Kath's Quilt

A finish for the lovely Kath is all I managed this week. A custom that took a while .....all ready for the show so can only see the back.....

Clarinet and computer work today....

Jan

Edge to Edge Week.

'Angel Wings' a much used favourite for kids quilts.

'Embellish' a Lorien quilting Pattern.

'Passion Vine' from Timeless Quilting Designs another favourite.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mum's.

Jan

New Widebacks

Lots of lovely new wide backing fabrics have arrived with more to come. I now have over 50 to choose from.....

Last weekend I taught a domestic machine quilting class at Material Obsession and thoroughly enjoyed it. It will be repeated in July so check out their website...

We were looking at ways to manage quilting our own quilts with Megan Manwaring's  Kaffe Sampler as the jump off point. We discussed safe and then more adventurous quilting options.....lots of fun.

Finished an enormous custom quilting job....a top secret wedding present....so can only show you the back....SOOO glad to be finished. Now to get caught up on the e-2-e's.

Played clarinet with the band at the dawn service......a couple of easy hymns.....that I couldn't muck up......just need to keep practising...

Jan

Day Off!

First day off in ages today....needless to say part of today will be spent with the vacuum cleaner and catching up on the household tasks that have been ignored for the past fortnight.
 My quilting workshop for QuiltNSW went well last weekend. The ladies all managed to get a good portion of the quilting begun or practiced to be completed at home. We were working on my small wholecloth and it was great to see that everyone adapted the design in some way to make it their own.

Have a lovely Sunday
Jan

Material Obsession Quilting Class

There are still some places left in my 'Kaffe Quilt Shuffle' quilting class at Material Obsession. 

Kaffe Quilt Shuffle - Machine quilting

How to quilt your own quilt top and be happy with the results.

Using Material Obsession’s "Kaffe Sampler" as a reference, this class will explore a variety of different ways to approach quilting blocks.

During the workshop you will learn a different approach to machine quilting pieced and appliqued blocks. Each of the 13 blocks, sashings and triangular borders will have  several  different  quilting options from which to choose. Choose to be  "safe", or challenge yourself with more difficult quilting options.

The workshop will also cover quilt top preparation, including:

-wadding types, threads, needles etc

-the quilting sequence

-walking foot and free-motion quilting techniques.

All techniques covered will be easily transferable to other UFO quilt tops waiting in the wings to be quilted.

Suited for: Beginners to more experienced quilters wanting to practice their skills  

Requirements:  a detailed list will be provided on confirmation of booking.

Cost: $150 for two day

Start time	10:00 AM
Duration	10 Hours
Teacher	Jan Foster
All course dates	Saturday and Sunday 23/24 April   Saturday and Sunday 23/24 July

Please contact Material Obsession if you are interested on  02 98196455

A Finish.

Struggled with a bad cold all week but did manage to finish a custom for the lovely Rachael...

Clarinet lesson today....

Jan

This Week

Huge week....busy with lots of things.

We had Sew n Chat on Saturday and Anne had Show-n-tell from our "Strippy-string quilt-in-a-day"

Love the colour.......

Finished a few E-2-E's....

Quilted with Lorien Quilting's "Rainy Day" the above quilt will be our next Quilt-in-day held in May.

This quilt is so loud....love it. It has been quilted with "Embellish" from Lorien quilting.

Working on my Sydney Quilt show entry today....no pressure!

Jan

QuiltNSW General Meeting.

Travelled to Sydney yesterday to attend QuiltNSW General Meeting. An enjoyable day.

Merelyn Pearce was guest speaker.

She had some wonderful work to show us.

Kathy Doughty from Material  Obsession gave a demonstration on the use of rulers to make life easy when cutting hexagons, diamonds and more.....

"Block of the Quarter" was due....I entered 6 blocks.....but didn't win.....

Finished a few E-2-E's this week...

"Rain Drops"

"Pop Corn"

"Embellish"

"Escargot'

"Interlocking Feathers"

Another busy quilting week this week.

Jan

Quilt in a Day

 Once a term we have decided to pick an easy quilt design, bring some food to share and sew all day and have some fun.

Yesterday was our first Quilt in a Day for the year....we got rid of lots of scraps with a strippy, scrappy number.

Cant wait for the next one.....

Jan