SHOW & SHINE -- 09 March 2015

Show & Shine was busy again this month.  Altogether we had 9 quilters showing 13 projects!   Let's get started.

1.  Sharon Quinton
     a. Snowman Applique Quilt

Sharon is on the right and Heidi Sharp is on the left.

      b.  Bears Paw Quilt

What wonderful colours!  It was machine quilted by a friend.

2.  Corinne Allred
     a.  Cut the Scrap Quilt

Great way to use up those scraps. 
Absolutely wonderful Corrine.



Corrine used a fleece blanket to back her quilt.
You can see the stitch in the ditch quilting 
from the back of the quilt better than
from the front.

3.  Helen Wilde
     a.  Free Moda Bakeshop Quilt Pattern.  Click here for pattern.

What a gorgeously coloured, beautifully made quilt Helen!

     b.  Stars Pattern Quilt

Oops, it's the wrong way around.  Regardless of
which way you look at this quilt you've got to admire it.

4.  Joan Strang
     a.  This is a cross-stitched quilt she started when she was 18 years old. It took her 1 month to cross-stitch the first block. Joan said her mother is surely looking down at her saying, "Finished, she's finally finished."

Joan Strang's wonderfully quilted & cross-stitched quilt.
The first block she stitched was the corner piece
closest to her.

Joan answering a question from Guild
member Jo-Anne.

5.  Judy Salmon
     a.  Extra-long quilt in blues and browns.  This is a replacement to a quilt made by her mother-in-law for her husband.  Even though his mother's quilt is worn out he still uses it.

Judy, our round robin quilt top winner,
prepares to show her quilt.

Judy shows the lap quilt she made for her husband.

6.  Betty Trudeau
     a.  St Patrick's Day Wall Quilt.  Betty designed the pattern herself and offers it to anyone interested. I will ask Betty if she'd mind if I posted the pattern on the blog.

Betty's finished St. Patrick's Day wall quilt.

Close-up of applique.

     b.  "I Spy" quilt using the cathedral window pattern that Kathy Palmer demonstrated last month.

Betty showing her "I Spy" quilt.

7.  LaRea McKinnon
     a.  T-Shirt Quilt.  This quilt uses a special stabilizer. You can purchase the stabilizer at Marshalls.  It is 60" wide and under $5.00/m. She brought a sample of the stabilizer that was passed around.  

LaRea showing her T-shirt quilt top.

LaRae reminded anyone thinking of making
this quilt, to keep strips of leftovers to use
as fillers to lengthen the quilt rows as
required. 

Some of the T-Shirts have information on the back & front.  LaRea has appliqued the second image onto the first.  Take a look at the Kodiaks square. "Kodiaks" is appliqued onto the block.

8.  Jo-Anne Schindler
     a.  Charm Pack Patchwork Table Runner.   This is her first attempt at free-motion machine quilting.  Jo-Anne found that she had better luck using a standard presser foot.  Practice makes Perfect.  Our first try always looks better than we think.  Keep at it Jo-Anne!



Jo-Anne's quilting shows clearest near her left shoulder.

9.  Shirley Paulson
     a.  Charm Pack Star Quilt in red and cream with white surrounding the star.

Shirley Paulson holding her star quilt.

     b.  Black and Grey Purse with 12 pockets!

Joan Paulson bringing out  her purse.

Joan Paulson's quilted purse.

Thank you to all the quilters who brought their projects and 

thank you to Heidi Sharp for acting as associate quilt hanger.

Till next month ... Keep on quilting!