Friday 30 January 2015

Viewers choice - NZ Quilt Symposium

Fragility Kina at Rangiputa by Mathea Daunheimer has won Viewers Choice at the NZ Quilt Symposium held recently in Palmerston North.

Birthday Gifts

Its my friend Sandra's birthday today.  I have made her a WIPs "work in progress" chalk board for her sewing room.  She just loves Kaffe Fassett fabrics so to ensure she liked her present - I was cheeky enough to ask for her Kaffe scraps.
Chalk board fabric with Kaffe Fassett fabric.
 On the back I made two hanging sleeves - top and bottom and have attached loop Velcro to them.  This will stop the WIP board from flapping around when writing on it.
 

I have provided the hook Velcro with a sticky surface to secure to a wall.

I couldn't help myself - had to make her a cushion as well.

Happy stitching


Thursday 29 January 2015

Stacking Bow Ties - Class description and Needs List

Hundreds and Thousands.  Can you see the flower shaped formation?
Each petal is a different colour.
Hundreds and Thousands was my entry into the Alive with colour - Professional section at the recent New Zealand Quilt Symposium held in Palmerston North. 
I have used the traditional origami bow tie block but have inserted the bow tie center (3d) into each corner rather than every second row.  It's very tactile to touch and technically fiddly.
Each row took me two hours to sew and each piece of fabric was 2" square.
Here's a side angle shot.  Gives a 3d woven effect
For the symposium Gala dinner I made a bag to match my dress using this technique but with 2 1/2" squares.
One side of my bag - background in black foreground feature fabric.

Other side of my bag - background in feature fabric foreground black

I sewed buttons onto the bottom which held the bag stiffening
in place and prevents the bag fabric from sitting on any surface.

Class Samples - cushions
To learn this technique we will be making a panel using 3" squares.  Your final piece/panel can be made into a cushion, bag or wall hanging - whatever you like.
 
For this you will need two groups of fabric.  Background and foreground (3d)
 
The background is your base.  You can use one fabric (i.e. pink cushion) or various fabrics in the same colourway (i.e. green cushion).   Please pre-cut 36 x 3" squares.
 
The foreground is your accent.  It should complement your background fabric but stand out / pop (i.e. light vs. dark or a strong contrast).  Please pre-cut 25 x 3" squares.
 
1 x 20" piece of batting.  This initially will be your design board for laying out and pinning your design.  Once your panel has been sewn it is then quilted onto this piece of batting.
 
Pins - you will need plenty.  Dress making pins are fine.  If you use long thin quilting pins for normal piecing - these will bend.
 
Quick n pick.  We use this to assist us in interlinking our rows together by removing stay stitches (usually 1 or 2 per block).  Don't' forget it - it is a requirement.

A camera, ipad or mobile phone for taking photographs of different placements.

Machine thread for piecing and for quilting - must match or blend with your fabrics.

Scissors or snips for cutting thread.

Cutting board, rotary cutter and ruler.

Sewing machine with 1/4" foot.

Walking foot (for sewing the panel onto batting).  This may or may not happen in class depending on time.

A lot of time maybe used in laying out, so to save valuable time please come with your fabric pre-cut.  Pre-wind your bobbins and please make sure you have a new size 80/12 needle in your machine.

Cushion I made this week as a gift for a friend.  Background is black calico
and the foreground is made of scraps of Kaffe Fasset fabric.

This is a fun technique but some quilting experience is required for this class. 

Happy stitching.



Sunday 25 January 2015

Award Winners - NZ Quilt Symposium 2015 - Part Two

Continued from previous post.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME - AMATEUR

MERIT - Starry Starry Night by Claire Davis


FIRST -  Conquering Christchurch by Sophie Wood

NO PLACE LIKE HOME - PROFESSIONAL

MERIT - Southern lakes by Lois Wine

FIRST -  Fragility, Kina at Rangiputa by Mathea Daunheimer

 
OUT AND ABOUT - AMATEUR
MERIT - Light through the trees by Jill Bowman

MERIT - Lime and Mango by Sarah Ward

FIRST - 5 days and 5 nights in New York by Tracy Carew

OUT AND ABOUT- PROFESSIONAL
MERIT - True Bliss by Sonya Prchal

MERIT - Pacific Pathway by Donna Ward
FIRST - Hinemoa and Tutanekai by Fyvie Murray


OUT AND ABOUT IN A SMALL WORLD
My New Pillow by Sonya Prchal
RAGS TO RICHES RECYCLED
 
AMATEUR AWARD -  Blanket Ripples by Bridget McFarlane

PROFESSIONAL AWARD -  Golden Moment by Sandra Kennington

YESTERDAY, TODAY TOMORROW - AMATEUR
MERIT - Grandmothers Garden Revisited by Liz Heppleston

FIRST - Persian Window by Lucy Stephenson
YESTERDAY, TODAY TOMORROW - PROFESSIONAL
 
MERIT - A Gentle and Quiet Spirit by Jeanie O'Sullivan

FIRST - Persian Dreams by Ansa Breytenback
 
BEST THEME INTERPRETATION
 
Arch My Eyes by Adrianne Reid
 
 
CONVENORS AWARD
 
Minton by Judith Briant

JUDGES AWARD - STU SCHWARTZ
Exuberance by Jean McLean

JUDGES AWARD - CHRISTINE HARTIGAN
Three Brothers by Sarah Ward 

JUDGES AWARD - ROSALIE DACE
Rural 1 by Robyn Croft
BERNINA AWARD
Royal Velvet by Ansa Breytenbach
 
BEST OF SHOW EXCELLENCE
 
Nightwatch by Anna Prussing
Kisses for my Daughter by Donna Cumming
  
 
BERNINA BEST IN SHOW
 
Is it Art by Melanie Martin
It was a pretty amazing exhibition.  There are also 21 quilts selected for the NZ Suitcase Exhibition which will tour around New Zealand this year.  





Award winners - NZ Quilt Symposium 2015 - part one

I have been back from Symposium for four days and I have just started unpacking.  As promised - the here are the winning quilts.  Photographs have been supplied by the CD Quilt Symposium Manawatu 2015 put together.

WINNERS - GROWING THE PASSION EXHIBITION

PLAYGROUND (YOUNG PERSON UP TO 12 YEARS))

FIRST - Lilly's Garden by Lilly Duncan.

SCHOOLS OUT (NEXT GENERATION 13-18 YEARS)
 

MERIT- Road of Endless Possibility by Kataraina Hakaraia
FIRST - Schools Out by Sarah Royds
 
 3D FLORA AND FAUNA
FIRST  - Ruth Corbet
 ALIVE WITH COLOUR - AMATEUR
MERIT - Off the Floor #1 by Gael O'Donnell

FIRST - Circle the Wagons by Gael O'Donnell
 ALIVE WITH COLOUR - PROFESSIONAL
MERIT - In the Corner of the Garden by Rosemary Rush

FIRST - Nightwatch by Anna Prussing
 
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

BEST AMATUER - The French Connection by Nancy Woodney

BEST PROFESSIONAL - Sticky Fly Papers by Margaret Rogerson
 
OVERALL BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Kisses for my Daughter by Donna Cumming

CHOP AND CHANGE
FIRST -  Nascondino by Jeanette Orr
 
GAMES UP 
FIRST - Hopscotch by Alison Laurence
 HOT OF THE PRESS
MERIT - Quilters Rock by Irene Smith

MERIT -  Lost in Transit by Mary Williams

FIRST - Still being followed by Ruth Wheeler
 
GROWING THE PASSION - AMATUER
MERT - Eclipse by Leanne Kenagh
 
FIRST - Simply Childs Play by Lee-Ann Newton
 GROWING THE PASSION - PROFESSIONAL
MERIT - Fabric Flower Passion by Ruth Wheeler

FIRST -  Exuberance by Jean Mclean
INSPIRED FIBRES
MERIT - Canna Tropicana by Heather McLean

MERIT -  No Sew HST's by Heather Beaven

 
MERIT - Touch the Stars by Griet Lombard.
Unfortunately no photograph of this quilt has been provided on the
exhibition disk.
 
IT'S A SMALL WORLD (miniature quilts)
 
MERIT - Dwaft Star by Christine Singleton
 
FIRST -  Opulent and Elegant by Valda Sutton

LESS IS MORE - AMATEUR
MERIT -  Stand my ground by Gael O'Donnell

FIRST - Ode to Tron by Sue Pope
 LESS IS MORE - PROFESSIONAL
MERIT - Improvisation by Fyvie Murray

FIRST - Rural 1 by Robyn Croft



Due to the large number of photographs I am downloading, I have split the winning quilts over two posts.