Ideas for Workshops

One of the aims of WPQ is to broaden our skills - to that end, could members make suggestions about the skills, tutors or workshops they would like to attend over 2014. Please come with your suggestions next week.

 

We have a few inhouse workshop ideas for Thursday mornings - Sandra will be demonstrating the Clam shells block design in June 2013 (date to be confirmed), and the sew and flip method/string piecing method using foundation fabric for making new fabric and scrappy designs has also been suggested for July 2013. Details will be confirmed.

 

may all your seams be straight!

Adrienne

Wauchope Patchwork Quilters Sew and Tell - May 30.

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Adrienne's vibrant quilt was the first for SEW & TELL today.  Pieced in the sew and flip method this quilt was made to cheer up a friend.

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Ruth brought along a UFO from 2005 to share with us next.  

How many UFO's do you have in your cupboard ?  I'll own up to ..... one or two :) .  

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Elly shared her fun 'I spy' quilt, made for a young family member.

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Last but not least, Janet with her pentagon quilt.

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Note:  Just a reminder for group members ...You can click on the TAB at the top of the page, marked CALENDAR OF EVENTS for a list of upcoming events.

Sydney Quilt Show - Raffle Quilt.

Sydney Quilt Show 12 - 16 June 2013.

Take a look at this years  raffle quilt  'Benjamin Franklin's Blessings' as posted on The Quilter's Guild of NSW Blog.  (click on the linked photo for a closer look)

Australian Magazine looking for red and white quilts for an article.

I just noticed this post over at Fairholm Quilters  and thought some of you might be interested.

Down Under Quilts magazine has posted this request on Facebook, 

Have you made a red and white quilt? We are featuring them in issue 160. 

If you have and you would like to share it with our readers, please email Erica Spinks at ericacreativedabbling@gmail.com and include a photo of your quilt.

Wauchope Patchwork Quilters - Sew and Tell May 16

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Here's Adrienne with her completed, recycled denim quilt.  This quilt is reversible and as Adrienne said herself, quite heavy....... so perfect for the cooler months ahead!

Here's a link with information about working with and making Dehim Quilts.

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Dorothy shared her sweet crib quilt. Another one to add to the collection of charity crib quilts.  Thanks Dorothy!

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This pretty quilt in shades of pink and green, is one of two that Margaret shared with us today.  

Here's the second........

What this picture doesn't show is the embroidered blocks that go to make this Bronwyn Hayes quilt so special.   Here's a closer look at just one.

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Scroll down to see Tuesday's Sew and Tell!

Wauchope Patchwork Quilters - Sew and Tell 14th May

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Sandra shares her beautiful, Postcards From Paris applique quilt with the girls on Tuesday evening.
Machine quilted by Florabella Quilting.

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Janelle brought along her cosy ragged edge quilt too. Click on the photo to see the pretty rose centres.

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Thanks for sharing your quilts here ladies :)

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Sew and Tell - May 9th

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Sheryl shared this stunning sampler quilt with the group today.

Here's Elly with a beautiful cushion made in the Cathedral Window style.  Sadly the camera doesn't pick up the beautiful gold sparkle in the borders and window centres.

The Quilters with their Winning Quilts - 2013

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Here's Wendy with her beautiful Quilt Linen and Lime, which won the viewers choice for 2013.

Wendy described her quilt as follows:

This queen-sized quilt is predominantly made with Japanese Yuwa fabrics of linen, cotton and linen/cotton mix. It was designed by Julie Wallace of the Quilters Barn in Loch Victoria as a block of the month quilt over a 13 month program. It has a fresh, clean style made using the fusible webbing technique and all hand appliquéd with additional borders by moi to personalise it.

Narelle Nutley’s exquisite professional  quilting adds relief, movement and individuality to each block.

At last a quilt for my own bed!!

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The Members choice for 2013 was won by Judy and her stunning quilt Vesuvius. 

Here's how Judy described her quilt:

This scrap quilt is my original design using a modified version of the ‘stack and slash’ pattern.

The pattern pieces are arranged to achieve shading from light to dark, with black strips inserted. I over-dyed commercial fabrics to achieve the colours required.

The border and binding are colour-washed to blend with the body of the quilt.

Quilted by Narelle Nutley of Mystral Quilting Services. 

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Congratulations ladies!

Quilt Show Raffle Quilts

Value of 2013 Raffle Quilts

 Anyone who crafts and sews will appreciate the time and effort that goes into making a quilt - from selecting or designing a pattern, selecting and trialling fabric combinations, not to mention the construction and finishing of the quilt.

 WPQ organises to have the NSW Quilt Guild value the quilts we make for our Show raffle. We do this to provide not only the public but our members with an idea of the true value of a quilt. So often of course we cannot expect to sell one of our quilts for anything like its true value.

This year Circle of Friends ( a double bed quilt made with traditional style blocks and colours and made by a number of members) was valued at $2,000; and Flower Power (nine patch and squares, colour washed and using many Kaffe Fassett fabrics) was valued at $3,300. Both quilts were professionally quilted.

Adrienne van Spanje

Quilt Show at Wauchope - 6 May 2013

Our Biennial Quilt Show held from 12 to 14 April 2013 at the Wauchope Showground was an outstanding success, and brought together sewists from far and wide. There were 112 quilts of all sizes on display - and included traditional styles, art quilts and modern interpretations of hand and machine quilting. We were complimented on the variety of quilts on display and the other "bits and bobs" made by Members.

The Show gives us an opportunity to raise funds for selected charities and this year Members chose the Port Macquarie Hospital Breast Cancer Support Unit and the national support group for women undergoing cancer treatment, Look Good ... Feel Better.  Above is a picture of the entry to the Show displaying our 2 beautiful raffle quilts - Circle of Friends and Flower Power.

Each Show we ask visitors to select their favourite quilt and this year we asked Members to do the same. The winner of the Viewers Choice was Wendy Jones and the Members Choice was a quilt by Judy McEwan.

Viewers Choice

Members Choice 



 We would like to thank all Members (and their partners) for their contributions to the Show - be they making quilts, morning teas, helping with set up and clear up, and volunteering their time to make the Show run smoothly.

Adrienne van S