SHOW & SHINE -- 08 December 2015

Some of our quilters have been busy this past month.  Wait 'til you see these quilts.  Five quilters brought 11 projects.  This doesn't include the 47 Wheelchair quilts that were dropped off at the entrance.

1.  Gail Erickson...
     a.  This jean quilt cost her several broken needles but what a wonderful
          quilt.
          The next photo shows the back.

        b.  This is a very delicate, and well made Christmas Countdown
             Wall hanging.

        c.  Gail told us she decided yesterday to make this cute table runner.
             There were several gasps from the group.  The back of the runner
             used up the remaining fabric pretty much completely.

 

2.  Heidi Sharp has been very efficient this past month. 

     a.  Not strictly a quilt, Heidi showed her crocheted, entralac throw.

      b.  This is a quillow for her granddaughter.  This has beautiful machine embroidery of horses.  Once opened the second picture shows what it looks like.

       c.  Here is the second quillow.  This granddaughter loves kittens so, kittens it was.



 3.  Joan Strang bought a set of templates.  One of these templates helped her create this beautiful quilt.
      a. 

4.  Linda Scott ...
     a.  This amazing redwork quilt besides having a border of various sizes and block types has a center panel that is completely hand embroidered.  There are three close-ups of parts of this panel.



b.  This is the second time Linda has made this pattern.  It is one of the first patterns put out by Heart to Heart.  This is Nancy Halvorsen's company.

 c.  Another project not strictly a quilt was sooooo cute.  This crocheted owl is a bunting bag.

 5.  Sylvia Pankhurst...
      a.  Sylvia is interested in the Underground Railroad that ran from the U.S. to Canada that runaway slaves took to be free.  This quilt is made including the quilt blocks that were used to pass information of what to do and the direction to take.  To further demonstrate the uniqueness of each block they are quilted with a different pattern.  The back is the easiest way to see the quilting.
           - The next photo shows the blocks from the front.
           - The final photo is the explanation of each block.  This label is attached to the back of the quilt.



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!

SHOW & SHINE -- 08 June 2015

This month, our last of the 2014/2015 year, we are completing a challenge to create projects with the fabric gathered during the fabric-tearing game at our Dec 2014 meeting. As a reminder I'll explain how we all acquired our fabrics. 

During this game we each started with a meter of fabric.  While sitting in a circle everyone passed the fabric around the circle until the music stopped.  Does this remind you of anything?  Once the music stopped we each halved whatever fabric we ended with.  One half was ours to keep the second half moved around the circle again until the music stopped once more.  We repeated these two steps until the fabric remaining was approximately 8" x 10".  With our stacks of  fabric, no two pieces the same size, we were challenged to make a project or projects using all the fabrics and bring them to the final meeting of the year.  Projects from the challenge were displayed separately but I've included them in the Show & Shine quilts below. 

Fabric from the December 2014 fabric-tearing game are referred to as "challenge fabrics", to single-out these projects.

Let's get started.....

We had 14 quilters showing 35 projects.  This is an impressive number of projects and a wonderful end to our year. 

1.  Gail Purnell...
     a.  started in the middle of this quilt and kept going round and round.  The middle 7 rounds include the challenge fabrics.  Gail won a prize for creating the largest project.

       b.   Gail was on a roll making another scrap quilt.  You'd never know it.  Just take a look at this wonderful quilt.

2.  Sharon Quinton...
made 8? different projects with her challenge fabric.  They include a bottle bag, small pillow, 2 pot holders, a microwave bowl holder and a tea cup decoration. What have I missed?  Sharon won the prize for the most projects made.  a. - f.

       g.  Sharon showed 4 projects in conjunction with her demonstration.  I've included them here but will provide all the detail and information in the demonstration post.  Circle of stars.  Quilt top only.      

      h.  Chevron Table Runner

       i.  Bed Quilt

  

           Quilt back.

       j.  Pillow

       k.  Chenille quilt.

            Quilt back.



3.  Betty Trudeau...

     a.  made this wonderful 3D butterfly applique table topper. The top part of the butterflies are made with some wonderful lace.  To use all the challenge fabric Betty also made a pot holder. 





     b.  Betty loves Christmas.  This quilt is called "Christmas in a Cabin".  It is the first time Betty has made the Log Cabin Block.  No problems making this block, right Betty? This is the quilt top only.

       Close-up

4.  Judy Salmon...

     a.  created a cloth bucket with her challenge fabric.  Judy wasn't sure what she would use it for and then remembered she was collecting salvage edges for another project so...this is her "salvage edge and binding bucket".

5.  Dawn Collins...

     a.  used the pattern that Sylvia Terry posted on the blog.  There were a couple of changes made: the triangles were only raw edge appliqued and the border contained triangles too.  This is only the quilt top.  Only 2 of the challenge fabrics were used.  Dawn designed another quilt to use the remainder of the challenge fabrics but didn't manage to get it done in time.  I guess that will be a Sept Show & Shine project.                                         

 6.  Corinne Allred...

     a. - b.  made another 2 Christmas Tree napkins to add to her collection and then she created some jean-fabric squares with different appliqued designs to use up the remainder of her challenge fabrics.  The squares are going to be used for her daughter's friends to sign. 

7.  Ruby Quinton...

     a. - c.  finished her projects in February and was the first to use all the challenge fabrics.  She made a wall hanging plus 2 pot holders.  Ruby won the prize for being the first to complete the challenge.  Sorry Ruby, I didn't manage to get a full picture of your projects.  When I receive the February pictures I'll switch this pic out.

8.  Sheila Kimberley...

     a.  made this wonderful beach bag with her challenge fabrics. This was a super idea.  Sheila made pockets for a book, sunglasses, sunscreen and just about anything else you might need at the beach.  The mesh pieces in her bag are actually made from window screen.  Sheila, you're ready for summer!

9.  Linda Scott...

     a.  used her challenge fabrics to create this wonderful cover for a disgustingly boring black binder.  With flowers added as a focal point this project is a real beauty.

10.  Gail Erickson...

       a. - b.  Made a pillowcase and ????? with her challenge fabrics.  Gail won a prize for being the last to finish her project.  (She made them yesterday!)  It was nice to see you at this last meeting.  We've missed you while you were away on your many trips this winter.  Sorry Gail, I missed taking a picture of your project.  You can see a bit of the pillow case behind Linda Scott's photo above.  If you can take a picture and send it to me I'll insert it.

 

       c.  Gail made this wonderful quilt top from her fabric scraps.  This quilt contains fabrics from the quilts she's made in the last 20 years!  The name of this quilt is a Disappearing 16-patch.  Each block is 12" x 12".  Gail is renowned for making very large quilts.

11.  Denise Skinner...

       a.  made this quilt for one of her granddaughters.  She is determined to make a quilt for each of her 19 grandchildren.  That's a huge project!  Denise is off to a wonderful start.  This is the first quilt Denise has shown at our Guild.

        b. This black, white and yellow quilt is an eye-catcher.  The colours really pop!  Many quilters have difficulty using bright yellow in their quilts. The black prints are more than a match for the yellows.  This quilt has wonderful balance.   Thank you for bringing your quilts for us to admire.

12.  Alice Sheen...



       a.  made a patriotic wall hanging.  Her Canadian flag has a 3D effect which is meant to make the flag look like it's fluttering.  It is very cute.

13. LaRea McKinnon...

      a.  made this many-pocketed purse.  It's going with her on the quilt tour she and Donna Prince are going on this summer.  You have many envious friends.   We'll all be waiting for wonderful stories and photos.

The outside of the purse has pockets as well.  LaRea looks very happy about this project.  Just look at that smile.

14.  Sylvia Pankhurst...

       a.  made this quilt with a combination of batiks and regular quilting fabric.  The fabric colours are so light and sunny looking.  Sylvia called this quilt "Tropical Dreams" and did free-motion quilting.  The palm trees were quilted on each of the large batik squares.  Sylvia, are you excited about summer finally arriving? 

Quilt back.  It looks like Sylvia didn't put any batting into her quilt.  Definitely a warm weather quilt.  I love this quilt.

 Quilt block close-up.

 

       

Keep on quilting...