Quilting Owl

One of the highlights for me over the last couple of weeks has been introducing new quilters to the absolute delight of patchwork and quilting.  Here is Noelle's completed quilt top which she should be proud of as I think it looks absolutely stunning. Another stunner is Barb's quilt which just needs the outer border to be stitched on.  Well done girls and I hope this is the beginning of a wonderful journey. I also enjoyed a girls day out to visit a local quilt show at Gordonvale with Jenny and Joan.  I didn't manage photos as the strong sunlight streaming through the windows made it very difficult for me with my limited photographic skills. I have spent a lot of time at home during the last few weeks after my flu bug turned into a very nasty cold and while stitching in the courtyard I was lucky enough to catch this Kookaburra sitting on top of the flag pole in our garden. Till next time Frances

In between recovering from a bout of flu and teaching the odd class I have just figured out that I have actually done some work on 7 different projects over the last 10 days or so.  I have been working on a log cabin block project, designed and started cutting for a new wall quilt and have been doing lots of hand stitching however the only finish I have had is this delightful little Sweet Treat Bag from the Moda boxed kit.  This little bag is a shop sample and has been on my "To Do" list for far too long and if I had realised how quick and easy it was then it would have been made a lot sooner. I have been working on the Pies & Tarts quilt and have been busy preparing and stitching a few of these. In a mad moment I decided to do some work on a very long time UFO and resurrected my Double Wedding Ring project and made a little progress on it. In between these I had made a little progress on two other large projects that I am enjoying hand piecing, one of which is ...

The girls gathered today and while most of them continued to work on ongoing projects I did manage to grab a couple of photos.   Shirley W brought along this stunning black, white and red quilt which has just been finished - Shirley made the quilt top and Linda Miller up on the Tablelands worked her magic with the longarm quilter. Jenny has caught the red and white bug and has just prepared these teapot blocks ready for applique - Kathy wasn't able to join us this morning but I found this photo in my camera of her interpretation of the Pies  and Tarts quilt.  Unfortunately the quilt was folded in the display at the Show but maybe Kathy will bring it along to a future Sunday Stitching meeting so we can all enjoy a proper look. Till next time Frances