Merry Christmas

Have a wonderful Christmas. I am taking a few weeks holiday where I plan to re charge....sew, swim, garden etc...

See you in the New Year.
Jan

Last Saturday Sewing 2015

Yesterday was the last Saturday Sewing at Red Shed Quilting for 2015.....

Taking a break over January. Stay tuned for next year's classes. I will post in the Newsletter and on the website www.redshedquilting.com.au at the end of January.

It was lovely to see some show-n-tell from our 'quilt in a day' Saturday that we held a few weeks ago. Everyone except me had their quilt tops complete....and Anne's was quilted and bound....

Diane

  Anne

Dianne

Favourite finish for the week would have to be Joy's quilt with 'escargot' from Lorien Quilting.

Off to Christmas carols......

Jan

Quilt NSW General Meeting

I travelled down to Burwood RSL yesterday to attend the Quilt NSW general meeting.
Kay Hearland was guest speaker and I did a demonstration on basic foundation piecing.

Kay spoke beautifully. A funny lady, she had us in stitches laughing at times.....her work is amazing.

My demonstration for basic foundation piecing went OK, except that I felt I made it too basic and it went too quick. I was finished in half an hour....

I used this gorgeous little block that will be made into a baby quilt.

Biggest finish this week would have to be Pam M's custom.....

I am happy with how it has turned out.....

Count down to Christmas with the quilting now.......lots of E-2-E's to finish. Then taking a break over January.

Jan

Quilting class

A quilting class at Red Shed Quilting yesterday.....we were expanding our 'background fill' options....and looking at designs to fill spaces and shapes. 3 ladies on domestic machines and 1 on the  Sweet 16.

Above Anne stitched out a filler design called living feathers shared by Leah Day on the 'Free-motion quilting project'....love how that looks.

Therese's efforts on the Sweet 16 mastering a feather/scroll background fill.....loved that too!

A full on, fun day.

Some Christmas decorations have been dusted off......may just be getting my mojo back....been missing for a while.

Planning to ignore the housework today....

Jan

Quilt in a Day

Yesterday we had "Quilt in a Day" at Red Shed Quilting. We chose an easy pattern, pre-cut some squares, bought food to share and spent the day sewing like mad things. I loved it and will do it again early next year.....

Morning tea with a gorgeous slice made by Anne.

The design was based on half square triangles....loved the variety of finishes....

Annes.....love her colours

Diane's all fabrics sewing related...

Ingrid working on a quilt for a baby that arrived the night before.....added half square triangles on the border of a baby panel...

Janine......a diamond arrangement....

Therese....lovely soft colours...

Dianne with lovely grey background....

We had a great day and look forward to doing it again.

Jan

Inspired.....

This week was a good one. It does happen occasionally.

Quilting went well. A custom is off that took a LONG time. 90% free hand quilting on this one. I couldn't find a scallop pattern that fitted the space well enough so I went with freehand feathers....happy with the corner solution....

Some E-2-e's finished.....

 
"Interlocking feathers"  from Lorien Quilting.....

"Continuous Baptist Fan" from Lorien Quilting....

The week finished with 'Friday Showcase' at QUILT NSW in Pitt St Sydney. Cathy Jack Coupland was the guest artist....so inspiring....loved her work and her work ethic...

I then took the bus out to Material Obsession for a first ever visit....dont know why I waited so long.....lovely shop and workshop space. I think this country girl was nervous about getting herself lost. I bought fabric..... 

Clarinet lesson today.....best get the house work done so I can go.

Have a great week
Jan

New Backings.

Lovely new backings with more arriving...

Big new roll of cotton wadding.....love the smell even.....

Favourite finish for the week quilted with "Ric-rac"by Keryn Emmerson.

Working on this custom at the moment.....only 2 customs to go.....

Count down till Christmas now.....no new orders taken....working my way through the edge-to-edge pile.

Clarinet lesson today. Glad to say I am improving....no longer making the odd horrible squeak.

Jan

Avante Play

There were no ladies in class yesterday as they all had commitments elsewhere.....the first time in a while I have had Saturday morning to myself.
So I took the opportunity to load a new baby wholecloth I have designed onto the HQ Avante machine...... I will chip away at the quilting over the next week or so.....customer quilts first.

Favourite finish for the week....quilted with Anne Bright's 'Flutterbyes"....

I am planning on attending the Quilters Guild of NSW Inc. annual General Meeting in Burwood next Saturday so the shop will be closed. The awards for this years "Challenge Quilts" will be announced. The theme this year was "Colour Collision". I help judge the quilts this year.....a wonderful experience. Standard was really high.

Beautiful day...plan to enjoy it after a quick clean up...

Jan

Going well.

Clarinet lessons going well....really enjoying them.

Another custom quilt bites the dust.....only a few customs left, BUT a lot of E-2-E's before Christmas....

Going shopping with Miss Beth today.....Has outgrown all hers clothes.....me too but for different reasons!

Jan

Favourite finish for the week

A busy week getting caught up with quilts. This was my favourite finish this week...

I love the simplicity of it.....

Some gardening today.....enjoy your Sunday.

Jan

FNSI and Muswellbrook

Travelled to Muswellbrook to teach "wiggle wobble baby wholecloth" at a gorgeous store called "Finders Keepers".....8 lovely ladies attended. Thank you so much to Raelee for organising the day.

A bit of QAYG in the motel room on Friday night as I participated in FNSI for the first time..

Bit of hand sewing .......

Home today playing housework catchup......busy week quilting next week and Mum and Dad are coming....
Jan

Bathurst Blog Meet 2015

Spent the weekend at my first blog meet at Bathurst.....the venue was just perfect and the company of so many like minded crafters was even better.....came home all inspired. Met some new friends I think.....

Travelled to Bathurst with Miss Googy who put up with my "nana-like" driving and did not complain once.

Stopped at a gorgeous antique shop on the way AND on the way back.....could have spent more time there. Grabbed two unessential must-haves....

My new morning tea cup.......

Loved this wire basket....

I did get some sewing done......the centre of my latest quilt is together.....and I worked out the size of the border blocks and made a few......

A couple of extra kilos have been added to my already chunky frame......the food was good and lots of it......big walk this arv.....and many arv's to come....

Need to get this custom quilt OFF as it has been on the frame TOO long.....other things to do...

Got to get ready for Muswellbrook this weekend.......teaching a quilting class at "Finders Keepers"....

Back to the the usual.

Jan

Quilt In a Day

We are planning a "Quilt in a Day" Saturday for 14th November 2015......we really just want to get together and SEW!!!!   So we plan to bring lunch and morning tea to share and $5.00 to participate.

The lovely Anne has made the sample.....1/2 square triangle blocks.....really lovely.
All welcome.

Let us know if you are interested in joining in....

Jan.

Lessons

Spent yesterday giving a lesson on the Handi quilter Avante 18.....looking at threads, needles, tension, pantographs, stitch-in-the-ditch,block designs, borders.....n more....

Lenore did beautifully.....

And.....just because I have so much spare time......I am learning clarinet.....had 2 lessons so far and LOVE it......only a few strangled cat noises being made....

Thankfully finished this custom which has been on the machine way too long.....

Heading out today to watch the Wallarah Community Band play a concert......Miss Beth plays flute....

Need to start getting organised for Bathurst getaway......cant wait.....travelling with Miss Trish....will be good to catch up with her...

Lovely day today here....enjoy your Sunday

Jan