New Years Honours

 

Congratulations to June Nixey, she has been awarded the Queens Service Medal, for her services to prisoner rehabilitation programmes.

For those who don’t know, June has been teaching quilting to prisoners for over 20 years. Here’s a link to a news story about her work earlier in the year.

If you would like to know more about her work at the prison, I also posted a link to an interview she did on National Radio earlier in the year.

Christmas Challenge 2013

We always have a Christmas Challenge at Club.  This year the challenge was it made a 'stuffed' Christmas item, and to include a piece of supplied white and gold Xmas fabric in your creation.

The Challenge was well supported this year with over 20 entry's. It's always a secret who has made what, so a bit of the fun is guessing who has made each item too.


There were lots so I took several group photos.


They were all different, and fun.


Some were in traditional red and green, some not.


I'm sure they will all be decorating homes now.


1st Place was this 'Kiwi Christmas' tree by Rose Sylvestor. It was the one I voted for too!
I loved how Rose has fussy cut the Jandals to become decorations on the tree.


2nd Place were these sweet Christmas Angels made by Bernice Spear


3rd Place was this bejewelled Partridge made by Tric Carter.

Show n Tell December 2013

Hi everyone, long time no blogging. Sorry have been busy with family stuff, but here is show n tell from Club last Saturday.


Shona Patterson made this beautiful quilt during 6 months of classes at Sew Creative, to learn how to use all the different sewing machine feet. Machine quilted by Leonie Wihongi


Marion Platt made this wall hanging to use up her NZ fabric scraps.


Shelia Udjur made this table runner as a Christmas gift for her Son and Daughter in law. It was a kit from Patchwork Passion.


"Luke's Quilt" made by Kay O'Hagan for her 19th Grandchild.


Kerinda Robb made this for a 'Kiwi Baby in Australia' using lovely Buzzy Bee fabric.


Ann Field made this funny wall hanging. I think I need a version of this for my kitchen.


Jacqui Howarth made this for her daughter's friend who recently had a baby girl.


Carol Mayes made this for her grandson who is going to be a sheep farmer. Made using 'quilt as you go' techniques.

Auckland Festival of Quilts

There were hundreds of quilts on display, but I the more simple designs appealed to me this time.
Here’s my favourites.

I loved the large hand quilting on this one by Margaret Smith

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Great use of plaid and striped fabrics, with simple but effective quilting.

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Love this simple design made in Denim.

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I have been meaning to make one of these scrappy quilts for a long time.

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This quilt was very different to everything else on display, so was a refreshing change.

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This was a very simple design, but I really loved it. It was very ‘fresh’ and ‘clean’. 

The quilting of wavy lines really made the quilt special.

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Another simply pieced quilt with beautiful quilting.

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More cool wavy line quilting.

Catching Up…The Country Yards Exhibition

It’s a couple of weeks now since I went to The Country Yards Exhibition. It was a lovely morning and I enjoyed the quilts and live music too. Here’s a few photos I took to share.

These two quilts (above and below) are by Suzanne of All the Good Ones are Taken.
It was nice to see them in the ‘flesh’ after seeing them on Suz’ blog.



Scrap Quilt by Fleur Morris, a Stitch and Chat project.


Xmas Cushion made by Jill Dackers.

There’s always interesting things in the garden to look at. Not just plants!

Love this sign that was on the outside of Keryn’s home.