Auckland Festival of Quilts part one

I have hurt my arm so I am unable to sew at the moment. So what better way to fuel my addiction than by spending a day at a quilt exhibition.  I will post more photographs over the weekend.

 12x12 challenge. The theme - being fabulous.  

My fabrico pen doodle dress.

I've had fun colouring in my dress.   I wanted my flowers to be random and colours scattered. Fabric prints have regular patterns. I created randomness by avoiding the regular patterns.

The back

The front.

I hear that others are going to dabble with colouring in fabric.  Enjoy.

Shirls

Japanese Meshwork Placemats

I thought I would share this photograph sent to me by Alison who attended one of my classes last year.

Great use of colour.  Placemats make great gifts.

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Playing around with Fabrico pens

I have taken a couple of days off work to spend time catching up with UFOs (unfinished objects), WIPs (works in progress) or PHDs (projects half done) in my sewing room.  Total bliss.  BUT I have got distracted and started making two new dresses for this summer and an evening bag using my stacking bowtie technique.

I have had this idea (inspired by all the adult colouring books) for a while to colour in fabric for a dress.  The fabric I have chosen is Parisian by Riley Blake Designs.  The fabric pens I am using are Fabrico (the only available product I could find in New Zealand).   Here's my progress so far.



First step sample pens on my fabric

 

Second step - Iron to set colours.

Third step was to wash the fabric.
Note - cold wash only.



This is the front of my dress. I have added the darts
and now will place markers onto the flowers I intend to colour.

So I now will turn up the music and spend the rest of the day colouring in.  Just a bit early for a glass of wine.

The start to my doodling. :)
 

Will update this post with dress completed.

 

Hawke's Bay Patchworkers Exhibition part two - Challenge quilts

The number of challenge entries was pretty impressive.  I was unable photograph quite a few due to glare.  The identifying cards listing the quilt names & makers were not on the quilts but attached close  by on posts.  Some were easy to figure out, others not so I have left these out to prevent me miss representing them.  Apologies to those I have missed.

Challenge details :

Tucks Corner by Lynda Vidulich

The Overall winner.

Moonshine by Vivienne Frankly.  1st mixed technique

Pukeko Paradise by Joan Bolton.

Lillies by Pam Vidulich.

A modern challenge by Vivienne Franklin

Who's the pretty boy then? By Judi Schwass

Bird of Paradise by Wendy Tavendale

30 butterflies for 30 years by RobynAnderson

Happy birthday by Kay Memmott

Desert Life Santa Fe by Bev Bosenberg

Early Morning Call by Lorraine Fenwick

Springing to life by Do Adams

Birds of paradise by Neddie Clark

No title by Ros Lusk

Stop pinching our stash bu Brenda Meilink

Deep sea diver by Norma Moody.

Insects in my garden by Al Lewis.

The arts and crafts centre made for very enjoyable viewing with lots of natural light.  It was also lovely chatting to quilting club members.

Shirls

Quilt as you go class.

At Sawmillers Quiltery this weekend I ran two Quilt as you Go classes.  It was great seeing the different colour combinations forming.

Alternate layout.

Thank you ladies, was a great weekend.

Shirls

Spinning Stripes update

Wendy presented her quilt at our recent Capital Quilters club day. It is one of her two quilts she made in my class earlier this year.

It's not just about the stripes and layout.  The quilting using various coloured threads to enhance, makes this technique exciting.
Visit Wendy's blog to see her other creations. http://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.co.nz/

 

 

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A Rachel-Mary attended my spinning stripes class at Coastal Quilters  She bought the same fabric as my class sample.  She has completed her quilt and it hung in an exhibition organised by a small quilting group she used to belong to called Quiltessentials in Sherborne, Dorset, England. 

The exhibition was held in a Church hall in Longburton as part of a fundraiser for the hall, on 21/22 August.

Shirls