Quilt Showcase

Caught the train early on Saturday to what promised to be a fabulous day

of catching up with friends at the Craft and Quilt Fair.

My first stop as always is the Quilt Showcase from the Victorian Quilters

members. I had some time before meeting up with friends and

 spent much of it looking at all the beautiful quilts.

I also caught up with Linda Steele who was the guest Profile a Quilter

this year. There was a retrospective display of Linda’s quilts and I was given

permission to photograph her quilts for my blog.

Star Chain 2000

Grandma’s Country Album 2  2000

Civil War Butterflies 2001

Scottish Dance 2006

One of my personal favourites and

has won many awards both here and in the U.S.A.

Seasons

 

It was then time to meet up with Julie from Terang Cottage Crafts and Carmen

along with two of Carmen’s friends for some serious shopping.

Also stopped by to say hello to the girls at Sewing’n’Beyond.

After a wonderful day it was then time to catch the train home and

to draw some rough sketches of new designs from all that had inspired me.


          Thank you for visiting
          Julie

Class Inspiration

In the last class of Eloise,

Cindy was enjoying the process of putting her quilt top together so much

that she was inspired to purchased more fabric to create another quilt. 

Two days later she promptly emailed me with these photos.

            

Glorious bright colours and the stripe running the opposite way.

Just stunning.

 

In another class on another day, was the second class of the Rose Star.

Everyone had completed their homework, some had even changed some fabrics.

As the morning progressed the tops were coming together nicely.

Karen is making a Christmas tree skirt, the photo really doesn’t do it justice.

The colours are much brighter.

Would love to see them all when they are quilted and bound.


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          Julie

Westernport Quilters

Todays guest speaker at the Westernport Quilters meeting

was Carol from Magic Patch Quilting in Tyabb.

Carol talked about her journey with patchwork and quilting.

 And bought along many quilts for us to see.

 From her very first quilt to some more recent.

 


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          Julie

More classes

The last two weeks have again been busy with classes

and I’ve been a little slow getting the photos posted onto my blog.

Cindy has all her blocks pieced and ready to lay out.

Melissa also is ready to lay the quilt top out.

Melissa also bought some show and tell to class.

This is Melissa’s first quilt that she put together at home.

In another class both Pam and Shirley are ready to piece Stella together.

Shirley has her quilt top almost together in the last class,

 after completing lots of homework.

Pam has the Love Ring blocks together, just the borders to add.

I love to see students quilts come together and the

 sense off accomplishment that they feel when their quilt tops are completed

is very gratifying to me as a tutor.


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          Julie

Marathon of Classes

Today ends what I have been calling a class marathon, four classes in four days.

The class today was the continuation of Stella, so just a few photos

of the girls progress.

 

The last few days, I have been playing with this bundle of fat quarters.

It always seems a shame to seperate them, they look so pretty all tied together.

But they will never get used if I leave them in the bundle.

So here goes.

I’d forgotten how pretty some of the florals are.

The challenge is now to use all of them, but not necessarily all in the same project.

 


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          Julie

Sunday Class

This morning I woke early (just like any other morning really)

and had a peak out the curtains to see what the day would be like.

The sunrise was just spectacular.

This mornings class at Patchwork Passion in Cranbourne

was the Rose Star table centre.

It was originally designed and made in the 1930’s and

 I am yet to find the original designers name in my research.

I have made this block many times although in different sizes.

This one I made in 2006 and then designed this setting for it.

Everyone all had different fabrics, everything from brights to reproductions

and Christmas prints.

Lots of fussy cutting with stripes and large prints for everyone.

Looking forward to seeing these completed, they will all be stunning.

 


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          Julie

Saturday Class

This morning was the second class for Morning Glory

 

Anne had all of the four patch and half square triangles packed separately

 into plastic zip lock bags. 

                            

By the end of the class, everyone was able to see how the

complete blocks would fit together.

 

 

 

A while ago I purchased this kit for a origami kimino, I finally made it this afternoon.

Its very cute, approx. size is five inches long by five and a half inches wide.

 

 


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          Julie

Friday Class

 

This mornings class Pam decided to continue with her Love Ring

 before starting another new quilt.

Cindy bought in these florals from two differnt ranges to start a new quilt.

And I helped Melissa choose these fabrics for a new quilt also.

In this group were the following two florals. I tried hard not to be tempted.

But some had to come home with me.

The fabric above is just beautiful, with a self embossed pattern all over,

 as well as the printed floral. Similar to a damask.

Perfect for the border of a new quilt, still in the design stage.


          Thank you for visiting
          Julie