QUILT SET DAY

I had actually forgotten that SATURDAY was National Quilting Day! How did that happen, you ask? I cant explain why it slipped my mind, I know I spent 6 hours at my group with Quilters, so I guess that was a good thing. I wish I had taken my sewing machine with me though, because once I explained what we were doing, they were off, and, well I wont say running.... a steady trot would be the pace!!!!!

They were set two blocks to do, some of the ladies managed to get one done!!!!!!! What went wrong? Was the block too hard? Did I set them too much work? I hope next time we meet, it will be in May, some of them will have completed the blocks and made it into something.

Here are the two blocks I set them to do. What do you think? Too difficult? Surely not!

Block one...

Block two...



Placed together as a block of four...




Set as a block of nine to see the secondary pattern that appears
when the blocks are sewn together.
This will be going to my friend Tessa now for her to use
as a Linus Quilt. I am now making a larger version on this pattern
for the H4H Soldiers Quilts...



Oh well, I cant win them all I guess
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Here is the SHOWTIME we had
you will see items from the previous meeting that are now finished....
This is a rare picture of me - [smiling too] -
cant remember at what though...



I just love this one...

Cute face...

whoops! Half a tree, how did that happen Rebecca...

Sorry again, it's me looking worried, cos I thought Rebecca had
taken the picture as I moved the Quilt...

She hadn't! This was made by Kate, [she has very poorly
hands does our Kate,] so she has done very well with this small Quilt...

A Cot Panel Quilted for a PDQ prezzie...

Marian's super place mats, she cut all those tiny squares out,
one by one...

This bag was made for Dee's husband to use when he goes to
craft fairs looking for bits for his hobby!!!
Can you guess what that hobby might be?
[I think it was Dee's]

Trying to hold onto a bear inside this cape, made by Rebecca on her
new sewing machine, gifted her by Pat...

Fabulous cushion - one of a pair - made by Sylvia,
just love this pattern and the colours...

Little story behind this; The magazine you see, was sent to Nigel to enter a competition it was to interpret one of the pictures using his choice of craft. Nigel is a Quilter, so he made the Quilt you see in close up, the next picture is of the whole Quilt he made. Nigel WON. The Artist now wishes to work with him on his next work. I am thrilled for Nigel as he is extremely talented. He will, I am sure, go far with his Quilting...

This is Nigel's winning Quilt...

So there we are, ending on a winning note is always good. Thanks Nigel.