Hitting the headlines....

Well, we've made it into the paper! Our BBQ challenge was posted in this week's edition of the Gisborne Gazette. Photo shows Susan, Laraine, Dorothy, Elsa, Donna, and Jean with their challenge quilts. Well done, ladies!

BBQ Challenge

Some of the group members participated in this year's quilt challenge, The
Black and Bali Quilt (BBQ) challenge was originally organised by the Sunshine Quilters group, but then people in the Wednesday day and evening groups got interested, and the challenge also went on Facebook. The instructions were to make a quilt using black background fabric, use at least one Bali fabric, to make a tryptich (a quilt in 3 parts), and use one new quilting technique.

Sue and Donna participated this year, and Andrea had started hers but didn't get it quite finished. We're hoping for her entry for next year!

Sue made a wonderful New-Zealand inspired quilt, showing three native NZ birds, and some fern leaves. Sue's work is exquisite!

Donna's quilt was more geometric, called "A Diamond Venture", as it is made of lots of paper pieced diamonds. She got the inspiration from the internet, and tried machine piecing with invisible thread as a new technique.

Some of the Gisborne Quilters and Sunshine Quilters joined us at the Gisborne Peak Winery for a lovely lunch on a sunny summer day.

Fat quarter quilt

Marg made this 12 fat quarter quilt for a 70th birthday present. Beautiful colours and beautiful job Marg.

Bears

The bears are done - Well Margs beautiful girl is made and dressed and looking beautiful! Isn't her hat and coat just to die for? And her dress is beautiful too.
My bear is made and nearly dressed, she is lacking knickers but I will get to that. Mine is a more casual bear!

new authors

Hi all,

I notice there are only 4 authors listed for this blog. If anybody wants to contribute to it, you need to get yourself a Google account, then send me the email address on your Google sign-in, then I'll put you on the list. Then you can blog to your heart's content!

Mitered corner binding

Hi ladies,

I came across this little video the other day, while I was working on a binding for 'odd' corners. I used the technique, and it worked perfectly! I thought I'd share it with you -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vci9-li3aYU

Happy quilting!

Owls!

Sparkles making himself at home on Donna's window sill. Thanks, Susan!!