Sunday 28 October 2012

Bits-n-Pieces

Some E-2-E's completed....


"Mirror Image" Irene Steele.


"Wild Flower" close up and finished quilt below...


Back on the baby quilts...only 20 to go...


"Yin Yang" Lorien Quilting...

"Forest Floor" Lorien Quilting...


Bus trip to Newcastle with the Central Coast Modern Quilt Guild....


"Onpoint' at Waratah....

"A Quilters Hive' at Georgetown...

"Quilt-Essentials" at New Lambton...


"Patchwork By The Lake" at Boolaroo...

Here's to a good week this week.....
Jan

Sunday 21 October 2012

Quilting Class


Just had to share this photo of Ruby ....she just loves the camera.....almost like she knows what it is for...





Tried out some new patterns this week...I have joined two pantograph clubs....one from Lorien Quilting....the first photo is "Hollyhock"from Lorien.....and also Keryn Emmerson's "Kitchen Sink"club...will try some of those newies this week.
The second photo is Lisa Calle's "starlets" and is available free from her website.....thought it would be good for kids quilt...

Quilting classes are held at "All About Sewing" Charmhaven on the first Saturday of the month and the third Friday. The idea is to run you thru' a 'basics' lesson and  from then on you bring your own thing to QUILT. The classes have been going well and I am constantly being amazed at the work being produced!!

This is a close up of Wendy's homework......she worked out the quilting plan/design last lesson and went home and quilted it with her walking foot. Love it!


Gail and Angela... freemotion quilting for the first time...

Wendy and Di hard at work...

Jan and Jayne with her block design stitched out...

Busy week coming up...lots to get thru' before Santa comes..
Have a good one.
Jan

Sunday 14 October 2012

What Got Finished This Week

What got finished this week....

Ordered some threads from "Cotton On Creations"...mainly for an odd green for Leesa's quilt...

"Circle Meander" on this  quilt...

Keryn Emmerson's "Penny Royal" on this one..


Lisa Calle's "Rain Drops".....


The Junior Sewers met on Saturday at "All About Sewing" and we saw the completion of a few projects...

A quilt finished and well quilted ...just needs binding...


Lucinda and Charlotte finished their Block Keepers.....( nice "drop-in" from Beth...)
Have a great week
Jan

Sunday 7 October 2012

Home From Adelaide


This is the view from our room, which was just across the road from the Convention Centre where all the classes for the Australian Machine Quilting Festival were held.
Leanne, Clare and I flew down on Thursday and came home Tuesday....a fair amount of time to spend away.....couldn't have done it with two better roomies!

The first day was spent being entertained by Ricky Tims...an incredibly creative man...



For a while we didn't see much of Adelaide except for the inside of the Convention Centre...especially Leanne...who pretty much did classes back to back.

The classes I got the most out of would have to have been Megan Best...an American tutor...lots of background fills...


A class with Myrna .. dividing spaces up into quiltable sections....
 Lots of drawing....I can see a wholecloth in this...


and on the last day a wholecloth design class with aussie Michele Turner......best class EVER!!!!


The centre of Michele's beautiful wholecloth...


On the last day I got a bit of free time...... so went for a wander... lots of  churches....these two were really close to where we stayed..



I enjoyed the LONG weekend and loved catching up with people I don't see very often......It was great to meet fellow blogger Judy, if only briefly.....and great to meet some new friends.

Catch up time now....
Have a great week
Jan