I'm home...

I'm home from teaching at Dungog's "Quiltarama"....
What a wonderful weekend....
I had a wonderful, creative bunch of ladies who ALL brought something NEW to their interpretation of my baby wholecloth "wiggle wobble" quilt.....
A great venue....we were well fed and watered by the lovely Cheryl and her helpers...thanks SO much....and also for the recipes...
The local CWA did a great job with the quilt show...and the meet and greet on Fri. night....
LOVED the whole thing...a special thanks to Dorothy and Barry...

The view from the verandah where I stayed.....the lovely Candy from "A Quilters Hive" at Georgetown in Newcastle had the offer of a clients farm house near by Dungog and kindly invited me to share also...thank you so much Pauline for your generousity...and Candy for the company....

The gorgeous, light and airy Parish Hall where the classes were held...before anyone arrived...

The class in action...

Some of the students work....

Back to reality now...have a great week

Jan

Some E to E's....

Some of the recent Edge to Edge quilts completed.....

"Gossamer" from Lorien Quilting.

  "Daisy Swirl" ...an oldie but a goody...

"Zephyr" from Lorien Quilting.

"Continuous Baptist Fan" from Lorien Quilting.

Also this month , Belinda Betts from "Eucalypt Ridge Quilting" in Orange was the guest quilter at the NSW Quilters Guild Friday Showcase.....have loved her work for a long time...so I had a great day...

Getting organised to teach my baby wholecloth class in Dungog next weekend.....I am looking forward to it.

Have a great week

Jan

Sorry...I'm Late.....

I'm late posting the may "Block Swap Blocks"....so here they are.....

Beth's

Jan's

Anne's

Salley

Susan.

We are half way through the swap......the blocks are looking lovely....

Really busy in the "shed" at the moment with lots of clients quilts coming in.....trying not to stress...

Jan

Raffle Quilt

The raffle quilt for Dungog's "Quiltarama" (June 21st and 22nd  2014) is done......just needs binding.
I am excited to be teaching there this year...along with Pam Furniss and Tracy McNicoll.
Getting close  now.
Take a look at the website for all the details about the quilt show and classes.
www.quiltarama.com.au

My class is a domestic machine quilting class.....walking foot quilting and free motion quilting...

"Wiggle Wobble Baby Wholecloth......"

Off to do some quilting today...

Jan

Visitors....

This week , as well as the usual quilting...I had visitors to the shed...
I ran the "Wiggle Wobble Baby Wholecloth" class to a lovely group of ladies....a busy day ...but a good day...

At the same time .....a group calling themselves "Precious Patches" called in and had morning tea with us.....luckily I bought too many scones...

Saturday.... 7 lovely ladies from Wyong called in for morning tea...a bit of show-n-tell  and a quick demonstration on the Longarm quilting machine...so nice to be social...would love them to come back again...no photos though...too busy enjoying myself.

A charity quilt finished...

Love how this one turned out....quilted with Keryn Emmerson's "Windy Night"...

"Lace" from Lorien Quilting....

"Lively" from Lorien Quilting....

This gorgeous plant is flowering in my garden....who would have thought...brown thumb and all...

Have a great week.

 Jan

Been Busy......

I have been really busy with lots of work coming in....which is good......but busy....so I am late posting the April Block Swap Photos....

Anne's

Salley's...love the photo...

Susan....

Beth...

Jan...

(still waiting on Deb's...)

Some quilts completed......

A custom finished...

'Ebb and Flow"....Lorien Quilting

"Passion Vine".....Irene Steele

"Daisy Delight"....Lorien Quilting

Christy Wang....a wonderful Longarm Quilter, "Quilting Treasures"....was guest quilter at Friday Showcase at the NSW Quilters Guild...an absolute delight.

Happy Mothers Day.....have a lovely day

Jan

Cessnock Quilt Show

Heading out to Cessnock this morning to take a look at their quilt show....a treat after another busy short week.

Finished an 83 sq. ft. custom that was mostly stitch in the ditch.....a back breaker....but love the result.

Created by Jackie Leybourne, the owner of Blueberries Patchwork Shop at North Wyong 

ph 02 43554400

Jackie has recreated a quilt known as the "Ann Randoll Coverlett" (c. 1830?)......working out the block and border sizes etc., basically replanning the entire quilt. Beautifully pieced, it contains hand and machine piecing....lots of clam shells. A joy to work on. 

Jackie is offering this quilt as a block of the month, over 8 months, either pattern only or pattern and fabric.

...the back....

Dawn Service Anzac Day........Miss Beth playing with the Wallarah Community Band......lucky the rain held off......

Have a lovely week.

Jan

Last Day ......

Today is the last day of the Central Coast Charity Quilt Show.

Had a great day yesterday....hope today is busy as well.

My stand......took lots of backing fabrics....

 The lovely Candy from "A Quilters Hive" Georgetown...

Marni ...from Frankenstein Fabrics....did some damage to my budget on her stand...

Belmont Patchwork Heart

Black Possum

Blueberries

Little Red Jug, All About Sewing and Mount Vincent Quilts...

Margo Hardie..lovely lady..

Gosford Sewing Centre...

Have a great week

Jan

Local Quilt Shows

I'm off to the Caroline Bay Quilters exhibition today...held at the Gosford Regional Gallery....should see some lovely work.
Next weekend the Central Coast Charity Quilt Show is on again at Wyong Race Club. Lots of quilts and local vendors. I need to get organised for my little stand this week.
Friday Showcase at the NSW Quilters Guild was interesting with Yvonne Line the guest Quilter...listening to her discuss her creative artistic journey was wonderful...

Finished a charity quilt for the NSW Quilters Guild.....and took it down.....

 Finished a MASSIVE custom.......so glad to finish it and post it home to its owner...

The sun is trying to shine here today after many gloomy days.....have a lovely Sunday.

Jan