Busy Bees

This weekend was a busy one for me teaching classes at Cairns Craft Centre.  Saturday was sampler day where the students come to learn new skills and improve their machine piecing techniques.

Kay and Pris with their completed blocks from the previous class.  Kay has chosen lovely autumn tones while Pris has opted for beautiful Bali prints -

Anita had also been busy sewing between classes making blocks featuring floral prints -

On Sunday we held the "Cutting Corners with Rulers" class where the girls take on the challenge of designing their own quilts and try to incorporate some of their stash.

Thora's kaleidoscope design is looking good and I can't wait to see the stunning border that she has designed to complete this quilt -

Anita collects "cat" panels and she and Peter put their heads together and worked out a quilt design to feature some of these fun prints - I am looking forward to seeing this quilt evolve. 

Jenny is concentrating on some accurate cutting and is also managing to use some of her large stash -

Jenny also brought along her latest finished quilt using some of the New Zealand fabric she collects on her annual trip across the Tasman to visit family and friends -

Today I decided to make another bag using the Aboriginal print fabrics - this is a larger version of the design I made last week but with a different colourway for the background fabric.  Don't forget to leave a comment before Thursday to be in the draw for a free pattern which includes the Aboriginal print fabrics.

Till next time

Frances