A quite class last Thursday, only five ladies.....that's ok though, the ladies get more of my time.

This is Donna's quilt top, to be trimmed with grey on grey spot then red

Patsy is ready to add the borders to her table runner

Lynne D, Esme and Pat are all working on the patchwork, I just forgot to take photos.......

I was too busy talking........so

I spoke to the the ladies about http://aussieheroquilts.blogspot.com.au/ and we decided that we should make some laundry bags, to support the troops.  So, on Thursday March 1 at 1pm we will be having  a get together at Kimz Sewing Center to make some laundry bags and a couple of quilt tops. Of course it's BYO fabric and machine, if anyone is interested, you are more than welcome. We will need someone to iron and a cutter also.

I will be sorting out our colour challenge that we started last year. We are going to make two single quilt out of the 16 patch instead of one queens size. These top will be quilted and then sent down to Jan-Maree to be posted off to the troops........

Until next time.........Happy stitching

Cathy

On Thursday we had a great class, the ladies are keen to start new projects and learn new techniques. We had three new ladies start, they all have very different craft backgrounds. One with no patchwork experience, one lay who has done a little patchwork and one very creative lady who is part of the textile group that I am a member of also. So it will be interesting to see their progress and finished projects over the next few weeks.

Kris and Esme had never met before, but they both brought the same project along, although in very different prints and colours

Pat was there trying to finish her lap quilt for her friend, it is coming together slowly, and is looking great.

Julie is made and was basting a young girls quilt, sorry Julie I can't quite remember who the quilt is for. Julie was also finishing off some cushion covers and was getting herself into a tangle with her bracelet and watch.

We let her struggle for a while until Pat gave her a hand.

Susan has started a fairly new project, the embroidered blocks were finished last year and is now putting them together to make a wall hanging. Susan is using a beautiful floral fabric to enhance the embroideries. It is going to look great when it's finished. I hope to get a photo of it hanging on the wall in her dining room.

Patsy is cruising along with her projects, over the last two weeks when I was away she kept herself busy making the red and green quilt. We are now tackling a Bargello table runner. Love the colours.....

Julie is showing off Patsy's quilt top

Lynne D is finishing off her charity quilt, and is finding the quilting so much easier now she has a new machine. Lynne lashed out a bought herself a new Janome Horizon and is telling everyone how good it is....

Renarta is back and is working on a new kit project. The fabrics are just gorgeous soft greys,  white and red and we are doing  stack and whack blocks. New technique and is also quick and easy.

Angela is working on her latest block of the month and was practicing her free motion quilting also.

So all in all a very busy morning that everyone enjoyed, and I will see them all again tomorrow. I really enjoy Thursday class spending the morning with such lovely ladies.......  


Happy stitching -------- Cathy

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.  Well............ 2012 has started out pretty busy, we started up classes on the January 5. The class are a little smaller as some of the ladies are still doing granny duties. School start again next week so by February we should be back to normal....

 

Here is Patsy basting the tracks an her QAUG bed runner

Lynne looking for a backing fabric to finish off a charity

Angela working on her internet block of the month challenge

Pat's project taking shape

Patsy's ongoing QAUG project

Linda's quilt is looking beautiful, it is for one of her granddaughters

Here is Renarta is working on a quilt for her Mum

The ladies are bringing in the patterns  and ideas so that they can start collecting their fabrics for new projects.....I feel it's going to be another busy year.......

Happy stitching 

Cathy

Last class for 2011

Well it's been a busy time for finishing projects that were started during the year. The classes are a little quieter with some of the ladies doing Grandma duties and celebrating early Christmas with their families. We went out to lunch last Thursday after our last class of the year. Lunch was nice, but it was so noisy that we could hardly hear each other talk. Sorry no photos.....too busy listening and eating.

This is Pat's latest project.....

Patsy's Xmas blocks, soon to be a finished queen size quilt

 I hope everyone has a great Christmas, happy holidays and safe travels.....

See you in 2012

Cathy

Decitated students

I do have a very dedicated student.........

this is Wendy...who goes all out to get the job done.....Wendy was having a little trouble seeing where she was ditching on her quilt....so not to be discouraged and keep on keeping on.....I lent her my LED  light that I bought as an extra to put on the longarm.....

Blue Sunflowers

Well, here is the new quilt top...I am really happy with it.....it's called Blue Sunflowers........it will have to be quilted next year.....as I have started to clean out my Studio....oh boy what a job......

Next Thursday is our last class for the year...so we are going out to lunch for our Xmas breakup....looking forward to that....until then....happy stitching...

Cathy

Party at Kims

Last night at the shop Kim hosted a Christmas party with Tracey Sims http://traceysimsdesigns.blogspot.com/ giving a Trunk Show, to show the projects from her new released book and DVD. The shop was full with about 50 + ladies there, all enjoying Tracey's talk.  

 I took a few photos of the girls from the Thursday group..........

Pat, Sandra and Margret

Helen and Susan

Lynne D and daughter Katie

Patsy

Linda

Pat and Julie

Helen

Margaret W chatting with Kim

Margret

 

Sandra

 Check out Kim's blog to see more photos from the night..........
http://kimzsewing.blogspot.com/

Happy stitching 
Cathy

Getting projects finished

Another busy class last week, the girls are getting their projects finished before our Christmas break..........

Pat has made a great scrappy Xmas quilt

Patsy has the binding on her quilt with a little peeper

Julie modelling her happy hour apron

Linda is getting her sampler quilt top together, it is so pretty all in pinks

Only a couple of class until the end of the year, looking forward to 2012

Happy stitching
Cathy

More beautiful quilt .......

Patsy beautiful quilt, can't believe she is giving it away..... it's based a Monica Poole pattern.

Angela hand quilting her Dresden Plate quilt...... this quilt is so bright and colourful.....

Linda our new lady tackling a card tricks block, and doing a great job. Her quilt is very pink.....

Pat's version of the 3-6-9 quilt

Pat's Xmas quilt

Customer quilt beautifully machine quilted by Pamela.....

It is a lovely quilt

The girls have been very busy...... finishing projects off before the end of the year...They are all eager to start new projects in 2012..

I have finally got the nine blocks and first border of the new Sampler quilt together today... I'm madly trying to finish it so that it on display at Kimz Xmas party next Wednesday. I don't think I will have time to machine quilt it thought, as long as the top is completed.........You will have to wait to see the photo's after the party.... might put a sneaky photo on the blog on Friday........Until then

Happy stitching

Cathy

WIP's

 All the girls are busy getting quilts and projects finished for Xmas. We have 3 very lucky girls sailing the high seas across to New Zealand and back, over the next few weeks. Ahoy girls, say hello to Jackie for us.......

I have been busy catching up with new projects for next year........

 Sampler for 2012

My Courthouse Steps very bright quilt as you go quilt, that I also did school house quilting on. I think the extra black pearl thread quilting has really made this quilt. It looked nice but very flat before.

This is Wendy's quilt top just waiting for borders now.

 I think it has come together nicely. Well done Miss Wendy.

Happy stitching

Cathy