Moggill Piecemakers - Classes and Show and Tell

The results by some of our new members after the Celtic Class. Congratulations girls.

A beautful Show and Tell quilt made by one of the new members

A Kaffe Fassett Quilt. Personally I love Kaffe's fabrics and hope to have one finished before the end of the year. This quilt came out of 'Quilts in the Sun' book as Kaffe lovers would know. Shirley is one of our newish members and we are very proud of her. Shirley is also a new Committee Member for Piecemakers. Congratulations Shirley.

This sampler quilt was originally a class for members to learn some difficult blocks and because of various circumstances the class was never completed. Ione finished hers and this is the result - a beautiful quilt. It was too large to be able to photgraph completely. This will probably prompt some other members to finish their UFO.

Hexagons - an ongoing project of one of Moggill's members.

Another member brought in this beautiful embroidery for Show and Tell.

At Moggill there are several new members who have joined Piecemakers and are thoroughly enjoying learning new techniques. Crazy Patch was one such class and this is the result - a beautiful cushion.

Youngcare - Sinnamon Park. Brisbane

Youngcare is for young adults who need full time care and a building was designed and built at Sinnamon Park in Brisbane almost 2 years ago. It has 14 apartments and recreation facilities and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Gay (our Chairman), Bernie and myself (Committee members) arrived at Youngcare on the morning of 24 June Almost all the residents and staff were waiting in the activities area to great us. (The area was all decorated out with balloons, flags etc as it was the day of the Origin football - Maroons verses Blues at Suncorp Stadium. The Maroon supporters outnumbered the Blue supporters). We were given a warm welcome and the quilt was presented to the group. Two or three of the girls were quilters themselves and they were pleased to see some of Gay's quilts she had with her as she was conducting a workshop at Moggill the next day. We were given a tour over the building and were very impressed with what we saw including some of the patio gardens. Virginia was proud to showed us the patchwork quilt on her bed which her Mother had made for her. Her Mother use to be a CWA member out of Moree in New South Wales. We were invited to share lunch - a sausage sizzle - footie fare - which we thoroughly enjoyed. Some had wheelchair bags on their wheelchairs but they were showing wear and we promised to make 14 to be given later in the year.

A closeup of the appliqued butterflies.

These two photos are (1) the quilt donated to Youngcare and presented on Wednesday 24 June 2009 and (2) the quilt photographed on a bed.

More from Ridgelands

The photos above are some of the finished articles from the Workshop held at Coolwaters by Ruth Wagner and they include a Table Topper by Audrey, a Runner by Joy and Daphne's Table Topper. All these were made with dyed fabrics from a previous workshop by Ruth and some commercial fabrics.

Ridgeland Branch Workshop

The above finished Bargello quilt is Audrey's which she commenced at the 2008 workshop also with Lynne.

The photos below are from the workshop conducted by Lynne Smith and are of the ladies with their finished block of the Mystery quilt, Lynne holding up two finished blocks and a view of some of the ladies setting up ready for a day of patchworking.

PATCHWORK WORKSHOP JANUARY 2009

On Saturday, 17th January 23 ladies arrived bright and early to begin Ruth Wagner's Workshop at Coolwaters Holiday Village, Kinka Beach (just south of Yeppoon). Members came from far and wide including Amby, surrounding areas of Rockhampton and Brisbane. The Workshop titled "Introduction to Hand-dyed Fabric Contemporary Piecing" was a follow up from a previous workshop held in the same venue twelve months previously by Ruth when she taught Fabric Dyeing. Most had their hand dyed fabrics, batik collections and some commercial prints to learn about blending colours and explore new contemporary techniques of quiltmaking. Four sessions covered separate techniques - 1. Strip Piecing 2. Foundation Piecing/Curved Piecing 3. Curved Piecing/Applique 4. Improvisational Piecing. Thank you Ruth for a wonderful stimulating weekend. The above quilt was a Convergence quilt made by Ruth.

Scrappy Curve Log Cabin with Improvisational Piecing. Note the different colour strip in each block to add extra interest. Many made this runner, some finished up like a drunken track.

This sample shows curved piecing with the dyed fabric. The effect is striking.

Another of Ruth's samples showing how dyed fabrics can be used to make a beautiful quilt.

The above 2 samples are Curved piecing using the dyed fabrics

This technique of blending colours with the dyed fabrics was the one I personally enjoyed the most.

This Scrappy Curved Log Cabin was very popular and everyone had a lot of fun with the technique. Improvisational Piecing

These two runners are basic piecing - Convergence I

The above works are some of the members Strip piecing , insertion. Some combined commercial fabrics with their dyed fabrics with superb results. Mostly runners and toppers were made.

The Group at the end of the second day with some of their results. Everyone throughly enjoyed the two days workshop and are looking forward to next years.

The above 3 photos are 'Show & Tell' after the workshop. Two are Convergence quilts and one a Country Quilt all made by our Chairman.

Christmas 2008

The above hanging was part of Show and Tell at 2008 Christmas Luncheon

The above photos were some of the Christmas Decorations that one of our Moggill members decorates her home each December. She has been collecting beautiful Christmas decorations from all over the world for many years and makes several new Christmas Quilts or Wallhanging each year. The Moggill Piecemakers and Craft Group have a combined Christmas Breakup Luncheon and admire the lights and decorations each year. The house and decorations are a credit to you Christine.