It is called Starry Night by Anne Lovell and was put together during Covid and quilted by John Nielson.

 

Sue Forbes is the maker of this quilt, called 5 Yard Quilt.

 

Another by Sue and is The Little Ghost Who Is A Quilt, there is a book by the same name.

 

Sue has named this quilt L B D Quilt, i guess it means Long Black Dress?  Sue went to a class at Foxs Cottage.

 

This one is called Retro Pansy Quilt and Sue had it hanging at work and it was liked by a client so she made her this one.

 

This quilt was a collective effort by a group of 10 and was created with love and unity and the result is a work of art and was quilted by Hanna Snelling Berg.

 

A Travel Bag made by Hanna and was started in Sept /2019 in Tauranga and was near finish when she put it aside and finished it in May this year.

 

Maria Newell made this Ultimate Travel Bag at a 2 day workshop in Taumarunui.  It is in a lovely French theme fabric as she will be flying with it to Paris....

 

A wool pin cushion made by Susan Bradley and she said it was a fun project.  Well done Susan.

 

And this is a photo of this months raffle which was won by a old member who has just signed back up with the club.

 

 

September Show & Tell 2024

 Hi everyone

This month's blogpost was a real team effort by Judy, Veronica and Helen.

We had a great meeting at the beginning of September. Show & Tell starts with Wensleydale quilts finished by some of our members.

The first one is made by Donna B.

The next one is by Frances H.

Frances made a lovely pieced backing for her Wensleydale. This got lots of  "wows" when the quilt was turned around.

I think this one was made by Lesley M.

The next one is by Helen P

This lovely Birds of New Zealand panel was made into a table cloth by Lesley M. It will be gifted to a couple Lesley and her husband met at Opunake camp ground.

Carol, Jenny and Judy H attended an embroidery class. The photo does not do justice to these beautiful pieces.

"All things Bright and Beautiful" was made by Trish S for a very special baby expected in Tauranga. The mum-to-be wanted it bright.

Beverly C made this lovely "Twisted Ribbons quilt.

I think this is the back of Beverly's quilt. Using a pieced top for the backing is trending right now.

The following "I Spy" quilt was made by Madeline M. This pattern has been very popular over the years and is a great way to use up smaller pieces of novelty fabric.

This stunning quilt is called Fleur. It's made by Jail J and was a real hit with the meeting.

What a gorgeous bag, made by Susan B. I love the fabrics she has used and the frills are really cute.

"Tractor" is a panel quilt made by Veronica D for her husband.

Next up is "Staghead", a huge quilt made by Mary S for her "Man". She quilted it on her table top frame with a domestic sewing machine, an awesome effort.

The back of "Staghead" was also worthy of showing. I said pieced backings are trending!

Gail J is working through her stash of children's fabric. I love how the rectangles of this "I Spy" quilt are framed in black and offset from each other.

It has a very cute backing fabric.

This next quilt has beautiful dragons embroidery. It was made by Gail J.

Everyone loved the backing of the dragon quilt. Such funky, beautiful tigers.

The final four quilts are for the Te Awhina Quilt Project. They were quilted by Helen P. A big thanks to all those who made and/or donated tops for the project.

 First up is a Framed Nine Patch. The top was donated by Belinda M.

The next one is a "Potato Chip Quilt, which made entirely out of 2 1/2" by 4 1/2" rectangles. This top was made and donated by Mary S especially for the project.

This one is Floral Vine. The top was made and donated by Liz M.

The final Te Awhina quilt is called "Flower Power. The top was donated by Rosie N.