Dyeing To Have Some Fun

The Art Quilt Group meets on the first and third Saturday of each month.

On the first Saturday of March our members did some fabric dyeing under the instruction of one of our members, Judy. Wisely, Judy wore her already dyed attire!! June is hard at work.

Marilyn looks like she has just operated on her large piece. It is under plastic 'brewing'

 

Some beautiful lively colours were achieved.

Dianne was enjoying the colour purple

It was a fun day enjoyed by all. A special thank you to Judy for all the hard work she put into this dyeing workshop.

Some of the finished fabrics by Dianne.

If you are interested in joining the Art Quilters please see the main web page for details on how to join the Toowoomba Quilters Club.

 

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Display of colourful quilts

The walls of the club's meeting room were filled with a colourful display of some quilts that have been completed lately.

Norelle proudly displayed her quilt which won champion in the Toowoomba handicraft section of the show with her quilt "Something new from Something old". Norelle had a collection of old doileys and used them in the centre of each block and crazy pieced the blocks to enhance the doiley.

This is a scrappy trip around the world and has been donated to the club's community quilting group. It has been made with lots of leftover fabric's.

Sharon has been busy putting her Bargello top together after last week's instruction on how to make a Bargello quilt. The borders are still to be put on.

Variety of Quilts

Some new Committee members were elected at our 2015 AGM held on 3 March. Contact details for the Club are listed on our Website: just click on the link on the right-hand side of this blog.

The variety of quilts made by our members is always amazing.  Here are some that have been displayed at recent sewing days.

Bev B started to make a quillow for her granddaughter's birthday but was not happy with the result so converted it to  quilt and bag.

June P used a disappearing 9-patch with I-spy blocks to make this quilt for Melody's baby.

Joan R bought souvenier fabrics on her trip to New Zealand and made them into this lovely quilt.

Pat L has been awarded numerous prizes for her quilts that she has displayed at some local shows (Allora and Pittsworth) this year.  Congratulations to her for her quilts and her prizes. These are some of them:

 

 

Last week Betty, Convenor, chaired the first meeting of our 2015 Exhibition Committee. All Club members are invited to the meetings where ideas and suggestions are welcomed.

Show and Tell Tuesday

We are still getting a good roll up of eager quilters on a Tuesday. 
Last Tuesday Gayle A showed a group of us how to use the clubs ‘Go Cutter’ to easily and quickly cut strips, squares and other shapes.  It is available for members’ use at the club house.
Gayle and many of our ladies are still enjoying the leisurely pursuit of sashiko quilting.  Here are two of Gayle’s latest sashiko quilts.


June P has done this lovely quilt using some Australian fabrics.  This quilt is going to Italy with them in May so she can deliver it in person to the lucky recipients.

The next I Spy quilt is made by Lynn R – S for a friend’s baby.  Her friend loves black and white in her quilts and in this case, it really works well with the other bright colours included. 

We love to see your quilts on a Tuesday, members, so keep them coming. 
Happy Quilting.

2015 Art Union Quilt

This is an unofficial photo of our 2015 Art Union Quilt that is already completed! Lots of members assisted with sewing the blocks but special thanks must go to Ineke for coordinating the project, Joan R for putting so much of it together and to Betty for her wonderful quilting.

The quilt will be on display with tickets available at our annual exhibition to be held at the Salo Centre 19-25 September 2015.

TQs 2015 Art Union Quilt

 

 

On our last Tuesday sewing day Pat Loone displayed her clever Celtic Knot quilt.

Chris showed us the delightful quilt that she has made for a special little girl, Indy

A reminder to all members that our AGM will be held in our meeting rooms on Tuesday 3 March 2015, commencing at 11am.  All positions will be declared vacant and nomination forms for positions on the committee were included in the last newsletter and are available at our meeting venue.

2015 is under way!

Back on 24 November 2014 we posted a photo of June's One Block Wonder quilt. As promised, this is the fabric she used for her quilt.

On our sewing days, the walls of our meeting rooms are often used for members to display their work; it may be completed or a work-in-progress which is perhaps hung for advice or consultation. Quilters are always happy to assist each other with suggestions for progressing a project!

Here are some completed projects that we have seen in recent weeks.

Angela L's Aussie Table-runner and placement inspired by Nancy Zieman's Column Quilts

Emily's Quilt made by Angela L for a friend

Beryl's granddaughter studied archeology and Beryl made this quilt to celebrate her 21st birthday. The pattern is an adaptation of  Work Like an Egyptian by Smee Designs.

Egyptian Life made by Beryl M

 Pat made this quilt when she was in Geelong. The border fabric is delightful!

Pat L's Tangled Threads

Fay S coordinated the production of this quilt that was made by our busy and productive Community Quilting group.

• The top of our 205 Art Union Quilt has been completed and quilting designs are being considered.
• Plans for our 2015 Exhibition are under way.
• The students in Angela's sampler quilt class will start on their projects next week.
• Ineke is encouraging members to start work on their 2015 Challenge quilts.
• A bus trip to the 2015 Queensland Quilters Picnic in May is under discussion.

Stay tuned!

Groups Within Our Group

2015- Normal activities have resumed at Toowoomba Quilters Club.
Toowoomba Quilters Club Inc is a diverse group of people, and as such, different people become interested in different areas of quilting and patchwork.
To accommodate this, it is sometimes necessary to form splinter groups within our main group.

We have a very active Community Quilting group headed up by the seemingly never tiring, Lyle. 
This group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month and the following Tuesday, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm   The quilts and other items completed by this group go far and wide, and have brought comfort over the years to many people  who are doing it hard in our community.

In the last couple of years, the interest in surface design, dyeing, fabric manipulation, etc. has sparked some of our members to form an Art Quilt Group.  This group has built up and is building up as more and more people want to push the boundaries of quilting and patchwork.

Judy and Lesley seen here trying their hand at stencilling onto printed fabrics.
The Art Quilt Group meets every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.
If you would like to be a part of any of our groups, it is first necessary to join Toowoomba Quilters Club.
Please go to our official website for details (Link in the sidebar)

Tuesday Show & Tell and Announcing Beginner’s Classes

Want to get started in patchwork and quilting?

One of our in-house tutors, Angela Langdon, will be holding some beginners classes in 2015. 

Please contact us via email (shown here on the right) for further details. Any classes we hold require you to become a member of the club first. 

Here is the sampler quilt which you will complete to learn all the various techniques.

Also on display on Tuesday 2 December were all these marvellous Dresden Plate table centres.  These were done on one of our very popular project days.

Dot C showed us her Mosaic Santa wall hanging which she vows and declares is going to be her last using this particular pattern.    It was quite a lot of work, but the result is stunning, I am sure you will agree.

Angela Langdon showed her scrappy log cabin which she calls “Memories”. The fabrics in the quilt hold many memories for her – dressmaking for her family, quilts made, fabrics from friends etc.  Beautifully machine quilted by Angela herself.

Angela also made this hexagon bag.  Like everyone, she started with hexagons and never finished the particular project, so turned it into a bag.

This is inspiration indeed to take your first steps into patchwork and quilting.  So come join us!!!

30 Years of Toowoomba Quilters Club Inc.

100 members, guests and former members, gathered for a luncheon on Sunday 30 November to celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary.  It was also combined with our annual Christmas celebration. The whole day was a ‘pearler’ (pardon the pun) -  30 years representing the pearl.

 

This delectable cake was made by member, Marilyn C and decorated by the lovely Valderie.  Well done ladies – it was enjoyed by all.

Members enjoyed a delicious roast meal followed by mini cheesecakes and mini plum pudding for dessert.  Tea and coffee and punch was readily available and a glass of wine for toasting.

(box belongs to Queensland Quilters who also celebrate 30 years this year)

There were 30 lucky door draws throughout the afternoon.

Lucky Lyn V with her prize.

It was intriguing to hear from the founder members as to how the club was started and how the club operated in those days.  Our club has morphed into an incredible diverse group of approximately 130 members today. 

One very very lucky lady won the pearl prize which was drawn at our annual exhibition in September.  Congratulations to Vicki L.

Sheila (left), our 2014 exhibition convenor presenting Vicki with her prize.  Genell in the background who was our MC for the day and did an admirable job too.

The cutting of the cake! Valderie, Janice & Marilyn C.

At the end of the day, a show and tell of 30 year old quilts and some newer ones took place.  We were thrilled that Robyn Cawdron, one of our first members, made the trip all the way from Canberra to join us with a suitcase full of quilts to show us.  Thank you Robyn.

 

Chris Dowell on the left showed us this amazing quilt which is made from a challenge fabric she chopped up into little bits to make the cubs. 

 

Our sub committee for the 30th celebration were all smiles at the end of the day.  (L-R) Agnes, Verna, Janice & Carol.  Job well done ladies. .

It was wonderful to catch up with all our quilting friends from the past and present.  A big three cheers and hip hip hooray for our current president, Janice for all the hard work we know she put into organizing our special day. 

 

Congratulations to Toowoomba Quilters Club.