Caught up....

Very pleased to say I am caught up on my Blackwork Garden....

Wheat

Echinops

Teasel

(I've noticed a couple of missing stitches so I need to fix that up)  This one was a bit of a nightmare and lots of unpicking and I know I am still out.... but it's staying like that

Gardenia

This is the garden to date.... the beds get given out weekly on Fridays.... so I will do my best to keep up

The Quilt Club has a challenge each year.... I didn't enter but they were given a black and white outline picture of this Rainbow Lorikeet and the challenge was to make it any way they liked...

I thought there were some lovely ones...

the one in the middle top (above picture) had been chosen as the winner by the club viewers)

This one block wonder quilt was on display at the show..... 

Sue had asked me to quilt it for her in an all over design....

lovely texture with not too obvious quilting as the fabric pattern was key to the quilt...

I left the red border plain and did leaves down the fabric border to give it a slight difference

This week at quilt group I took along my big half hexagons and am starting to put them together rather randomly....

As they are big pieces it's actually quite hard to handle and a bit clumsy.... but it will happen slowly

Righto, Gotto Go,  storms are predicted and whilst I could do without damaging winds I am hoping for a good dollop of rain....

Have a lovely rest of the week.....

Spring time

There is always so much going on in our small city at this time of the year....

We just had our annual quilt show (last year it was covid cancelled)

I took a few pictures...

these are not all of them but the best I could do.... a lovely assortment.  I never do viewers choice as I love them all in different ways....

My favourite shop (now on-line) The Quilters Angel were there with a lovely assortment of goodies

A busy week, a lot of fun, old faces to see, new faces to meet.

One of my Tuesday sewing day ladies also does cake icing..... this is her cake for the opening..... 

Isn't it just magnificent.... all hand crafted

I have made some progress on my blackwork but to be honest I am in a muddle as to what I have shown...

I think these are the 3 latest ones....

Wild Garlic

Nigella

Crocus

Righto, Gotto Go.....  the weekend is here... bits and bobs to do.....

Hope you find some time for something fun....

Quilt Show.... (photoheavy)

Last weekend a friend and I went to a quilt show in a country town called Rosewood...  I understand they have about 45 members which made it very impressive what a great show they had on...

What a lovely view through the quilts and a wonderful surprise seeing these two there ….. 

Rows of lovely quilts.... 

Some I took close up of the quilting …. 

Mostly I just took pictures because they are lovely and you get a great view through a camera rather than a couple of feet away....

Lots of horse themed quilts as expected in the country....

I loved how she arranged her colours in this one....

also a lovely pretty display of tea things....

other crafts were also displayed.... I adored these punch needle galahs….. and that clever crochet it is rested on....

Baltimores...

 … and blocks....

I do fancy these Labyrinth quilts…. all different ….. I'd love to do one …. 

EPP little stars... for the mad people.... 

This one was amazing... how she got the colours to make those secondary shapes.... 

loved the colours and the work in this one 

striking ….

Hexagons.. for mad people... looked like a smartie box.... 

Bargello.... 

… and pixelated ...

a happy quilt.... 

3D pinwheels....

Optical illusions.... 

so effective and lots of little pieces carefully placed.... 

I loved this one - so much to see in it...

I have seen pictures of this one but not in real life.... so effective.... 

This night sky was so good....

all the fireworks stitched..... so clever.... 

can never go wrong with stars.... 

… or embroidery.... 

a cute Christmas quilt..... 

I did love these puddings....

…. a fractured Bargello... clever and different....

… another with lots in it....

cute dogs.... 

… with lovely footprint quilting....

Signs all over not to touch and ladies with gloves to help if needed....

I did like this sign where they used a real pair of glasses....

There were a lot more quilts....  jolly good show ladies.

I love going to quilt shows... especially with friends and meeting up with other friends!

Oh, and country women put on lovely teas too.  This show was $5 entrance which included a complimentary tea/coffee and eats (sandwiches AND slices on a plate)…. I might have had some more for 'lunch'..... it was a long day!