The Day Dawns

 The long awaited day (29th) came at last preceded by lots of cake making, the cakes being greeted almost as enthusiastically by our visitors as the quilts. The seven of us all belong to different groups and follow our own path and as it was a one off show we drew on favourites from all our "keepers". These are mine.

Bless this House from 2000 and top made during our year in KL and
quilted back in Canterbury. .It is nicely hand quilted in
Baptist Fans starting from a central circle.

Patchwork Party from 2014 with traditional blocks using drafted  
card templates

Detail though I should have focussed on fine hand quilting which I doubt i could match now. QAYG 

Three Score Years and Ten made in 2017.
It's a Piece o'Cake pattern and I used mostly Carrie Bloomston fabrics.
I pre-quilted the blocks and added applique on top. QAYG.

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Give and Take started in a small hours Tara Faughan class but very much
 my own take on it. Made in 2022.

Fragmental a modified Zen Chic design made in 2025 and quilted
by Maggie Breakspear.

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August Bank Holiday Quilt Show

Sandra has made little bags for our
sales table

Made by Tracy Aplin

Tracy's needle case

Sale quilts from me - II have 12 in all!

 

Festival of Quilts 2027

I had a great time at FOQ and managed to do all I wanted in the space of two days.

I attended two shortish workshops and managed to complete a rope mat. It was so flat I kept on going but next time I'll attempt a bowl. I also made a coin purse using lawn scraps. These were bonded then sewn which speeded things up and provided some stiffening.

The purse finished in the time

Kim Searle our tutor on right

This gentleman made a very impressive bowl

I also eyed up single stitch sewing machines. The relative small size of the Jukis appealed to me, good for transporting.

I made some very satisfactory fabric purchases, yarn dyed wovens and Cherrywoods as well as some practical items, 305 and a bosal type product. I ended up with a red group of wovens from another stall.

I enjoyed going round most of the galleries especially Luke Haynes who led a tour and Daisy Aschehoug.

Daisy

Quilt by Daisy

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And another one

Here is Luke Haynes

and The Beauty of Japan

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Entrance

 and the IQSC gallery of vintage pieces from Global sources.

Detail of fantastic hand quilting

Seven Sisters

An Album quilt

A beautiful kit quilt

A strppy gingham quilt

and the Guild stand showing Collection quilts and pieces inspired by them

Last weekend of July

 and the weekend before Festival of Quilts Sarah Hibbert came to speak at Oast.

Such graphic quilts

Here she is

And I finished quilting the Split Hexagons Simple Marks quilt. I'm pleased with the effect. I've attached a facing, not yet stitched down.

Last Quay till Autumn

 

Norma with a lovely piece, a contribution to a commission she and
some fellow textile artists are working on.

Marion and her applique block for
the group quilt

Blocks for raffle quilt laid out

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Photo Shoot

I have decided to keep the Red Shape Sorter quilt as it looks good on the back of my sofa and  I'll take it to retreat to sleep under. Before giving away/selling the blue one I took it out into the garden to photograph along with the red one and the Bluebell donation child quilts which I'll hand over in November.

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Backing of red one

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Backing of blue one

Cosmo Bluebell quilt

Becky's 9-Patch Bluebell quilt