Challenges Revealed

Our annual challenge reveal evening is very anticipated and a lot of fun.  These are fabrics everyone started out with.

Last year's winner was Brenda, and part of her prize was selecting this fabric. There aren't a lot of rules with our challenges.  You can add as many or as few fabrics as you like, but at least one piece of each of the three fabrics must be used on the top.  The items must be quilted and the maximum size is 100" in perimeter to allow them to be easily hung at our annual display at the library. Everyone in attendance at the meeting gets a ballot to vote for their favorite.  Here are the results.

Brenda

Pat

Reneta

Sandra

Genny

Sherry

Nina

This one was made by Marion, but she was not in attendance at the meeting.

Karen was also unable to attend the meeting, but this was her project.

Joan

Mary

Cindy

Dawn

Gloria B

Gloria N

Jacquie

Beth

Karen

Winne

Amy

Leana

And last but not least was the winner of the viewer's choice.

Lori

  

That's me!  The prize is $25 and the honour of selecting the fabric and rules for next year's challenge.  Guess it's time to get shopping!

A couple of members used the fabric to make other things for special little people in their lives.  So cute!

April Show and Tell

Here is a look at the show and tell from our April meeting.  I only had my phone available for pictures this time.  Enjoy the show.

This one belongs to Bev, but she isn't in the picture!

Our visitor Kathy brought some show and tell too!

Trudy treated us to what was supposed to be a "mini" trunk show.  There was nothing mini about it.  I convinced her to let me take one photo, and you can see the pile of quilt tops behind her.  She was an inspiration  to everyone in the room - she can accomplish tonnes while working and have three little boys and a husband at home to take care of!

Our raffle quilt is complete and ticket books are available to member to sell.

Don't forget challenge reveal day is at our next meeting on May 5th! Is yours complete?  or does it still look like 3 fat quarters like mine???  Can't wait to see what everyone has created!

March 19, 2016

"Tapestry" Multicultural Event hosted by Dauphin Friendship Centre
The Crocus Quilt Guild was asked to take part with a display to promote quilting in our community.

This could be fun!

For those of you ready to try something a little fun/challenging with you free motion quilting I came across this neat idea over at the Inbox Jaunt Blog. (http://theinboxjaunt.com/)

 Lori Kennedy quilts on a domestic machine and is very generous with tutorials.  She just announced her 2nd Annual Machine Quilt-a-Long Mystery Sampler.   The final project will be 16" x 21" in size so it doesn't require a huge investment in materials, but I think you stand to have a lot of fun and learn something new.  The first instructions are up and it will have a nautical theme, I hope some of you will check it out.

March Meeting & Mini Trunk Show

We had some really lovely Show and Tell at our February meeting!

Brenda complete her modified version of Alternate Routes.  Most people complain about how much piecing the original is, but Brenda did more piecing to break up what she felt was too much black for her.  It is awesome.

 

Another one from Brenda.  Orion Star using "Thangles".

Cheri's cute Hazel Hedgehog quilt for her grandson.  All those little pieces were worth it!

Reneta's Fancy Fox quilt.  All the oranges and brown were from her stash.

Never one to let something go to waste - a pillow from the leftovers.

Sandra made a table runner and place mats from 6 fat quarters using this tutorial.

Sandra also finished her cat quilt.

This is my Detour runner.

Darlene made this darling quilt with vehicle fabric.

Gloria's leaf row quilt. This picture does not do it justice at all!

We were treated to a mini trunk show by Cheri.  This is first quilt she made for her daughter.

This log cabin had some 3-D folded sections.

From her hand quilting phase.

This quilting has a touching story about 'home".

Cheri's "Sherbet" quilt.

This top was made years ago, but recently finished on a longarm rental at Fabriculous.  Awesome Cheri.  Thank for sharing.