Class show and tell

Now for class at Sewn and Quilted……

Morning

Jo has started putting her second “Carousel” together (pattern by everyday quilts)and we chose some fabrics, and she started cutting out diamonds for “Stargazey” (pattern by everyday quilts)Marilyn has these two gorgeous doileys which we’ve decided will go into the border of her “Sweet Sunday“and during class she whipped up these blocks for it (the little embroidered flower in the top block is from a doiley Marilyn embroidered in her teenage years!)Leanne has her “Sweet Sunday” blocks togetherand we chose, and she cut the borders for itand she had a lesson on trimming half-square triangle blocksSue W stitched up a whole heap of half-square triangles for her new quilt, and then started trimming hers too – great to see those piles changing sizes!Carole worked on another border flower potand Sue E has started piecing the blocks for the new Treehouse Textiles BOM “Bessie Creek Road” and she traced out the next section

Afternoon

Tineke came with show and tell!  She’s finished the cushion she was working on last yeareven machine quilting it using a variety of stitches on her sewing machine and she’s finished the hexie quilt she was making last year too, also quilting that herselfand in class Tineke put together some units and made the first of her new blocksCheryl and I started choosing fabrics for her “Sugar Plum” quiltwe welcomed a new Lyn to the afternoon group, and she cut out some squares for a baby quilt, learning how to use rotary cutting equipmentFrances decided to add some ric-rac to her “Frances Quilt” and had a lesson in how to attach thatHelen made up a backing for a quilt she finished over Summer (forgot to photograph it!) and also made this little blockand Jane had all the pieces cut for her baby quilt and started piecing it togetherMeredithe x