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 I have had quite a few issues with photos hence the paucity of posts, not of quilty activity. If I take them on my phone, so easy, I have to email them to self and download as Blogger uploading doesn't work on phones. My point and click was broken, now recently repaired. I've bought a new phone which will work underwater. 

So on retreat a week away I will take phone and point and click and try to be good about posting.

My nice fabrics

Speaking of being good I have taken out and sorted all my recent "nice" fabric collections which were all bundled in the cupboard. Now I have to bring myself to use them. . .

First Wednesday in September we had a small Chartham Hatch meeting, just four of us.

Maggie's

Sandra's work is so beautiful. This is a Jen Kingwell design.

And later in the week it was Bonnies. I'm very pleased Bonnie's has got going again though we are concerned about the health of our oldest member who nevertheless has made a very jolly great-grandchild quilt.

And Show and Tell at Oast was good as well:

I know this was Heather's
holding it on right.

Jacquie's

Jenny's

Liz is holding up her own quilt.

Sue Moorcroft

Check out these two made from seven panels, one central surround by stack and whack hexagons from the others. And there was a third one too.

Festival of Quilts: Galleries

This was Janice Gunner's; she loves indigo. She has been a very eminent teacher, stalwart Guild member and was one of the people who urged Andrew Salmon to set up the Festival of Quilts.

Small pieces

Wonky Log Cabins, a popular workshop.

Tiny

Tiny

Tiny

The three above pieces are the work of Amy Pabst. 

And here is a magnificent piece from the Guild Collection Gallery.

The patterns are not appliqued but inlaid showing a phenomenal  level of skill.

And here is the lovely

Sarah Hibbert with a 

friend

And her "Happenstance"
quilt now in the Guild
collection.

 

Festival of Quilts : My quilt and Friends'

 My Quilt

This was a belated entry as it's not hugely impressive but that is true of many entries and those tend to be the ones I like. The colours and fabric make it unique.

It was badly lit and dull whereas on the bed in artificial light it glows. Piqued I resolved to sell it and it did so very quickly to a previous customer so it's gone to a good home.

Me in toning dress with my quilt

me

Tracy's (@sewingtracy) delightful quilt

Combines Liberties
& Gingham

Alice Caroline interviewing
Tracy about her other quilt.

Penny Jeffries' (@penny_jeffries) very unusual quilt.
Penny is a professional screen printer and maker. The owls and
mouse are examples of her work.

Belinda's (@bluebell19670) magnificent Stonefield
quilt, a Susan Smith design but infused with Belinda's
very individual fabric choices and exquisite workmanship.

Quilters's Guild Region Two Show at Lullingstone

Here I am in the Guild Marquee at Lullingstone "Castle" standing proudly in front of the raffle quilt I made for Region 2. It was very popular and several people wanted to buy it (though they might not if they knew how much quilts cost to make and have professionally quilted). We had lovely weather and Sunday was just right, warm but not too hot.
I used mainly Tilda fabrics and the pattern was by  Lynne Goldsworthy in Today's Quilter. Quilting by Maggie Breakspear.

I had three other quilts in the show.

Summer Fruits was my version of a quilt made by a C19th Utah women who made hers sitting in a field minding sheep and a new baby. Hers was more tasteful in pale blue large check gingham, calico and plain blue accents.
I have wanted to use this black check with overlaid cherries for some time and this seemed just the job. It will be a tablecloth to use with white china.

Two more: on the left Blues Garden one of my fussy rotary cut four patch quilts and on the right Giant Nested Circles from a Daisy Aschehoug workshop. I'll keep the first one but will sell or donate the latter.

Lullingstone

 Lots of lovely quilts at Lullingstone.These caught my eye:

Molly Ward: Bring Me Sunshine

Vivian Hopkins: Pink Spiders' Web

Lesley Mariner: Elongated Hexagons handpiced scrap quilt
This was this visitor's choice.

Victoria Sluka: Ishtar
On a large scale and based on the lion gate of Babylon.

Jacquie Cotterill: Practice Piece
Started in a Jo Avery workshop where Jacquie tried "mad curves" and tried out her Sweet Sixteen machine works.

Not sure who made this one but
I am interested in the setting,

Anothe large graphic piece by Victoria Sluka,
this one called "Lavenham".

Something vintage, something new

 At Lower Hardres we had a splendid Show and Tell. Judi had brought well made special quilts back from her US visit.

State Flowers

and Belinda from Nantes.

Maggie had two quilts to show us 

Detail

Sper hexagons

and Mary brought the quilt she had made for her son's wedding. The design was chosen by the couple but instead of a print for one of the fabrics she did exquisite broderie perse and embroidery.

I took my Blues garden, quilted by Maggie to accord with the piecing.

Smaller items

 Led by Maggie, the Queen Beez had a bag day. She designed a very handy tote which doesn't take up too much room. We made two at once.

And Bonnies made cushions using tessalated stars. I made mine for my kitchen chairs in Cherrywood fabrics to fit in with all the others.

I completed a few Zip Up Pouches for the Guild FOQ tombola and the bags will do as well because they have zip up pockets inside.

Mine are on the left, black and chrysanthemum and green grass.

I also attended a rather arcane Guild workshop with Cas Holmes making small meaningful objects. My heart wasn't really in it and thought I should go along to make up the numbers and support the Guild. This wasn't necessary as various people turned up from a wide range to learn from such a distinguished teacher.The objects were encased first in crumpled paper then various fabrics and extensively stitched. I didn't quite get the idea and ended up with something like an untidy pass the parcel but others did much better.

Cas's table displaying her work and that of her students.

Fortunately I had to dive off shortly after lunch to attend an eightieth birthday party along the road so didn't have to expose my shortcomings.

Recent Finishes

 I have finished several things all at once but just one keeper. The others will be sold or donated.

It was very unprepossessing free jelly roll.

I finished the workshop Two Strip Mix Up jelly roll quilt by machining the facing.

The second one used just three fabrics, the batiks bought in Malaysia 24 years ago. I more to come.

The last one is a keeper. I decided to finish my sample four patch rotary stack quilt as I don't think I will be demonstrating it again. The colours are very calming and the quilt is lightweight.

Oast Quilters

 Janet Clare and her husband came to Oast. Janet's talk about how she came to design fabrics for Moda and the whole process from concept to purchaser was fascinating.

She showed quilts made to showcase her fabrics  all in soft blues, greys, greens except her latest which represents a departure..

Meanwhile I have assembled my Blues Garden blocks. Adding white sashing with grey motifs made all the difference.