Michele Hill Trunk show

During the week the club held a trunk show by Michele Hill. She shared her quilting journey and displayed her quilts. They were magnificent to see and appreciate the fine detail she includes in her work.

The next day we had a workshop conducted by Michele. It was her last workshop and is retiring from teaching. It was a mystery workshop so when the mystery was revealed it was a fabric covered box with machine embroidery design on the top and front. I am eager to complete it as it will be useful to store some sewing things in. I will post a photo of the box when I complete it, not much to show yet.

A finished top plus more

I finally got Tropical Sashiko Sampler together. The pattern is a Sylvia Pippen pattern,just have to get to quilting it now.

Another little project completed is this Dilly Bag made from some dyed fabric from a dyeing fun day.


 Attended a workshop recently for this Fast and Fabulous quilt technique. The workshop was conducted by Penny Vanderwal. A great way to put a top together quickly.

 

A couple of finishes

Finally I got my piece finished for the Toowoomba Quilters Exhibition Botanica display. This is a memory of our trip last year through the Kimberleys in WA.

This is the product of a workshop which I attended with Lisa Walton, we started with a  plain white piece of fabric and then did sun printing, painting and rubbings with shiva stiks then we collaged the pieces of fabric. I have named this Colours of Australia. It reminds me of the diversity of the Australian landscape.

 

Recently I retired from work ( after 25 years)and was presented with this lovely bunch of flowers, a gift card to go shopping with and a signed card from fellow workmates. I am busier then ever but I am enjoying some sewing time now, and the garden has also received some much needed attention too.

Textile treasures

Recently I attended a workshop with Lisa Walton from Dyed and Gone to Heaven. We dyed fabric and then added some stencilling to the fabric and painted designs onto the fabric.

The last day we started to put the fabric pieces together, it was sort of like putting a jigsaw together, this is what my finished piece looks like, now it needs to have some stitching on it to tame down some of the colours in it.

The colours remind me of the poem by Dorothea Mackellar “My Country” the land of drought, flooding rains and then the fires that are so much a part of rural life.