SHOW & SHINE, 05 Oct 2015



Our ladies have been very productive this past month. 
Today we had 6 quilters showing 14 quilts.

1.  Gail Purnell ...
     a.  made two quilts to demonstrate the snowball block. 
          Here's another block to go into our challenge quilts
          for the end of the year.

         This snowball quilt top was made with two triangles
         diagonally opposite to each other.  See the Tips,
         Techniques and Demos posting for the how to.

     b.  The second snowball quilt was made in black &
          white.  Notice the placement of the colours to highlight
          the center of the quilt.

     c.  These next 3 quilts were made by an elderly friend
         of Gail's with her scrap fabric.  She was given the
         quilt tops when they were completed.  Many pieces
         were sewn together by hand.  Very little machine
         stitching was done.  Because of the hand stitching 
         Gail doesn't know quite what to do with them. 
         Does she finish them or leave them as is?  It was
         suggested that she document the quilt top as she
         received it and then finish the quilt as she likes and
         then document what and how she did it.

     d.  This is the second quilt top.

     e.  Below is the third quilt top.





2.  Judy Prince...
     a.  Judy showed her Row by Row Experience quilt top. 
         There is an explanation written out in the meeting notes
         for the Row by Row Experience.  The theme this year is
         water.  Judy has just moved back to Cardston and back
         to us at the guild.  Welcome back Judy!

     b.  Puppy Love Crib Quilt with 3D ears.  Close-up below.







     c.  Chicken Crib Quilt.  There are embroidery blocks 
          in this quilt.  Close-ups are below.

 

 

     d.  This quilt is called Cowboy Heritage and is filled
         with photos of friends and family and also displays 
         friends' and family member's brands. The center
         panel is full of action.  This is truly an historical quilt.

 

 

3.  Carla Van Bezooyen ...

     a.  This quilt is called Seasonal Housing.  It was

          a kit purchased from Village Quilts. 











4.  Gail Erickson ...

     a. This delightful quilt made of soft colours is called

         a Birth Announcement Quilt.  All the details of

         the birth are listed on the back along with a picture

         of the little one.  Gail even left a blank spot on the

         extra large label that she will write in a message for

         her newest granddaughter. 

 

5.  Judy Salmon ...

     a.  loved the quilt Sylvia Pankhurst showed last

         month so she made two.  Both quilts are for

         beds in the same room.  She calls this just a

         Scrap Quilt.

      b.  Here is the second Scrap Quilt.  Even though

           the colours are different, the black frames make

           the two quilts appear very similar.

 6.  Sue Litchfield ...

     a.  tells us that she's been working on this quilt a

         very long time.  I think it was well worth the

         wait, don't you?  The quilt is called  Zinnia's

         Garden, what a beauty!  The applique and all

         the quilting was done by hand.  Sue has not

         been a guild member for a few years -- we're

         all glad to see her amongst us again.

  Keep on Quilting!