June 2025 Show & Tell

 I am starting with a repost of the last quilt made by Annette. The club marked her passing today at the June meeting. Vale Annette. We miss you so much.

At our recent Half-Nighter I assisted some of the ladies making the Jelly Roll Race quilt from a pattern by Donna Jordan of Jordan Fabrics. It is always lovely to see the variety achieved by using different fabric choices for the same pattern.

The first was made by Caroline from a hodge-podge of incomplete jelly rolls I sourced from Spotlight (on special, of course!). It will become a Te Awhina quilt some time in the future. 

The next one was made by Donna

This one was made by Lesley

Next is by Veronica

Then Susie’s, who put her pieced strips together using a different method. I think it looks great. Green is Susie’s favourite colour.

Then next is by Linda

And this one by Hannah

Lastly is the quilt I made using a Kiwiana jelly roll I had been given quite a few years ago. This completed quilt will be going to the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

The following two completed quilts will also be going to Te Awhina. The first was made from. Floral 5 inch squares from the late Heather M’s stash.

And this one is part of a king size quilt top made by the late Amy. It was refashioned into a suitable size for the Te Awhina project by Mary, who sadly, is moving away from us. We wish her all the best in her new adventure.

Next up are the results of the Travel Bag class held recently tutored by Sandra. They are all stunning.

Veronica:

Morag:

Lesley:

Jenny:

Rosie:

Gail:

Now, for something a little different, Jenny H completed this knitted squares blanket started 10 years ago.

It looks great!

Carrying on with the bag theme, Caroline made this patchwork duffle bag and quilted the pieces on her domestic machine.

Caroline also made this Handy Caddy bag from a YouTube video. Very handy for club days.

Next up is a very special quilt made for a young man with special needs who has recently moved into a flatting situation. He loves all things Halloween and Lesley did a great job sourcing a good variety of fabrics

Some of the leftovers made it into the cool backing.

Last, but not least, is a top made by Karen C which was started a a retreat many years ago. Good things take time.

May 2025 Show & Tell

My apologies for the very late posting of May’s Show & Tell. Things have got a little crazy over the last month at my house but here it is, at last. The first Saturday of May is When Rose City Quilters of Palmerston North hold their Tote and Gloat day out which clashes with our monthly meeting. Quite a few Cotton On members attended this year so May’s Show & Tell is a little sparse.

First up are some Hemingway bags made by Donna and Susie. The first two are Susie’s.

These are Donna’s

Next is Cogs by Annette, started in a class at Cambridge Symposium. It was quilted by me.

Sadly, this is the last quilt to be made by Annette. She passed away just a few short weeks after this quilt was completed. She was a much-loved long-standing member of Cotton On and we will miss her very much.

Frances up-cycled a sweatshirt with a lovely choice of fabric. She makes a great model, don't you think?

Frances completed Farmyard Chickens for her great granddaughter 

Marie G was on a mission to use up some scraps and made these two quilts. The first one is Happy Hunting.

The second is Fairy Secrets with some lovely fabric for the backing

That’s it for May. I will post June’s Show & Tell soon.

April 2025 Show & Tell

My apologies for the lateness of this post. I have squeaked it into the month of April by one day.

First up is a collection of quilt tops make using the Bonnie Hunter (of quiltville.com) 2024 Mystery Quilt Pattern called Old Town. There were a total of 7 members who participated in this Mystery. All of us used different colour combinations and nearly all of us have completed the top. Participant quilts, from left to right: 

Ann L, Marj D, Mary S, Jenny H, Frances H, Donna B and Helen P.

Well done, everyone.

Carol B completed her 2023 online Murder Mystery Quilt top called "Death of a Viking"

We are encouraging everyone to bring their own mug to club. Carol made a sample mug bag for members to see. Carol will help you make this at the June meeting. The needs list is in the May newsletter.

Madeline M made the ever-popular Kiwiana Post Cards quilt for her grandson who is moving to Australia:

Morag O made the following quilt, called Coastal Colours, for a friend's 60th birthday:

The following quilt, called "Garden Chic", was started by the late Heather M, added to and finished by Morag. Its very cheerful. 

Next up is another Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt pattern top, this time from 2023, called Indigo Way, made by Anne L:

Caroline B is a new quilter and is making great progress. Her first completed quilt, called, Sebby's Quilt, is a cheerful baby quilt for her grandson. Caroline was brave enough to quilt it on my Nolting Fun Quilter. She did a great job. The back is a fun dinosaur flannel fabric.

Caroline has gone on the complete this partially made "Strips In Triangles" scrappy quilt. Only half the number of blocks required were done and donated for the Te Awhina Quilt Project. Caroline made more blocks and I quilted it.

Our lovely Annette B always wanted to make a classic blue and white quilt and has completed (apart from the binding being hand sewn) this beautiful "100 Blue Shades of  Drunkard's Path."

The back is also spectacular. 

 Annette had a very moving story to tell about this quilt and she asked me to read it for her.

Karen C has finished her triangles quilt, started in a class held here by Sheila Christensen some years ago. (Don't tell anyone, but my effort is still in blocks in a bag in my cupboard!)

The next quilt is also made by Karen. It's a jelly roll quilt called "Top Down", pattern from Cosy Quilts.

In addition to the Strips In Triangles quilt above, we have 3 more quilts for the Te Awhina Quilt Project:

The first top was made and donated by Frances H.

The second was made by me to use up a lot of Kiwiana scrap fabric I had

The third was a top completed and donated by Maureen L. This traditional pattern is such a blast from the past for most quilters: