Treat Prep.

 I am very lucky to have three retreats coming up before Christmas. The first is at the "Quilt Retreat" in Sussex.

I am still using my Woolies Stash, red and black yardage for ecomnomy blocks. I cut out all the fabric after making a test block to check the sizes and printed out all the foundations.

The completed blocks starts and finishes red; alternate blocks will start and finish with black.

This will be quite repetitive painstaking sewing.

In contrast I came up an oversized crosses block quilt in Barbara Cain's "Large Scale Modern Quilts" book. I was slightly limited by available fabric but fortunately several pieces were half yards from which I could cut two complete blocks. I made a diagram with colours marked and tested it out at Lower Hardres.

It may look graphic or ungainly will see. It will be quick to sew in vertical rows and joining the seams makes a big difference.

On and Off the bed

Off the bed is an old Honey Bee applique quilt. The wadding is Hobbs Tuscany Wool very soft, warm and drapable.

On is a more recent work my Letterbox quilt which is going to be a favourite. 

Quay Quilters Mystery Quilts

From last year some members made mystery quilts/ Trish wrote mysterious instructions for Shakespeare in the Park, a Judy Martin design. Bonnies were here her test quilters and we all made one. I divided my blocks into snails' trails and stars and rhe quilts were donated to young Ukrainian refugees. And my stars only figure on my instagram @mary_cunningsworth and I only have a photo of the snails top.

Here are Quay versions in the exhibition. 

Trish's.

Avril's - I love her choice of colours.

T

This is Jill's

Melinda's

 

Visitors' Choices

 Visitors to the Quay Quilters' show voted for which quilt they'd like to take home with them. First was Gill's Pink Elephant. The elephant always wins, Next Melinda's pretty floral quilt and then Marcia's polar bear.

Ist

3rd

2nd

Members had different coloured tickets for their choices which were completely different!

Marion's Kaleidoscope first and next her Windy Day Tilda followed in second place; in joint third were Pauline's Curves, Roz's Double Wedding ring and my Letterbox. Lovely that so many of us were included.

1st choice. If I had been judging which fortunately I wasn't this would have been my "Best in Show".

2nd

Mine - joint 3rd o happy that this featured in members' choices

Pauline's joinr 3rd - this was my Visitor's choice as the quilt I would most like to take home with me.

Roz's joint 3rd

We are lucky to have such stunning quilters in our midst and so many keen and committed members.

Quay Quilters' BiAnnual Show

This is our group raffle quilt made from Westminster fabrics which I organised.

I'm looking forward to see what the next one is going to be.

 I always think of this as a group bonding show when we pull together and find ourselves manning a stall and having a chat. I wasn't able to pull my weight as much as I liked partly because I had a fall which hurt my hand especially the thumb joint a few days before and partly because I realised with a jolt that I am now one of the older ones after 30 years as a member. Sobering. However I did man stalls and do catering bits and bobs - I had soldiered through my appointed cakes and quiches commitments.

I thought there were some amazing quilts. Some of the newer members proved very accomplished. And I was pleased with my two which could be seen as you entered.

My Letterbox Quilt which is very special and personal to me because of the fabrics used.
It's adapted from Nine Patch Nuance by Sandy Bonsib in her book  "Tried and True"

My Warm and Woolly made from a Bonnie Sullivan pattern Lots of snowballing.

More from Dragonflies Quilters

 

Coffin type blocks. I was fascinated by this
and bought to template fom Liz the maker
intending to hand piece.

Halo quilt, a Jen Kingwell design,
probably hand pieced by Tracy Aplin.

Quilt hand pieced and quilted by Tracy Aplin. She is very prilific and quick.

Beautiful quilt by Tracy using her signature Liberty fabrics.

Shirtings by Di Hawkins

Rebecca's Quilt by Jean Parsons

I know this is another special one by Tracy using Liberty Fabrics