Exhibition 2010 - Quilts on Display 2

 
Quilt by Genell  - "The Things you find in a Scrap Bag".  Genell says most of the little blocks were in a scrap bag purchased from Precious Time.  With matching fabric available - well, it just grew.  Very pretty quilt, Genell.
 
"Golden Moments" by Ena Brown.  Ena made this small quilt to celebrate a 50th anniversary for dear friends.
 
"Gollies" made by Sheila D - A Craft Cubby pattern - machine appliqued and Sheila painted the faces.

"Double Twisted Hexagon" by Lyn Crump.  This quilt was inspired by antique quilt blocks.  The double twisted hexagon was originally published in England in the late 1890's.  Lyn used reproduction fabrics and fussy cutting to make this wall hanging.
 
"Flowers for Jean" was made by Linda W.  A pattern by Susie Atkins.  Linda machine pieced this quilt and machine embroidered this quilt for her sister in law who always likes her quilts
 
"Tulips for Marion" by Angela Langdon.  Angela's daughter-in-law loves tulips and also the tulip fabric which Angela had bought some years ago.  Angela thought the fabric was ideal for stack and whack and it looks like she was right!  A stunning quilt and beautifully machine quilted by Angela herself.
 
This little quilt was embroidered by one of our youngest Members, Rachel.  She is just 12 years old!  Hand embroidered baby animals and machine quilted it is her first effort at hand embroidery. She has called the quilt "Furry Friends".  Well done Rachel.

"Dragon Fires" by Glenda T.  Glenda bought the pattern on eBay - A Top of the Range Design.  Made for her daughter's birthday two years ago but finished in August 2010.  We know what it is like Glenda!  :-)

Isn't this the cutest nursery quilt?  " "Isla's Quilt" by Joan Barwick. Joan designed this quilt herself and it has been made for their 2nd grandchild "Isla Minnette Frances" using applique, embroidery and the quilt has been hand quilted.

"Paddington Bear" designed and made by Dianne S. Dianne made this for her grandchild and she loved the colours. Also, Paddington Bear is a favourite of Diannes.

These are just some more of the gorgeous quilts we had on display - more tomorrow....

Exhibition 2010 - Viewers Choice Winners

 
Our Viewer's Choice winner, Robyn Ginn accepting her cheque from President of Toowoomba Quilters Club, Marilyn Cooper after it was announced at quilt group on Saturday 2 October.
 Robyn's fabulous quilt (pictured below) is called "Silk Purses and Crazy Bags" and is fully hand worked, apart from sewing the borders on.  It is certainly worthy of the adulation it received from viewers to the exhibition!
 
Robyn says 'The traditional fan concept adapted as crazy bags and silk purses gave a great outlet to use my favourite silks and embroidery stitches.  My bag lady and her silk purse friend (shopping for buttons) made the designing fun'.  See her friends? Top row, second block from the left and second block from the right.

2nd prize winner was Kathy Adams with her picture quilt " The Sky is Blue, The Sea is Blue".
(Pictured below)
Kathy was inspired to make this quilt from a family photograph depicting children playing happily in the sand. She says "I wanted the viewer to feel as though they might almost walk into and become part of the picture".  Well it looks like she has achieved just that.  Beautiful work Kathy.

















This is Kathy at her merchant stall at the exhibition. 












 





Also drawn at the meeting on Saturday was the big and bountiful quilter's basket raffle. Pictured is the lucky winner, Leanne (and her cute son) from Toowoomba who had the lucky number  - ticket A85.
Leanne is going to share with her quilting Mum, so we hope they enjoy their prize.

The major raffle - the queen sized quilt will be drawn on Saturday 6 November 2010.  So good luck to all of you who purchased a ticket in this one.  This raffle was very popular and we sold out of tickets!!  Proceeds to go to the Toowoomba MS Group.

Exhibition 2010 - Quilts on Display

Over the coming weeks we will be showing some of the over 200 quilts and other items we had on display at our recent exhibtion.  Thank you to all our members who participated in any way in bringing this exhibition together.  It was one of our most successful yet and is a real credit to our club.


















"Beginners Sampler Quilt"  by Lyle
This quilt was inspired by the chair pictured below.  Lyle had the applique centre put together and then took part in Angela Langdon's beginner's sampler quilt.  She then bordered the centre with her sampler blocks and the ideas for other borders were taken from the book "Beautiful Borders and Backings and Bindings" by Jill Riber and Margaret Sindelar.





































 "Lady in Red"  by Carol F
Carol used the window box technique and used this wonderful feature fabric to create her quilt.


















"Wagga 1" by Pam G
There were a few Waggas on display this year at the exhibition.  These are the quintessential Australian-style quilt, originating from around the region of Wagga Wagga, NSW.  In those earlier days they were made from anything the sewer could get her/his hands on.  e.g. old blankets, hessian etc.
Pam has made this one from the woollen fabric from old jackets and shirts etc.
 
"Candlewick Cream on Cream" by Lyle
A stunning candlewick quilt which, unfortunately, did not photograph very well.  Some close-ups have been included below to give you an idea of the stunning work Lyle has done in each and every block of this quilt.
A wonderfully large quilt too.

 "APQ'S 1930's 2009 Block Swap"  by Lyn Crump
Lyn belongs to a Longarm internet forum and the blocks of this quilt were all made by members of this forum.
Blocks based on 1930's designs.


"Autumn Quilt - Wedding"  by Cora
Because Cora's daughter loves the colours of autumn and was married in Autumn, she made her daughter and her new son in law this quilt for their wedding.

 
"Civil War Quilt"  by Lyn Crump
When Lyn was gifted a whole bunch of reproduction fabrics and a pattern from her mother-in-law, she got to and made this delightful quilt. Pattern by Patchwork on Stonleigh.

 
"To Love, Honour and Cherish" by Angela Langdon
This quilt is much more stunning in real life than shown in this photograph!!  Angela made this quilt for her daughter and son-in-law who chose the colours.  She machine quilted the quilt herself using her domestic sewing machine, and using feathers in the border without marking and using a hooked feather method technique developed by Sally Terry.

















"Sarah's Quilt" by Hazel N
Hazel did the stack and whack workshop at the club with Fay Suley earlier this year.  The quilt just grew like topsy and most of the fabrics used were what Hazel already had in her stash.  Very good work, Hazel!!!

Exhibition 2010 - Finale

 The visitors kept coming, and the final day of our exhibition was busy right up until closing.  A very successful event and a fabulous venue.  We hope to be able to secure the same venue for next year - Salo Centre, Rome Street, Toowoomba.  See you all in September 2011.
Here are some glimpses of what was happening throughout the week and some of the wonderful quilts and items we had on display.
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Here is our industrious exhibition convenor, Angela.  Angela did an admirable job in pulling the team together and getting this wonderful exhibition together.  She spent her time at the exhibition showing some strip piecing techniques.  String quilts are one of Angela's passions and she is also a competent machine quilter and tutor.
 
This is just some of what Angela achieved during the week.  Visitors were very interested in this quick and easy way of putting together a quilt top.

 Busy lady!!

 
Now for some more small items  which were on display at the exhibition.  Sashiko is very popular in our club at the moment and Diana R has set the ball in motion with her wonderful sashiko placements.  Beautifully sewn.

A lovely basket by Pam G using strips of fabric around cotton twine.  The photo doesn't show the lovely detail on the front but it is a beaut big basket, very useful for taking your sewing projects to class or club.
Our youngest member, Isaac, is just 10 years old.  He has made this chenille place mat with help from his Nan, Toni (also a member).  This is his first effort at sewing and he says it taught him how to sew a straight line.  He did a very fine effort of it, and he is now excited to start on his next project.  By the way, our oldest member is Phyllis who is 90 - and a half.



















This is the most exquisite cross stitch, done by our member, Val P.  "Mighty Samari" was from a Dimensions, Fox Magazine and Val made this for her son and wife.  The work in this is very fine and a credit to her.

 
"Boonah Dreaming" by Dorothy C.  Dorothy began this wall quilt in a workshop with Robyn Christofel.  She has used overlays and fibres which create depth.  Good work Dorothy!

Merchant Mall - A first for our Exhibition

This year we have  a merchant mall set up for added interest for our visitors.

Nikki Tervo Designs Presents:
Brandy Gully Patchwork

 Nikki's daughter, Miranda is pictured here manning the beautiful stall from Nikki Tervo Designs.  Miranda is a friendly, happy and cheerful girl, always willing to help you out and select the ideal button for your project. They also stock a lovely range of fabrics, patterns and lots more. 

There are all types of hand painted ceramic buttons in these little boxes, and Nikki also has a large range of other craft buttons.  She has over 800 different designs and some can come in up to 25 different colours.  Thank you for participating in our exhibtion Nikki and Miranda.
www.handcraftedbuttons.com














 


Precious Time

 















Local patchwork shop, Precious Time, have set up a wonderful stall with lots of yummy fabrics for visitors to purchase.  The lovely Georgia is looking after you here and offering a wide variety of fabrics including many colourful Kaffe Fassett designs and glorious batiks.  Come and check it out.  Lisa and Precious Time may be found at Cnr Holberton & David Streets, Toowoomba.   www.welcometoprecioustime.com.au

                                      

 The Quilters Angel

 The Quilters Angel from Highfields has set up a lovely stall full of goodies for you to purchase.  Steph is there to help you with your selections.  They have a large range of beautiful fabrics, all sorts of unique gift wares, patterns and kits.  They also offer classes.
www.Quiltersangel.com.au


 

Kool Kat Quilting

Kathy and Geoff offer a professional quilting service, quilt patterns and kits online.  They are locals, and Kathy is a well respected member of Toowoomba Quilters Club.  

 

Kathy has designed some wonderful quilts and has kits for sale as well as fabrics and notions.  Come in and see Kathy or Geoff and see how they can help you with your quilting needs.  It is great to have them at the show.
www.koolkatquilting.com.au

 Indigo Niche

Two delightful ladies, Sue and Colleen from Indigo Niche have joined us.  This shop specializes in Japanese and Aboriginal design.  We welcome them to our exhibition and also to our club and look forward to a long association.












 

 Indigo Niche has a sumptuous range of indigos and other Japanese fabrics and the ladies have set up a wonderful display of their goods.

They also have a large range of sashiko threads and pre-printed sashiko designs, patterns and notions.

There is certainly ' Sashiko fever' amongst club members at the moment.  

www.indigoniche.com

If you are in Toowoomba tomorrow (it is the final day of our show) make sure you come along and say hello to our traders and see our spectacular quilts  we have on display.  

The coffee shop is open 10.00am to 2.00pm for morning teas and light luncheons.  See you there!!! 

Exhibition 2010 - Fine Art Items

Day 5

We set a section aside at our exhibition to display members' smaller items and fine art items.

Apart from patchwork and quilting many of our members are proficient in other areas of art and craft.  On display this year, we have cross stitch, embroidery, felting, knitting, lace making, machine embroidery and collage, and more.  The talent in the club is amazing.

 

(L - R) Herald of Joy - Jan G, Bailed Up (Cross Stich - yes it is) by Alys, Australian Wildflowers Bouquet by Angela, Table Centre by Fay, Lines of a Palm Throng by Yvonne.

 

(L-R) Cross Stitch by Diana, Machine embroidered doiley by Patricia, Filet by Patricia, Hardanger by Patricia, Basket of Flowers by Val, Pansy Pouch by Linda W, Hand Embroidered doiley by Joan (done while she was at boarding school!), Retirement Dreams (cross stitch)  by Diana, Low Tide Sunset (cross stitch) by Diana

 

"Nemesis" by Sue M - Hand and machine applique, hand and machine embroidery.  Silk screen painting and hand painting.  A comment on evolution and environment.
 

"Kimberley Beach" by Linda W - Linda's first go at using her embellishing machine. Kit from Dale Rolleson.  Hand beaded and embroidered.
 This is an amazing work by our member Dorothy C.  She has used the 'confetti' method to build up this collage of her cute pet.  All tiny pieces of fabric cut up and then sewn down.  Well done Dorothy.