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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

MARION'S QUILT aka SECRET WOMEN'S BUSINESS

Earlier this year squares of fabric were sent out across the sate inviting members to plant some flowers in shades of mauve and aqua. Strips for signatures went too.
It was exciting waiting for the post and seeing the wonderful variety of blocks coming back.
The following pictures show some of the steps in assembling the quilt top. CAN YOU SPOT YOUR BLOCK?

A gold square was sewn diagonally then pressed down to become a vase
Playing around to find a pleasing balance

Blue strips sewn on the left plus triangles along the border

Matching rows and strips




TOP LEFT CORNER

BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

TOP RIGHT CORNER

SOME SIGNATURES AND JOINING FLOWERS
 THE FOUR OUTER CORNERS HAD BLOCKS REPRESENTING STATE OFFICERS
SURPRISE - THE QUILT BEING LOWERED ON THE STAGE AT CONFERENCE

A VERY HAPPY LADY







Sunday, November 6, 2011

TABLE RUNNER CHALLENGE 2011

These are the 20 entries in this year's challenge.  It was for a table runner up to 1m long

You can see from these this picture that the same pattern can look very different depending on the fabric combination chosen.


VIEWER'S CHOICE - the quilt far left was made by Gay Burey
This picture has been turned sideways so you can see the lovely birds and trees