The Quilt Show Continued

Thunder Bay Quilters' Guild Logo

This Banner hung over the Guild Merchandise Booth.

I took a few more picture today of the beautiful quilts.

This is a beautiful Stained Glass wall hanging. 

One day I will make one of these.

A Striking Quilt

I'd like to find a pattern for this table topper

If anyone out there in Blog land has a pattern,

could you

please

contact me.

The Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild

30th Anniversary Banquet

Last night was the Banquet to celebrate the quilt show.

The highlight of the evening was the guest speaker.

Paulette Eccleston

She is a quilter and teacher who has been teaching and designing patterns for her own

classes since 1992.

What a treat she had in store for us.

She brought 30 of her 100 quilt tops.  None were quilted so they were easy

to transport since she came from Kamloops, B.C.

Her specialty is scrap quits and often does not use the same fabric

twice in one quilt.

These were large bed quilts so needless to say she had a lot of

scraps and fabric.

Strips sewn into blocks

Strips again but forming a very unique block.

A beautiful use of lights and darks.

I love the green in this one.

Very effective.

Every year she makes a Valentine Quilt.

Half Square Triangles in Lights and Darks.



I think the Quilt Show this year was a great success with all the work that went into it from the many volunteers and the Vendors that came out.  There were vendors from Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Stonewall Manitoba.

Feel free the check out the Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild website.

Peggy.

The Quilt Show

It has been a very busy 3 days.  On Thursday we had to bring our quilts in to the CLE so that the hanging committee could get them all organized and hung for the show which started on Friday.

On Friday Maria and I went over and had a quick look but I forgot my camera so I went back today and took a few pictures.

one grouping

Lots of Maple Leaves

Alva with the quilt she made for

her granddaughter.

My Charmed Hearts

There were over 100 quilts altogether, and then in the side cases and on the ends of the booths there were a lot of tablerunners and wall hangings to fill the spaces.

There is also a featured quilter.  Helen Knights brought a lot of her quilts in for the show.  Helen is 99 years young (and that is not a misprint) and she has been quilting for over 50 years.  I think there is alot she can teach us new quilters.

Peggy

Getting ready for the quilt show

All the hanging sleeves have been sewn

 on to my 3 quilts

 so they are ready to go to the show. 

 We also tested the dowels and they are strong enough. 

All stacked and ready to go.

The Guild is also looking for small items

 so I am going to take

a few table runners

and

Patchabilities door hangings

and see if they

would like to have some

for the small display cases.

My Cotton Theory Table runner

Snowman Table runner

Fall Table runner

Pieced and Appliqued Runner

January and February

March and May

October and November

December

I think I will also take

my Miniature Quilt also.

I hope other members also bring

in some small

quilted things to display.

Peggy.

Bed Scarf

Gary opened his birthday present over the week-end so

now I can publish a picture of his bed scarf. 

Christine says that his feet get cold so this is a perfect solution. 

I posted a picture of the 9 patch squares last week.

Now I can show a picture of the entire Bed Scarf.

Bed Scarves have started to become popular to

dress-up a plain bedspread.

Put them over the end of the bed

and you have an entirely new look.

They are also useful to keep your feet warm

when you don't need the rest of you

to be overly warm.

I hope he hangs it over his deck on July 4th.

Peggy.

Mail Delivery

The mailman left me a great book the other day. 

I have joined a survey group and every now

and then after I complete a survey

the mailman leaves me a nice parcel. 

I almost bought this book

when we were in Duluth

but instead chose another one.

I am so glad that I did not buy this book. 

A nice freebie.

Mixed Bouquet  - so pretty

Fly into Spring

There is also a tutorial on making flying geese and each unit makes

4 matching flying geese units. 

A real time saver when making so many.

You start off with a 9 1/2" square and an 11" square and

then use the Eleanor Burns

Large Flying Geese Ruler.

But you don't have to use it to make these units.

This one is called Linked Together

I have already started to make the smaller version.

Block A

Block B

This book is full of quilts of all sizes as well as table runners and table toppers. 

They are all designed for Fat Quarters, Strips and Squares.

I can't wait to finish this one and go onto the next.

Peggy.

Home from Duluth

We had a great shopping trip to Duluth, MN.  It is a four hour drive to the south west of us so the weather can sometimes be a little warmer than here and yesterday proved that with a balmy 19C.  I visited 3 quilt shops and even visited the same one twice so that may count as four.  I also went to Hancock Fabrics and purchased some new quilting notions and supplies.

Our first stop was "The Quilt Corner" in Beaver Bay MN where I purchased these beauties.  A charm pack, a yard of co-ordinating fabric, a zipper and this pattern.  These will be used to make this lovely purse for the fall.

I also picked up this stack of fat quarters.  There is an assortment vegetable prints,  Chocolate chipits, blues, yellows as well as some nice oranges that will make fall maple leaves on a wall hanging.

I think this will make good side panels and binding.

I found these beautiful batiks at 2 shops:  "Fabric Works" in Superior WI, and "Behind the Seams" which is at mile 58 on Hwy 61.  I am going to make a table topper which requires the green, burgundy, beige and blue.  I have a lot of blue, I just needed to add the other colours.

This fat quarter needed a home.

It almost looks good enough to eat.

These are going to be made into an eyeglass case or maybe even two.  I found a neat pattern in a new magazine I purchased also while we were away.

Some of the extras I picked up.  The gloves are from Menard's.  They have grips on the fingers and are a size small.  I have small hands and have a hard time finding gloves to fit me.

I like the ergonomic seam ripper and awl.  They are so much easier to use then small handled ones.  I tried to buy carpet cutter blades at Harbor Freight but they were all sold out so I had to settle for Olfa.  They were on sale so I only paid $14 for 5.  A great price!!!

A new Table runner pattern is always handy to have around too.

It was a great quilting trip and I even managed to purchase a few other things as well.

Peggy.

Off to Duluth

We are off to Duluth to see what goodies I can find. 

There are at least 5 quilt shops in the area and I try to visit at least 3 of them. 

Maybe even 5 this time.

Looking forward to all those shops......

Peggy

Easter Egg Tree

Years ago when my oldest granddaughter was about 4 years old she brought me an Easter present of an Easter Egg Tree.  It was a spindly thing that you hung Easter eggs on.  When I saw this applique on the Internet it brought back a flood of memories of her giving me this gift.  It is not finished but I just had to post it, I thought it was so cute.

Thanks Sindy.   Here is where you will find the pattern.

Some of the applique is finished but there is still more to do. 

I think it will look just great on my table at Easter.

Peggy.

It's Thursday and time for quilting

It was a gorgeous sunny day today in Joyce's plant room.  A nice day to get together with friends and do some quilting.

Pierina is back and she brought a kit to make beautiful placemats.  As it turns out I have the same kit but haven't make them yet.  I am anxious to see how hers turn out.

Joyce is still working on her granddaughters quilt and we were putting together strips of the fabric from the quilt to make the binding.

All sports flannelette and denim

Cutting strips for the binding

Maria is making a small purse to take when she travels to wear under her jacket.  She chose the same fabric that her quilted vest is made out of.

Getting ready to cut the fabric

Trying to decide which fabrics to use.

I am still working on the placemats that I started for the guild.  I have them all quilted and now all I have to do is put the binding on.



That will make 6, when I am finished.

A great day was had by all.

Peggy.



My 9 patch squares

I can't show the whole piece that I just finished making since it is a gift but I took a picture of the finished strip with the 9 patch squares.  It looks a little wonky but it isn't on the piece.  Pictures don't tell the whole story.

Such an easy way to make a 6" - 9 patch square.  No cutting small pieces out to sew together.

I have also been making hanging sleeves to sew onto my quilts that I am putting in the Guild Quilt Show the end of April.  I have decided to enter three of them. 

For the next several nights I will be sewing these onto my quilts while I am watching TV.  I can snuggle under the quilts while I am stitching.  We got about 10 cm of snow yesterday and overnight so I will need the quilts to keep warm.

These are the quilts for the show:
           Simply Spooky, Kakabeka, and Charming Hearts.

Peggy