Photos from the Dargaville Quilt Show

I really enjoyed the Dargaville Quilt Show. There were lots of quilts, all very good, here's a few that appealed to me.

This quilt was really impressive. It was nice seeing the photo the centre was made from with the quilt, and reading the Newspaper article. (link to read this, below newspaper photo)

                                                    Here's the link so you can read the article. 

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This workmanship of this next quilt was amazing! The Appliqué is just so good and the beading perfect. When I looked over my photos I realised I had not taken a photo of the whole quilt..... a bit annoyed with myself about that, but enjoy the blocks I did take photos of. 

Here's a link to Esther Aliu's Blog, there's a lot of lovely things to see there so go and have a look.

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I thought this House Quilt was very clever, with a lot of details, oh and look there's a sideways view of the flower quilt!





See the fussy cut fabric in the window?




The border was a fence, just perfect for the cottages.

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I liked this wallhanging and thought it would be a good way to use up some of those notions that I don't use but feel are too good to throw away.

love how it's embellished with all the notions, especially the pink safety pins and ric rac.

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Loved this with it's 3D beaks and combs. Interesting story of how she found the pattern too!

Some bits were 3D, very clever & fun.

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Nice to see a Sampler Quilt, they seem rare nowadays.

Close up of some of the quilting. Leeanne of Quiltmekiwi quilting always amazes me.

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This hand pieced quilt was amazing. I especially like the use of striped fabrics in this quilt.



I'm glad that negative comment didn't stop Tonia from making this quilt.


Love how the stripes enhance the Whirlygig design.

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I nearly missed seeing this quilt as it was behind the entrance table. So glad I didn't as the detail was amazing.

That's real Kauri Gym attached to the quilt. I loved all the details and then working out how they were done. Love the boot laces, the blackened outside of the pots (but shiny insides). Everywhere you looked there was something to say wow about. Wish I had taken more photos of it.


See the knife? It was a small piece of silver vinyl, but the way it is only attached to the hand made it look so real. Amazing work.

Show N Tell August 2013

Sorry it's taken a while to post the Show n Tell from last weekend. I've been busy with all the normal stuff of life, with a bit of sewing, visiting and going to the Dargaville Quilt Show thrown in too. (I'll share some of the Dargaville show in another post.)

Anyway on with the Show n Tell from last weekend's club meeting.


Friendship Star made by Lynne Wilson, quilted by Sandy Robinson.
Lynne has had this on the go for a few years, so is very pleased it's now finished.

Close up ... there are thousands of 1/2 square triangles!
The quilt is very large and fits Lynne's super king bed well.


Jenny Gough made this wall hanging in a class with Petra Pilkington.


Close up, there are so many little details, the more you look the more you see.


Jacobean Journey made by Hazel Phillips. I love the snail.


Table Runner I think Pam Carr made it. Email me if I have that wrong.
And sorry the sun streaming in the window wasn't helping!


Patricia Smith made this cute kitten cot quilt.


Hazel Phillips made this in a class with Janet Greeks at the Loose Ends group.


Roz Baker made this bag from a magazine pattern. Isn't the chicken fabric great?

Now the rest of the photo's are some of the 'Works in Progress' from Taupo Symposium Classes.I didn't manage to get a photo of everything. Some had been packed up. These didn't have labels with them either so I'm going from memory of who did what. So if I've made mistakes let me know.

By Gaye Millar from a class with Carole Brungar. The background was made with the paper of used tea bags. The images were freemotion stitched without drawing them first!


Janet Greeks made this in a class with Kathleen Sage. Layers of organza, stitched and cut away with a solidering iron. Amazing work.


Close up, sorry it's not clearer but hope you can see the '3Dness' of the work.


When Janet came home she made this version.
Sorry the photo is so bad the background was so shiny and I couldn't do better.


Close up of Sunflower.


Landscape made by Kath Graham, sorry I can't remember which class it was from.


Lynda Parker made this in a class with Jane Rixen .


This is from a class with Jennie Rayment.
I think it was Sandy Robinson who did the class. Let me know if I'm wrong.


Jess Fraser & Gaye Millar coloured these stitched panels in a class with (I think!) Sharon Bradley.


Brooches made in a class with Carole Brungar, by Gaye Millar & Leonie Olsen.


Now my memory is fading but I think this beading is by Shirley Julian or maybe Robin Halverson. Sorry but I'm sure someone will put me right! And I can't remember the tutor either, sorry.