2nd General Meeting - 3

It was a rather busy meeting with lots of stuff happening. 

In this installment, all about the Bloem Show winners!

BLOEMSHOW 26 APRIL TO 4 MAY 2019

THEME: SUPER HERO

Bed Quilts: Piecing

1. Margaret Jordaan.  She also received the Oranje Quilters Guild Floating Trophy for the best quilted article

2. Sonia van Zyl.  She also received the Frances van Schalkwyk Floating Trophy for Judges Choice.

3. Sonja Greyling

4. Flolinda Marais

Margaret Jordaan

Margaret's quilt

Sonia van Zyl

Bed Quilts:  Applique

1. Sujanie van der Spoel.  She also received the Iessie Steenberg Floating Trophy for the best Traditional Quilt.

Wall Hangings:  Pictures

1. Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

2. Selma Niewoudt

3. Petro Swart

4. Lettie Rehne

Selma Niewoudt

Petro Swart

Wall Hangings:  Organic Forms

1. Gerda Breytenbach.  She also received the Marïette Venter Floating Trophy for the best Innovative quilt.

2. Sujanie van der Spoel

3. Doretha Jacobs

4. Ria Labuschagne

Gerda Breytenbach and Doretha Jacobs

Wall Hangings:  Geometric Forms

1. Elsa de Wet.  She also received the Raadzaal Matlokaal Floating Trophy for the best Free Motion Quilted article.

2. Elsa Schoeman

3. Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

4. Charlotte Naude

Elsa de Wet

Wall Hangings:  Fabric Art

1. Nelia Venter.  She also received the Mrs H Odendaal Floating Trophy for the most outstanding            article.

     2. Sonja Greyling

     3. Sonja Greyling

     4. Nici Smit

Nelia Venter

Nici Smit

Group Quilts

1. Elsa Viviers

2. Doretha Jacobs

3. Ria Senekal

Miniature Quilts

1. Callista von Wielligh

2. Ilze de Kock

3. Lorene Erwee

Callista von Wielligh

Youth Quilts

1. Joni Hagemann.  She also received the Best Youth Floating Trophy for the best participation of persons under 18 years.  She also received the Anita Kleynhans Floating Trophy for the most points in the piecing- and quilting section.

2. Joni Hageman

3. Joni Hageman

3-Dimensional Items

1. Marietjie Prinsloo

2. Ilse Moolman

3. Marietjie van Rensburg

Marietjie van Rensburg

Beginners Quilts

1. Nici Smit .  She also received the Karin de Villiers Floating Trophy for the best quilt – beginner.

2. Tammy Burger

3. Lulu Koster

4. Christa van Heerden

Nici's prizewinning quilt

Tammy's quilt

Tammy Burger

Group with most entries

1. Quiltmakers with 15 entries received the Marianne le Roux Floating Trophy

2. Needles & Pins -12 entries

3. Stukkies – 9 entries

The Quiltmakers:  Front from left to right - Nici Smit and Tammy Burger
Second Row - Margaret Jordaan, Ria Labuschagne and Christa van Heerden
Back:  Mariëtte Venter (Chairperson), Lynette Eloff (Group Leader), Michelle Lorandi, Selma Niewoudt, Petro Swart, Sonia van Zyl and Mara Swanepoel

Quilter with the most entries

Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen with 6 entries received the Christa Gouws Floating Trophy

Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

Congratulations to all the prize winners!

With thanks to Iessie Steenberg, our Bloem Show co-ordinator for all the work she puts in to make this a huge success year after year.  We appreciate all.

In the last installment all about the "Kwiltedoor" competition our Guild is hosting this year.

Keep watching this space!