Rose 12x12 Challenge

This months 12x12 Challenge theme was Rose.

 Annette S's lovely yellow rose

 Annette d used thread to make her rose

 Antoinette's rose had a 3D effect.

 Claire made the Confederate rose block from Civil War quilt

Dianne made this gorgeous red rose.

 Sue's painted Rose

Noel's modern Rose

Show n Tell

Show and Tell from Lisa Walton's class "Beneath the Surface"

 Jillian and Jules with their's

Val hiding behind hers.

And general Show and Tell

 Margaret with Christmas wallhanging

 Juliet's Jandals

 Another one for Juliet

Jeannette's Trip Around the Worldquilt which was made by Lorraine Bainbridge before she
died in 1993 and it had taken Jeannette this long to face quilting it.  Handquilted.

Viewers Choice results

Quilts Across the Ranges had a record through the doors which means

lots of votes for the viewers choice.

The Wallhangings

 1st - Jules Devine for Garden Tiles

2nd - Liz Lynch for Kiwi Wallhanging

3rd - Sue Quayle for Tangy Tapa

Jules Devine receiving her prize and trophy from retiring President Jennifer Gasgoigne.

The Quilts

 1st - Lesley Carroll for New York Beauty

 2nd - Ku Bailey for Sisterly Love

 3rd= Antoinette Nelson for Mum and Me - Baby Steps

3rd= - Antoinette Nelson - Happy Purrs Day

Lesley Carroll receiving her prize and trophy.

Challenge 2012

This years challenge was a page from a magazine.

The members were given a numbered envelope with a page from a magazine.

Th rules were to make a 3 layered quilt, top, batting and backing within 50 cm square.

Could use the picture or words for inspiration.

The Challenge was judged by Malcolm Angus.

For the winners see the blog entry "Friday 16th"

 We had a record number of entries this year, a total of 21.

 "Second Thoughts" Dragica Behrent

 "A Girls Best Friend" Jules Devine

 "Life is Like a Box of Chocolates" Karen Robertson

 "Angels in My Garden" Margaret Amrein

 "Cold Grey Light of Dawn" Jennifer Gasgoine

 "Papillon (The Butterfly) Kath Webster

 "Gold Koi" Annette de Raat

 "Pick of the Bunch" Dianne Clayton

 "Number 17" Sybil Lightbourne

 "Tiles" Annette Stocks

 "Pathways" Sue Quayle

 "No. 10" Judithea Corr

 "Abandoned Pond" Marnie Simpson

 "Summertime" Sue Hagan

 "Welcome to my Home" Sue Weaver

 "Money Makes the World Go Round" Wendy Oswin

"Branching Out" Annette de Raat

The Show is Over

Quilts Across the Ranges is over for another year.

Thanks to the members for displaying their lovely quilts and all their

help for making the show a success.

 The view from the stage.  

A special thankyou to Oratia Native Nursery

for supplying the lovely plants.

Below are the quilts that were displayed on the stage.

One more day to go

There is only one more day to check out a great quilt show.

The entrance to the show

The big quilts on the stage

The Cafe

A display of the Community quilts in the Cafe

The Raffle quilts