Last week I attended the Craft and Quilt Show.
I had a quick look at the vendors but the highlight was the magnificent quilt exhibition.
There were many quilts on show made by Australian quilters as well as international artists. They had various quilt categories as well as many styles of quilts on show.
Here some of the many photos I took for inspiration.
There's never enough hours in the day to do patchwork and quilting ! I try many techniques, start new projects but don't always post my results.
For quite some time I have been after a pattern or a method to use up my small scraps, lots of varity and very little preparation before stitching.
I completed a Log Cabin quilt earlier in the year using mini blocks (4") on foundation I thought I could do something similar using the Pineapple Block.
These blocks have been made with two different techniques:
Creative Grids ruler
And Foundation paper piecing.
Been helping out with the gift quilt program at my guild.
Everyone contributes in various stages of the project, some make up the kits, others piece, quilt and bind. I pretty much do all stages except binding.
Here are some I have worked on.
Still in progress;
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The thread I used came from Japan; I particularly liked using a variegated thread of yellow and orange to give the design a bit more interest.
It was a fun and quick project to make.
Sashiko (刺し子) is a versatile Japanese stitching and embroidery technique primarily used to mend, reinforce, and embellish garments. In the past, the women of rural farming communities practiced this simple running stitch using white thread on indigo-dyed fabrics like cotton and hemp. Over time, sashiko has evolved from a frugal necessity to a decorative stitching style. Modern examples of sashiko can be observed in various contemporary fashion houses both in Japan and beyond.
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A kawandi quilt is a hand-stitched patchwork quilt made by the Siddis, descendants of African immigrants and brought to India by the Portuguese, French, English, Dutch, and Americans. The kawandi quilt is made from pieces of old and worn-out clothing collected from family members and friends.
I decided to make my own version using my collection of African fabrics but piecing with my sewing machine.
YouTube has a lot of tutorials on the technique; the pieces are sewn on a foundation piece of fabric started at the edges of the quilt and progressed inwards.
It's quite a fun way and quick way to finish a quilt with very little preparation.
I have been helping out with some more gift quilts for my local quilt guild.
Some have already been pieced and I just quilted on the longarm and others I just pieced.
They are so fun to use up all sorts of scraps which is my favourite type of quilting.
Still needs side borders.
Do you ever find a piece of fabric you just have to buy even if you don't know what you are going to do with it ? This is one of those LOL !!!
This quilt top has finally been completed.
I had made these block several years ago but when I put them together it looked too busy so I unpicked and stored them away.
Recently I decided to put them together with alternate blocks in grey and navy blue. Its a small quilt and all the fabrics came from my stash.
Unfortunately, the photos aren't the best but here it is for the sake of documenting my finished projects.
And here's another finish...
I had this top finished years ago but finally loaded it on the long arm and got it done.
It's a combination of pieced and wool applique blocks. The fabrics are Civil War Reproductions but once again the lightning is not good to show the true colors.
I really love it.
My friend Stan and I made a joint quilt to give away.
I cut the fabric, pieced the blocks and quilted and he did all the applique.
It was fun to do it and a good learning exercise for Stan.
This quilt was made to donate to a group who regularly makes quilts for children (under 16) who attend the children's hospital for various forms of treatment.
Most of the fabrics are donated so it was fun to make quilts with fabrics I did not pick myself.
The blocks are 8 1/2".
I completed this quilt top last week.
I was given a few random scraps and I added a few more from my stash to be able to do the borders.
This quilt has been in progress for many years !
I am determined to have it completed by the end of the year. Probably need another 40 or so blocks to be the size I planned.
The blocks are 4 1/2" and are stitched on a thin interfacing as a foundation. They come out very accurate and no precise cutting of the logs is necessary as they are trimmed by scissors along the way. It's a lot of fun using up tiny scraps of all types of fabrics and quite addictive.
I had a bunch of 2 1/2" squares so I made this quilt for a relative overseas.
Apologies for the image quality.
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