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| Aftermath of the Springwood Bushfires (2013) - Val Nadin |
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| Milchweg - Elaine Walton |
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| Shades of Floriade - Georgie Patrickson |
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| Shade - Jill O'Connor |
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| Bungle Bungles - Margaret Weir |
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| Colourburst - Miriam Jones |
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| Autumn Bloom - Pat Nerlich |
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| Last of the Clivias - Robin Stutchury |
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| Melanesian Sunrise - Roslyn Pullen |
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| Gardener's Star - Virginia Coote |
She has followed up by curating Things we do in bed, a quilt exhibition open from 1st April to 31st October, in a Georgian house just outside of London. If you are in the UK during this time, it looks intriguing. |
| Elaine added some eye-catching borders to this graphic cat panel |
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| These two quilts are much larger than they look in this photo, where they are each folded in half, because we were not tall enough to hold them up at full length! They are the first two quilts made from our 2013 Christmas challenge blocks, based on Cheryl Arkison's colour 'slabs' from Sunday Morning Quilts. They are simply quilted with a serpentine stitch, making them quite quick to complete. There is one more waiting to be quilted (you can probably guess what colour it is!), and a further block collection is being built up slowly for at least one more. |
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| This vibrant graphic quilt is another donation from one of our members, the talented and generous Robin W, who loves to make quilts for children. She has an amazing flair for colour and line. This one is beautifully hand-quilted. Every fabric here is patterned with dots, spots or circular graphics, and the design has a distinct 3 dimensional feel. |
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| Denise (left), with Noelle and Elaine W, and Kensington Square. |
You can see Living Colour! an art quilt exhibition, 'comprised of 32 vibrant works celebrating life across the spectrum', curated by Brenda Gael Smith at this event in Canberra. It debuted at AQC in Melbourne last week, and will be at the Sydney Quilt and Craft Show in July. Or if you can't wait to see it, have a look at the online gallery now. Visit the blog for more detailed photos.
The annual Bernina awards have been announced at the Australasian Quilt Convention dinner in Melbourne this weekend:
Made in classes with Chris Jurd at Cottage Quiltworks using the foundation piecing method. I enjoyed making the blocks but found selecting the colours difficult. Even so, I am happy with the result. It was fun collecting the different fabrics although I originally started making the quilt to use up my stash of Japanese fabric, some of which my daughter sent to me from Japan – I now have more than I started with. Designed by Chris Jurd.
This quilt was commenced in Margaret Sampson George’s “Anna Levens” quilt workshop. I wanted to create a different border – inspiration for this came from the quilt “Ann’s legacy” by Di Ford. This quilt design appealed to me as I love “Toile de Jouy” fabrics. The challenge was to find the right one. The next challenge was the complementary fabrics. Once this quilt evolved I knew it would be the perfect wedding quilt for my daughter. Beautifully machine quilted by Jo-Anne Phillips (Quiltwise).
The challenge, set by Roslyn Pullen, was to select a photo of a natural environment, and make a quilt using some or all of the colours from the photo. The quilt size was to be no greater than 50 cm on any side.
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| Carol, from Cherry Pie Designs - the quilts behind her are available as patterns |
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| Grandma's Treasures had a wonderful selection of embroidered and crocheted linen pieces, that many of us recall fondly from our own mothers and grandmothers. |
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| Kim Bradley Creations was all serious work, as you can see! |
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| Patchwork on Pittwater brought their beautiful fabrics, and some Prints Charming embroidery panels that walked out the door |
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| Karen from The Stitching Post came all the way down from Katoomba, both days. |
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| The hand-made owls were very popular on the Fairholme members' craft stall |
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| Some community quilts made during 2012 - 2014 ... |
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| ... finished quilts will be distributed over the next few weeks, making space for the next round. |
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| Some quilts made, or in progress following, workshops with visiting teachers, in 2012 - 2014 |
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| The sewing table set up in one corner provided a welcome meeting place for those who had questions about the quilts and the exhibition. |
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| The raffle quilts were hung behind the front desk. |
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| Elaine B made this fun garland for the occasion |
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| Some of our history was on display - you could trace a timeline through our hairstyles and glasses frames! The quilts here are two 'first quilts' made by members. |
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| Some early quilts made by members |
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| Only a few members still had their very first quilt ... and some first quilts were not finished, even after many years, so some are early quilts, rather than first quilts ... |
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| Elaine Walton, the Convenor of Fairholme Quilters (centre) congratulated and thanked Lynette Harvey, the 2014 Show Convenor (left) and Sue Crowe, who designed the displays and supervised the hanging and taking down of the quilts - both are enormous, time-consuming commitments. |
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| Going up ... |
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| ... and up ... |
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| ... nearly done. |
