This and that

Not much happening at the moment so here are some pics from previous classes and a cute one of good friend Pam

She'll love it!

Recent camp projects from Helen

Lesley's batik beauties

On my design wall at the moment.

Isn't she preeety!

Lorraine's camp blocks made into a tablerunner - too good.

The inspiration for camp - pattern soon to appear in Down Under Quilts magazine.

I won a prize!

Guess what - I won a prize in Sarah Fielke's Naked Bed challenge (scroll down to June 14 post). Can you believe it! I don't often enter bloggy contests but this one was so easy - just submit a pic for the challenge, then sit back and look at all the beautiful entries.
I won a $50 gift voucher and the opportunity to submit my design as a project for Down Under Quilts magazine - how exciting.

This was my entry which is a foundation pieced block drawn up in EQ7. I used lots a oriental and large print scraps and it went together really well. The blocks are 14".

Thanks Sarah for hosting the challenge and thanks to all the sponsors for such wonderful prizes.

DUQ magazine

This is the next issue of Down Under Quilts with the article about new quilts from old patterns and featuring our raffle quilt. Look for it in the newsagents early November.

Various

What do you think Bernina would think of
this classic image! Lyn hadn't cleaned her
machine since buying it and there was
quite a bit of gunk in the bobbin area.
Typical male solution - get some
machinery on the job - it worked a treat
I can tell you.



Last year in Houston I bought some uncompleted double wedding ring/pickle dish arcs in 40's fabrics. They were so wonky with no two arcs the same size so I redrew the block in EQ and made a new arc template. I recut the arcs to be all the same and am in the process of piecing them with a yellow spot centre. Haven't decided on the colour for larger joining piece yet but it is fun working with all these lovely vintage prints.
Check out Martha's blog here to see some pieces almost the same and a different way of piecing them.


Keep an eye out for the next issue of Down Under Quilts which will be featuring the raffle quilt we made for this year's
Springwood Quilt Show. It's in an article on new ways with old designs and this is the quilt.

Have a look at Deborah (the editor's) blog here for more info.

Home again

Finally home after a wonderful trip. More details over the next few posts but I had to get this one up. In the latest issue of Down Under Quilts you'll find Jan Urquhart's EQ column with a query from Chris J. about how to draw this block from an old quilt - that's me!
She very kindly answered my query by writing a whole column on it - how kind she is - thanks Jan. The pic is of wrapping paper I bought and I'd love to make the same pattern but where to begin. EQ was the answer, now all I have to do is start sewing.