The design exercises that were undertaken in 2011 and 2012 will happen again in 2013.
In 2011 the group met on the second Wednesday of the month and made row-by-row quilts based on design elements set each month.
In 2012 the group met again and this time the design opportunities were expanded. You could make a row-by-row quilt, or create a feature block each month and then incorporate the blocks into a quilt. Some members chose a different path- one made a jacket, one made a set of Christmas-themed placemats, one a tree skirt and another made a pincushion each month.
Set out below are images of the final (or nearly final) projects.
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many hands to pin everything up |
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Jenny made pin cushions |
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June went with quilt-as-you-go and a unique method of joining |
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Elizabeth combined spikey feature blocks with log cabins and delved into the Kaffe Fassett fabric stash |
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Margaret D – Black,white and brights |
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Kay went with an art quilt interpretation, including hand stitching |
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Margaret had a chook theme |
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closeup of Liv’s quilt |
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Closeup of Berys’s quilt – hand stich and beading |
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Anne tried foundation piecing |
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Closeup of one of Anne’s blocks |
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Joanne made placemats in blue, based on trees |
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Joan made a tree skirt |
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Sandra displays the back of her jacket |
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Mary went with the rows option |
Look out for future blog posts about the first meeting in 2013 on February 13.