Quilts Across the Ranges

The ladies that formed the Western Quilters Circle in 1984 decided to hold an annual exhibition to showcase their work.

The three day exhibition is open to all members who can enter as many pieces as they desire, from quilts and wall-hangings to cushions and bags.

Looking towards the stage at the 2011 Exhibition

The entrance with the 2011 raffle quilt behind the table.

  

The WQC club challenge in 2011 was bags.  This photo

shows the bags on stands in front of the stage.

This years exhibition runs for 3 days at the Kelston Community Centre.

Friday 16th March to Sunday 18th.

The doors are open at 10am to 4pm and entry is $5.

 

This year we are also featuring the New Zealand Quilter Magazine travelling Suitcase Exhibition.

 There is a cafe open daily with friendly volunteers

and home cooked food.

We thank the Auckland  Council Creative NZ Communities Fund for the generous grant which has helped us with the show expenses this year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Quilt as you go workshop

Jean supplied photos from the Quilt as you go workshop

with Chris Behersing held on the 12th Nov.

Looks like lots of pinning was done.

Elegance 12x12 Challenge

This months challenge was Elegance - this got us all scratching our heads, but most of us got there!!!!

 Elegance quilt pattern by Annette de Raat

 An Elegant Peacock made by Antoinette

  An Elegant Fan by Jules Devine

 Sue Weaver's Elegant High Heel

 Annette Stocks' 3D Monarch Butterfly

Claire Vivash's grandmothers doily and old pieces of jewelery

Dragica Behrent's beautiful lady with amazing beadwork.

This post supplied by Annette Stocks.

Hand Applique Workshop

On Saturday, 11 WQC members gathered at Kelston to learn needleturn applique

with one of our own members, Tracey Roberts.  

What a great day it was with Tracey sharing her vast knowledge on fabric, threads,

scissors and needles as well as teaching us the skills to do great

needle turn applique using freezer paper templates on the right side of the fabric.

Tracey is an excellent tutor and made sure we were all keeping up

and so good at sharing her skills as well as helping out with

needle threading and other the other problems we had.

 Dawn smiling for the camera while June is concentrating on her work.

Wendy making her bias strips with Jennifer's help.

 The other June and Dawn sewing and chatting.

Marnie and Jennifer in the front while

Lyn moved closer to the window for the light.

 Elizabeth, Claire and Annette all concentrating on their sewing.

Tracey checking on progress.

Jane and Dawn making bias strips.

 

 Jean at the back doing her own projects 

while Jennifer and Valerie 

concentrate on their handwork.

Starting to come together.

I know I really enjoyed the day and went home

with the skills to complete one of my flowers.

Thankyou Tracey for a wonderful class.  I know I learnt a lot.

Thanks to Elizabeth for being gofer and keeping us well fed

and thank you to all the ladies who attended and brought lots of yummy food.

It was very relaxing day doing needle work with like minded people.

Photos supplied by Jean and Claire

Tuesday's meeting

At the meeting this week, we had a Chinese auction.

The items in the auction were donated by members and 

then members could buy 5 raffle tickets for a dollar.

This is one of the tables of goodies.

A cup was put in front of each item and you put a ticket in the

cup in front of the items you want to bid for.   At the end

a ticket is drawn for each item and the person holding the corresponding butt

is the winner.

This months' charity block

Some cute stockings made for charity.

The members block of the month is slowly coming together.

The committee challenge this month was pin cushions.

Grania and Donna with theirs.

Show n Tell from the Posy Basket workshop.

and the following photos are from Show and Tell.

Donna thinks the sheep is cute.  These 12x12's are Antoinette's

"A Touch of Lace" and "Teddy Bear"

Raffle Quilt

This is the raffle quilt completed.  

and the second prize is this lovely table runner.

The tickets will be on sale early 2012.

Posy Basket workshop

On Saturday 10th September,

Sharon from Pinevalley Quilts came to teach us 

her technique for  machine invisible applique.

There was a lot of preparation to do.

 All working hard

There was sharing of resources

Cutting out of templates

Cutting out shapes in fabric

the use of starch and glue

Jackie at the shop for those bits we forgot.

Shopping time

Sharon explaining the next step.

It was a wonderful day.  No real sewing done but all the skills

learnt to make a posy basket quilt that looks like it was

hand appliqued.

Thankyou to Elizabeth for keeping us fed and watered.

Thanks Sharon and Jackie for a lovely day.

Also check out the Pinevalley Quilt blog.

http://pinevalley.co.nz/blog/