July Show and Tell

There was lots of show and tell this meeting.  

The committees challenge was a baby quilt.

 Jan showed this 15 year old baby quilt.

Sorry I can't remember who brought this lovely baby quilt

but I do remember that it was only finished on the day.

General Show and Tell

 Jennifer helped some ladies put this quilt top together.

 Juliet holding Claire's celtic alphabet from Anna Williams workshop.

 Ann made this lovely cat quilt for a friend's daughter.

 Jules couldn't resist this lovely kitset cat.

 Dragica made this for a special family friend.

 Sue made this orange kaffe quilt for a friend who loves orange.

 Jean also made this for a friend.

 Antoinette has completed her scrappy quilt from Natalie Murdoch workshop.

Antoinette also completed her quilt from the Lisa Walton workshop.

I apologise in advance if any of the information in this post is incorrect.

It is a challenge taking photos at Show and Tell and then remembering 

all the details.  Please feel free to contact me if I have got it wrong.

Play on Your Name 12x12 Challenge

"Play on Your Name" was a challenge but the results were amazing.

 Jules used jewels

 Dragica means dear or dear one

 Dianne goddess of the moon.

 Antoinette's ant

Claire means clear, bright.

 Annette's net

Ku has used her name and added a Maori print with shamrocks

to show her ancestry.

Sue's weaver 

Tui Class with Dianne Fussell

On the 14th July WQC had Dianne Fussell come and teach her wonderful Tui Class.

"Theres  Tui's in my Garden 2" by Dianne

This is normally a 2 day class but we only had one day

so there was a lot to learn.  We started on the big Tui.

 Julie

 Val

 Dawn

 Claire

 Dianne's sample

 One of the class members' Tui so far.

Dianne supplied a photo of the Tui on backing and 

then it was stitch lots & lots over the Tui with in free motion

with beautiful rayon threads.

A tui cut out  ready to go on wallhanging. 

 The feet get stitched once in place.

A second day would be great as there was only time to do the tui.

Thankyou Dianne.  It was a great day.

Thanks to Maureen for keeping us supplied with refreshments

June Meeting

Only a couple of photos from the last meeting.

Pat has been reducing her stash 

 Another made from Pat's stash.

The sample for the Diane Fussell workshop on the 14th July.

Daisies at My Window by Juliet

This quilt is going on tour in the World Quilt & Textile Exhibition.

The itinerary for the quilts in the World Quilt & Textile Exhibition is:  World Quilt Competition at Manchester, New Hampshire, August 16 - 19, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza (Philadelphia) Sept. 13 - 16, Pacific International Quilt Festival (Santa Clara, California) October 11 - 13 and the World Quilt Show  (West Palm Beach, Florida) November 8 - 10.   So it will be December before the quilt comes back to NZ.

Bird 12x12 Challenge

May's 12x12 Challenge was Birds.

A lot of us missed May's meeting so we saw them all this month.

As usual there was a lot of variety.

 Annette made this cute pink flamingo

 Annette d's pretty peacock

 Sue's Big Bird

 Noel has her birds on the Ark along with flying geese

 Jules lovely birds on perches

 Dragica's Rooster

 Dianne's cheeky Pukeko

Claire's William Morris birds

Trapunto with Anna Williams

On Sunday we had Anna teach Trapunto.

Anna's sample for the class.

Anna's quilt "Now and Then"

 A great idea for the quilt label.

 Some of the trapunto from the back of the quilt.

 Anna with Lynne

The ladies all practicing free motion quilting.

Claire's

 Jennifer's

Show and Tell.
This class was a lot of fun and we all learnt so much.
Thanks to Anna Williams for coming to Auckland and sharing her
techniques with us.  We are having her back again next year.