Show n Tell August 2024

 The theme for this month was Teddy Bears and other favourite Soft toys,there was a lovely selection and interesting stories behind their favourite cuddle toy.

This selection  of wall hangings is called Geese in the Garden and the Ladies went to a class at Foxs Cottage, Foxton in February this year and the tutor was Luchelle.  The members who participated in the class were Donna, Mary Sammons Rosie N, Lesley McFarlane,and Veronica.

This one is called Postcard Quilt made with NZ fabrics.  Was made by Veronica and quilted by John Neilson with a fern pattern.

A Woolen Amish Quilt made with 16" woolen squares and was made by Veronica.

 

This one was made by Julie Pratt and was hand stitched, hand embroidered and hand quilted, a real labour of love.

Couture Dresses, and was made by Mary Sammons.  It was a dress panel from Foxs Cottage and was made for a friend's 70th birthday.

This quilt was made from recycled shirts and was made by Lesley McFarlane for her husbands 75th birthday.  The pattern name is delectable mountains.

Scrappy Hexagons. The top was donated by Rosie N. and was quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

Medallion Star & Flowers. The middle section was donated and the borders and quilting by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

This one is called Happy Fans and the top was donated by Mary Sammons and quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

Black & Bright Sampler. These blocks were donated by Frances H. & Karen A.  Was put together and quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Project.

Autumn Flying Geese. The top was made and donated by Maureen L and quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Project.

Blue Friendship Star. The top was donated and has been quilted by Helen P. for the Te
Awhina Project.

Star Cluster is the name of this colourful quilt. The pattern source is  Tula Pink and Rosie N. bought it as a kit, because she loved it. WIP, to be quilted.

A beautiful silk scarf, which belongs to Hester and she hand spun,and hand dyed it.

 

A small wall hanging by Dianne Hay.  She had a family member's army badges and put them together in the wall hanging for her Grandaughter.

Another small wall hanging by Dianne Hay.  It is NZ fabric of Maori Houses.

Dianne Hay has a large selection of Aboriginal fabric and put some together in the wall hanging.

 

A Scrap Quilt which was a joint effort with  some other quilters and put together by Madeline.

and this months raffle was won by Jenny R.

July Show n Tell

 We had a mid Christmas day at club on Saturday and here is the festive committee in front on the lovely table that they decorated .

These are the ladies that decorated themselves up to add a bit of Christmas cheer and the winner was Veronica decked in tinsel, hat and coat.

This quilt was made by Veronica and is a Tech College Old Boys Supporters Quilt and she wraps her self around this quilt while watching her Grandson play hockey.  It is a mile a minute quilt.

Cecile Franconie Quilt, by Diane Harries.   It is made up of 3,000 hexies, 300 flowers and 31 diamonds, all hand pieced and hand quilted. A real master piece.

These two quilts  were mystery quilts by Laundry Basket.  Top quilt was made by Frances who added her own boarder and the bottom quilt is by Veronica.

This was a mystery quilt by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts and was made by Frances.  Was going to be a quilt for her Great Grandaughter but her mother didn't really like it!

The name of this quilt is God's Eye. and was made by Frances. It was quilt as you go technique and was from one the books in our library.  She made it and completed it in 3 weeks!

By Maureen Little and is a Edyta Sitars mystery quilt and is a fitting backing for the bottom quilt "A visit to Vancouver Island"

"A Visit to Vancouver Island" by Maureen Little.  I was strolling around and I came across a Patchwork Shop and bought the centre panel.  The outside border was fabric purchased by Heather on one of her trips. Nice Memories.

"The New Baby" by Maureen Little.  I am working through my donated blocks. This quilt top was originally made by Frances and the top photo is the back.

These 4 little quilts are by Maureen and it was time to work on smaller projects.  they will be donated to the hospital, but i intend to make more, its so much easier and just as much fun.

This baby quilt is by Rosie Neilson and is for her first baby Neilson Great Grandchild.

Sashiko Geisha Girl by Lesley McFarlane. Finished at the last COQ Retreat 2024 and she is very p;leased how it has turned out.  Photo top is the back.

African Safari by Mary Sammons. Was a panel from Fox's Cottage and is for her Grandson.

Starry Sampler. Top made by Frances H. and quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

Bonnie Hunter Chilhowie Sampler Quilt.  Top made by Annette B and quilted by Helen P for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

Hexagon in the Garden.   Top made by Maureen L. and quilted by Helen P. for the Te Awhina Quilt Project.

This fun looking quilt is by Donna Bradley and is a picnic rug for Howard's new car.

These items are by Diane Harries. 1. half zip bag,2. thread catcher,3. needle book. 4. Tetra chicks crazy patch.

June Show n Tell

 Hi, well i missed May sorry, here is June so enjoy some lovely quilts.

This is called Pladish Quilt, pattern by Lo & Behold Stitchery. Maker of this quilt is Belinda and was made for her Dad's 80th birthday.  Quilted by John Nielson.

 

These are Hemingway Pouches , made by Carol. They are a quilted pouch with a diagonal zipper. Carol made these as her demo models.

Here is a colourful quilt by Frances.  She has called it Fun With Crumbs.  It was made from a quilt she saw on U Tube Missouri Star Triple Play, a crumb quilt.

Geese In The Garden and was made by Lesley.  She made it in a class that several members did at Fox's Cottage, I'm probably the last to get it together, she said.

This is called Postage Stamp and the blocks were by
Trish Souness, the top pieced by Mary Sammons and quilted by Helen P. It is a quilt for Te Awhina.

Maureen Little made this quilt, called Mardi Gras.  It has been quilted by John Nielson.  It was a block of the week, made over a year ago. Designed by Katherine Kerr and won a ribbon in the recent Capital Quilt show, The Mayors "Choice.

Another by Maureen, titled Citrus Pizzazz. She hand quilted this one.  Was a mystery quilt published in the Quilt Mania Magazine called Marshall by Jen Kingwell.  This quilt won best hand quilting in the Capital Quilt show.  Well done Maureen.

This is another by Belinda. titled Pirouette Quilt and the pattern source is By Tales of Cloth. She hand pieced it and it has been quilted by John Nielson.  This was stitched in 5 months at the start of 2024. She had sick girls at home and they chose the colour progression.  It is the first floral quilt Belinda has ever made.

This is Annette's Book Pouch, even has a nice label on it. After seeing a demonstration, she made this and finds it very handy to just throw your book pod into your handbag to read anywhere.

The name of this quilt is Ashbourne Mill, pattern source is Katrina Hadjanichael. and it was made by Yvonne Moore.  Yvonne has been doing foundation piecing for the last year and this is a progress show n tell.  She has several borders to go to complete the circles and a round of flying geese to finish.

Ocean Stripes, another top by Mary Sammons and quilted by Helen P and is donated to
Te Awhina.

This is titled Nine Patch Meet Postage Stamp. Postage Stamps made by Trish Souness, top completed by Helen P and also quilted by Helen.  The remaining postage stamps, from previous quilt,used as a border and is a quilt for Te Awhina.

A small iron bag by Annette Bourne.  Annette was lucky enough to been offered a small iron and she has used it a lot this month so made it it's own bag.

A table runner called Summer Delight by Annette.  She watched her friend Carol piece her table runner at a half nighter, so thought... I could do that, she loves the colours but thinks the pattern is lost amongst the colours.

No Such Thing As An Innocent Cat, pattern source Griet Lombard.  Machine pieced and quilted by Judy Potts and was made for her cat mad 8 year old Grandaughter.