Showing posts with label quilt blocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilt blocks. Show all posts

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Show and Tell February

Apologies for taking so long to get this posted.  Hope you enjoy it.


Jane showed us a couple of lovely children's quilts.  Isn't the green and pink one a clever design?

 

Ingrid has been productive with a lovely table runner and her first drunkard's path.


Terri is the proud owner of this - I've take a photo of the back to show the quilting better - very intricate.

 
Terri also made this wallhanging incorporating photos printed onto fabric.

 
Alison has finished her embroidered white and cream quilt that she was working on in retreat last year.  What a stunner!  She also made matching pillowshams.

 
Imogen finished her bargello top in record time.

 
A quilt for kids made by Caroline.  There was another, but that may have been when my camera battery ran out!  Sorry!

 
Jan was the lucky recipient of this gorgeous table runner.  She doesn't know who made it for her - her Patchwork Angel sent it to her!! 


Bia had a beautiful and practical bag to show and the cutest wee wallhanging for dog lovers.

 
We were lucky enough to have Bobbi, a visitor for Australia, show us some beautiful handwork made by the Tentmakers of Cairo.  Bobbi just happens to be friends with Jenny Bowker (!), who let her choose a couple of pieces from her collection.  Click here to read more about the tentmakers, written by Jenny Bowker.

 


And here are two of Bobbi's stunning quilt tops she brought over to show us.  Thanks Bobbi - we much appreciated meeting and listening to you.

This is a sweet wee box made by Ingrid.  We're hoping to persuade her to give us a workshop!


And last but not least - this is a picture of all the blocks members brought in for our 'Guess the Block Name' game.  Steph got the highest number right with 14 out of 32.  Well done!

Friday, November 19, 2010

History in the (Block) Making.

Coming up in the Newsletter is a surprise block game for February's meeting.  I know that seems a long way away, but next week is the November meeting (aka The Christmas Lunch), then we have no meeting in December, a special meeting usually in Kaitaia in January and then before you know it, it's February. 


Anyway, I've been searching for sites to help you out for this game.  I'm listing them now, before you get your newsletter, 'cause otherwise I'll get too busy with Christmas stuff and school hols and then I'll forget!

I'm keeping you in suspense, I know!  But all will be revealed in the Newsletter and I'll post it here too when it's all finalised.  Meanwhile, enjoy browsing these sites and learning something new.

Patterns from History - Here you will find quilt patterns like the ones that women shared with each other in days gone by. With each one you will discover a bit of history that will give you a sense of what the pattern meant to quilters of the past.


Quilter's Cache - has all sorts of Instructional Pages, and hundreds of free block patterns, all of which are hand drawn, well, mouse drawn, without the use of any quilt programs.

 History of Quilt Patterns: A Quest for Their Stories - Quilt pattern articles on: Biscuit or Puff, Bear's Paw, Honeycomb, Jacob's Ladder, Basket Quilts, Log Cabin, Mariner's Compass, Irish Chain, Wedding Ring, Lone Star.

 Enjoy!