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