Sew-in held on 23-25 May

Last Friday afternoon and over the weekend a group of Canberra Quilters gathered for another “Sew-in”. We set up to have a table each and worked on our various projects over the weekend – leaving everything in place overnight and coming back fresh in the morning.

The image in the banner of this post is the border of a William Morris quilt that Jill was working on. She was using machine buttonhole stitch to applique the design in place. The next Sew-in is at the end of July ( 25-27). There are still a couple of places available.

Here are some images of the weekend:

The room
The room
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Rosemary worked on exploring techniques
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Detail shot of Rosemary’s work
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Another detail shot

 

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A further detail image
Yvonne's blocks from a block-of-the-quarter draw
Yvonne’s blocks from a block-of-the-quarter draw
Yvonne auditioned some sashing fabrics
Yvonne auditioned some sashing fabrics
Tricia made some blocks
Tricia made some blocks
Tricia practiced paper foundation piecing of New York Beauty arcs, using the Valori Wells' book "Radiant New York Beauties"- from the library
Tricia practiced paper foundation piecing of New York Beauty arcs, using the Valori Wells’ book “Radiant New York Beauties”- from the library
Di marked up and thread basted a quilt ready for hand-quilting
Di marked up and thread basted a quilt ready for hand-quilting
June added the borders to her William Morris quilt
June added the borders to her William Morris quilt
Jenny finished the last block in her quilt - she uses Post-it notes to track the names of the blocks
Jenny finished the last block in her quilt – she uses Post-it notes to track the names of the blocks
Jenny moved on to the pieced sashing - which creates a secondary pattern
Jenny moved on to the pieced sashing – which creates a secondary pattern
Beres cut out squares from men's shirts ready to piece into a quilt
Beres cut out squares from men’s shirts ready to piece into a quilt
Global Warming by Liz Rose- made in 1993. Note the grey background fabric
Global Warming by Liz Rose- made in 1993.
Closeup of 'Global Warming'' - note the grey background fabric
Closeup of ‘Global Warming” – note the grey background fabric
Liz worked on her arcs and blocks for the 2014 Rowmakers Design Challenge - note some of the grey fabric - it is the leftovers from the Global Warming quilt.
Liz worked on her arcs and blocks for the 2014 Rowmakers Design Challenge – note some of the grey fabric – it is the leftovers from the Global Warming quilt.

 

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