Sandwiching a quilt

Nancy's Notions just uploaded a video on sandwiching a quilt and I always like to take a look at different ways to do the same thing.  In the video Nancy shows 3 different ways and although I am familiar with 2, the third, using paper backed fusible web was rather new to me.

I guess one will then have to either use a cotton or wool batting and not the polyester blends mostly available over here.  Take a look at this video to see what I am rambling on about.

Wonky Log Cabin tutorial

When Karin and I spent a quilting weekend in June together she made wonky log cabin blocks.  However when we get together it always turns into a massive eating, drinking and chatting contest and I never paid attention to how she made these or I could simply showed you her step by step progress.

Fear not with people like Theresa from the blog My Patchwork making time to put together tutorials for our enjoyment.

To see how Theresa went about to make these; simply click HERE for this colorful tutorial.

Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt Tutorial

I am so glad I stumbled upon Rachel's blog, Scrapendipity Designs, for if I didn't I would not have found this lovely tutorial for a Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt.  I think we all have plenty of scraps from which we can choose to make this.

Now go take a look at the way this tutorial was written and you have to agree, it couldn't have been made easier.  Find the tutorial over HERE.

I dearly apologize

In my post over HERE I made a terrible mistake in that I gave the wrong person credit for winning the challenge for the third term.  I am TERRIBLY SORRY.

Sonja Greyling all the way from Kimberley luckily reads our blog and realized that she worked so hard and I never even credited her.  Sonja, congratulations and again my sincerest apologies.  Sonja then also sent me a much nicer picture of her winning challenge quilt for all of us to take a good look at.

I too would be upset if I made something this special and the stupid blog writer got her facts wrong!!

Basic Bargello Quilt Pattern

Rose Smith from Ludlow Quilts has a lovely tutorial for a Bargello quilt.  If you always wanted to make a Bargello but didn't quite know where to start, this is the perfect Bargello to begin with.

Rose offers a written tutorial over HERE or you can see how it is done on this video.

Third quarterly meeting - The challenge

At our National Quilt Day at the Freshfordhouse Museum on 24 March we all got a free 'Welcome' pattern designed by Mari Strydom and seeing that a demonstration on how to complete the quilt was given on the day, this was set as our challenge for the third term.

This is what Mari's example looked like.

I am glad to report that a couple of ladies took on this challenge and how interesting to see how a different color can almost totally change the look of the exact same pattern.  Here a couple of entries can be seen.

Again the attendees on the meeting could vote for their favorite and the winner of this term's challenge was none other than the winner of the second most votes for Show and Tell, Anina Louw SONJA GREYLING from Kimberley, with her version of this quilt. (My apologies for this terrible mistake Sonja!!)

So for the last term ladies the challenge is Scherenscnitte or then paper cutting but we won't be using paper but fabric.  I can't wait to see what will be on show!

Third quarterly meeting - Show and Tell

Even if we don't have many quilts on display at a meeting, there will always be one or two that becomes a conversation topic which proves sometimes less is more.  This term the following quilts were on display for Show and Tell.

Then the viewers get to vote for their favorite at the meeting and this time the winner was Lenie Lourens with this lovely pink flannel backed floral quilt.  Congratulations Lenie!!

The quilt with the second most votes was made by Anina Louw.  Pretty hey?

Now is the time to finish up those UFO's so you too can show a quilt at our next quarterly meeting.