Thursday 13th - Sew and Tell

Julie from Wauchope Pre school is presented with a quilt and cushion made by Elly on behalf of the group.  The Pre school will be holding an event on Friday with the quilt helping to raise some extra funds.

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A beautiful morning tea was enjoyed by all to farewell Faye.  A move to be closer to family means she is leaving the area.  A long time member of the group  Faye could always be relied on to add style and flair to group events.

  

We will all miss you Faye,  but wish you the very best in your new home.  

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Time to share what everyone has been up to this week.

Adrienne started the ball rolling.....sorry I couldn't resist that

Yes really.......this ball was once a T-Shirt! Watch this space, it's rumoured to become a rug!!

Rhonda shared two pretty crib quilts to add to those going out to the Bourke Base Hospital. 

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Some of the members are off to Sydney this week end for the Quilt Show. Safe journey ladies we look forward to hearing all about it next week............

The Quilters with their Winning Quilts - 2013

(click on the pictures for a closer view)

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!