Show and Tell

The Thursday Nighters were all busy assembling their sampler blocks and adding sashing to their quilts at their class at Cairns Craft Center the other night.  Mandy's dramatic colours were all coming together nicely and there is a striped border to be added and then a very cute owl novely print for the main border.
Anne's blues and lime greens with a dash of orange were looking stunning. 

Then it was time for the Sunday Stitchers and the fun stitching morning we always have every month.  Joan brought along her beautiful "Crazy Garden Patch" wall quilt which has just been published as a project in the current issue of Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol 21 No 3.

Kathy has caught the little houses bug and is assembling her own version of this truly addictive quilt project.

Jenny never disappoints us and  has just finished this bright and colourful runner quilt top and was stitching the binding on this fun child's quilt which has just come back from the longarm quilter.
Till next time
Frances

Comments

Shirley said…
As ever Frances your stitchers have produced some lovely work. What a fabulous setting for the houses. I may have to think outside of the house box now and see what I can come up. Thank you for the inspiration.
March 5, 2012 at 5:57 AM
Susan said…
I think the little houses quilt top is my favourite of today's offerings! Thanks for sharing Frances!
March 5, 2012 at 6:02 AM
Linda said…
Thank you as always Frances, for sharing your friends' work. Everything looks amazing, but I am still very drawn to Anne's quilt. I also love Kathy's houses, they are so colourful. Congratulations too to Joan for her published quilt, looks lovely. Hope your weather isn't annoying. Take care.
March 5, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Quilting By Celia said…
thanks for the Show 'n Tell
March 5, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Karen said…
Thank you for showing us the wonderful work all these lovely quilter's are doing. It's so good to see so much variety.
March 5, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Joy V said…
Love this version of the little houses - starting to get me more and more interested in doing them.
March 6, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Jen said…
Thank you Frances for the show and tell from your group. They always have beautiful quilts to show us.
March 8, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Jensters said…
Such wonderful quilts.
March 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Sue said…
Nice show and tell Frances!
March 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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