Friday November 20th……

Despite my best intentions, regular blogging is proving almost impossible.  Anyway, here are some of the things we’ve seen in show and tell lately… First up, these are some of the “Memory” blocks that were made in October’s “Dollar Block” Class…..

This shot came in via email from Del.  It’s Beryl the Bilby perched in the hedge out the front of the shop when they were passing through last year.

These are Di’s…. first her teddy bear quilt, then her mystery quilt from last term and her Mariner’s Compass from a class here with Lessa SIegele in June.

This is Pam’s “Turning 20” quilt made from her birthday fat quarters….

And Erica’s top from the “Fran’s Fab Jelly Roll Quilt” class that we held recently.

and her quilt for her new grand-daughter…..

Some closeup detail….the beautifully neat blanket stitch was done on a long haul flight. Those “Sew Easy” thread cutters/needle holders that you wear on a lanyard around your neck appear to pass airport security ok.

This is Mary’s “Magic Lining Bag” from some gorgeous Lorelei fabric with ladies in their swimmers……

And Carol’s raggy bag….

I couldn’t resist a shot of Carol’s cat asleep on her Double Wedding Ring Quilt in progress….

Effie’s “Just Charming” Bag…..

Pam’s Mariner’s Compass from Lessa’s class here in June…..

Janette’s layout of a special quilt for her Dad….

and her “Eddystone Light” block from November’s Dollar Block day….

Thursday October 1st….

Some of our Tuesday girls had a spontaneous sort of Thursday sewing day today…..first up for “show and tell” is Mary’s Mystery Quilt….

Then, Elaine’s looking fantastic with striped fabric mitred in the border….

Pam brought some bags that she’s made recently…

And Maureen sent a photo of her “Turning 20” quilt via email…..

Tuesday September 29…..

This week’s first photo isn’t quilt related at all.  It’s of the dust storm that came thru Bell on the 23rd – taken out the front of the shop looking along the Bunya highway towards Dalby……normally, you can see paddocks of green in the distance….

Before we get on to quilts, here’s a photo from the Cooranga North Memorial Campdraft last weekend, taken from the announcer’s box.  (Cooranga North is about 30kms north of Bell.)

One last non-quilty photo……we went home the long way the other day and saw this huge goanna on his way up a tree.  He’d be about 5 feet long……

This week’s first quilt snap comes from Jeannie via email.  It’s a quilt based around the really cute little farm animal squares……

Then we’ve got Nancy’s mystery quilt….

And Ann’s mystery quilt with borders on now…..

Pam’s turning 20 quilt made with fat quarters that she got in the birthday fat quarter swap…

Lastly, my “Tumbling Blocks” that’s a sample for our class in November.  It’s made from really chunky strips – some 4” some 4.5” and comes together really quickly…..

Tuesday September 22nd……

We’ll start off this week with some “virtual” show-and-tell from Coral via email.  This is her mystery quilt top….

Effie also brought in her mystery quilt…..

And her “Bargello Heart”……

And then the camera’s batteries went flat – sorry!  More to come next week………

Tuesday September 15th ……

First up in show-and-tell this week was Nancy’s top made from “Blackford’s Beauty” blocks that we all gave her for her birthday recently.

Then we had a couple of mystery quilts that are progressing ……

The first is Ann’s…

Then Elaine’s…..we’ve decided to mitre the borders…..

Then Carol’s ……

This is Janette’s Mariner’s Compass from a class here with Lessa Siegele in June.

Tuesday September 8th….

Just a couple of starters for “Show and Tell” today….. first up is Beryl’s “Blackbird Pie” quilt that she made with fussy-cut I-spy fabrics…

Then Ann’s “Dollar Block” sampler that’s going together “on point”….

And Elaine’s mystery with a few more rows….

Tuesday September 1st…..

Today was “Dollar Block” day and we made “Gentleman’s Fancy” blocks.  As Janette has a significant birthday later this month, we all made her a block in orange (her favourite colour), purple and green.  Some of them are here…..

There was lots for “Show and Tell” today….. first is Effie’s top that’s now got its borders.

Elaine had a strip set left over from her Bargello Heart, so we used it to extend the pattern…..

Lorraine brought in a top that she’s been working on with beautiful stitcheries.  The surrounding piecing has all come from her birthday fat quarters from last year making it an extra special quilt.

Some of August’s mystery quilts have started to come in.  The first is Pam’s…..

And Elaine’s…..

And Lorraine’s ….still looking pretty mysterious!!!!!!!!

August

In August our “Dollar Block” was “Illinois” with some of the blocks made shown below.

We made some Bargello Hearts.  The first is Elaine’s……

Then Ann’s…….

And Carol’s…..