Well the ladies are having a great time making the centers for their medallion quilts.....

Over the last 2 classes they have been making split 4 patches for the first border.....which is 4" wide....a bit of  a challenge for all of us.....also a lot of fun....

Libby's

Deb's

Angela's

Today we (they) are starting the second border with machine applique......and will be drawing up their own designs using basic equipment  like plates/bowls to mark curved lines...... also they will be making bias strips and using a twin needle for applique..... I'm looking forward to today's class as these are techniques that they have not tried before.......

Until next time happy stitching.......Cathy

Out to Lunch

I had a lovely day yesterday with the ladies from the Thursday Class........we went to the International Womans Day luncheon.....which was organised and sponsored by Bev Percel at Maleny Magic.....
We enjoyed a delicious lunch with a glass of wine...we were wooed by Kim from the original Ten Tenors.....and then we listen to the amazing Judy Hooworth for an hour.....and I would have loved to have listened to her for another hour or more.....she was very inspiring and her quilts.....OMG.....

  

The colour Judy uses and how she uses colour is amazing.......I'm so inspired I was ready to go home empty my cupboard and drag out all my orange and purple fabric and start another quilt........but by the time I got home I had calmed down and rationalized the process I decided that maybe I should finish some of my many, many UFO's first.......and then thinking that, I thought, 'oh well'... that gives me some time to collect more orange and purple fabrics........

and here is a photo of Judy and myself

We all had such a great day and we got to spend a little more time with Judy back at Bev's shop....such a lovely lady

Cathy

The Circle Game

At class last Thursday Deb bought in her finished quilt........

Deb has done a fantastic job ......love the border..

The ladies are powering along with their Medallion  quilts......

We are machine appliqueing the tops......Libby is using blanket stitch......Deb is doing satin stitch.....and Angela is doing raw edge applique......

The choice for the first border was selected by Deb and she chose a split 4 patch......the first block we made up turned into a 16 patch.....the second go turned out perfectly.....I'm looking forward to seeing them stitched together.......

Here is Pat's table runner.....such beautiful Autumn tones......

This is another runner Pat made over the holidays......Red...black and white.....is so striking..... 

Happy stitching ....... Cathy

Well....Christmas....the New Year and Australia Day has come and gone.....and now where into February.....where has the time gone....

I have had 7 weeks away from teaching just to have a break and it gives the ladies a chance to catch up and finish  their projects and I get to work on my own stuff......having said that we have been meeting at the shop as a social group on Thursdays....and going out for lunch to celebrate birthdays....and I have really enjoyed it...

Barbara, Angela and Debs have finished putting there Circle Game Quilt tops together ( Jen Kingwell design) ......so excited for them....and a couple of other ladies are still working on their blocks.....Barabra has started making another Circle Game quilt in soft pastel......it is a bit addictive making these blocks.....I have just about finished making the all circles of my second quilt and I have been drafted 4 extra block to make a bigger quilt this time.....

Ummmm.....don't seem to have a photos of Debs quilt.....Sorry Debs

I hope the ladies will have there quilts or quilt top finished for a showing in May at the Maleny Magic Retreat (0754999954)....If you have not heard Jen Kingwell will be the teaching this year....

So yesterday was the first class for the year.....

The Thursday group are willing to try new projects that will help build their skills and learn more about putting colours and fabric together..... so this year for those who want to go on a creative journey they are designing their own quilt.....

All the ladies have made beautiful quilts over the years and we all get to a stage in our Patchwork and Quilting life where we want to design our own quilt.....and for some people the first question is how and where do you start..... 

We decided Medallion quilt as there is center panel and lots of borders.....we are very lucky to have Angela in our group and she volunteered to draw up a couple of different patterns for the center....and the other ladies will pick the borders... so far Libby selected Pinwheels and Debs wants to do a disappearing 4 Patch....I also suggested that a border with applique......and the rest of the ladies are undecided......all the applique will be done on the machine....so that those who have never used stitch n wash or iron-on webbing learn how to work with those products and then they sew it onto a background fabric using satin stitch or blanket stitch or any of the other fancy stitches their machines can do....

My part is to draft the blocks to fit each round.......and to keep them on track.....

We  are all very excited about our project for the start of 2014.......do you have a new project for this year......if so.....send me a photo and I will post it on this blog......

Happy Stitching .......Cathy

Here are some photos of more Circle Game blocks.........and other stuff

Barb is doing her quilt in Kaffe fabrics.......

here is Tanya's block....love this block

Sorry Angela....I didn't edit this photo too well......your blocks look great

and here Deb's with here block......it is all hand pieced

these are Deb's blocks.....they are looking good.....not many to go now

here is Pat cutting out hexagons with teapots on it

This is Libby's quilt....love the fabrics

This is Marie....working on a UFO.....this  quilt was started about 11 yrs ago.....

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I don't seem to be able to find all my photos from the class from the last 6 months......I'm not a very well organised person....anyway I will keep looking and post again soon......I hope everyone has a great weekend......Cathy 

My last post started with where has the time gone.........well it's the same this time.......I have been so slack with posting on this blog......the ladies have been so busy throughout the year and I have taken heaps of photos but never got around to doing anything about them.....so this post will be mainly photos.........I hope you enjoy them......

June has finished the Sweethearts fly home......

the title for her quilt should be Sweethearts fly to Paris..... 

this is the back of June's quilt

I emailed  Jen Kingwell  http://www.amitietextiles.blogspot.com.au/ to ask for permission to teach her pattern the Circle Game...... permission given and classes started in July.......

This is my version of the quilt hanging behind Barbara....check out older posts on Jen's blog

here is Barbara sorting through her fabrics

and June with her stash of beautiful bright fabrics

here is Judith with one of her finished blocks 

this is Tanya's block

This is my sewing buddy........Matilda.....this photo was taken in July as she is wearing her coat ......the coat was a present from my friend Sandra.....


Hope you enjoyed catching up with what has been happening at the shop.....I will try and keep up with posting more often....especially about the progress of the Circle Game blocks..... 

Cathy....

 The 4th of March........where has the time gone.........we have been back on Thursday for classes since the end of January and this is my first post for the year..........Even though I have been very slack the Ladies have been very busy......

Deb has finished making two of these quilts for her friend

Here is Patsy cushion...look at all those beautiful
ribbons and braids and cords.....very nice .... 

Deb is on a roll finishing off  ufo's...
a very bright Bargello

First block for a new quilt that Deb has started

Patsy has started a new wall hanging project 

This is Pat's project using the left over from her star quilt

Here is Julie showing us her fabric that she is using for
pillowcases to go with a quilt she made last year.....

Angela finished these beautiful cushions

Libby finished piecing the top her scrappy foundation
pieced lap quilt

Deb working on another ufo....I really like this quilt

I hope you have enjoyed taking a peek at all the projects the ladies have been working on.....

Happy Stitching -----------Cathy

Last class for 2012

The last class for 2012 saw the ladies working hard to finish off some of their projects......we have some great days together throughout the year...along with learning new techniques and skills we have shared the highs and lows of our lives and developed into a very supportive and caring group......I would like to thank all the ladies for coming along on Thursday and I hope we all have as much fun in 2013

This is Patsy with here finished cushion and was also working on some placemats

This is Pat's colourwash project that she is working on at the moment....we are all raiding our scrap bags to help her out....it requires 270 x 3" squares

Here is Debbie finishing off a quilt that she designed herself... 

Here is Libby just finished labels for 3 quilts for her daughters

Angela working on a cushion for her mother......

and presents from Kim (chocolates) and the girls at the shop 

The pillowcases we had made were collected by Neil from Pillowcases for Oncology Kids......you can follow them on Facebook

We hope everyone has a great Christmas and a wonderful and safe New Year.......see you in 2013....

Cathy