Thursday Quilting

We have started getting back together again on Thursdays to do some quilting.  Now that summer is over things are getting back to normal and Pierina and I are back from Europe, we decided that we should start getting together again to do some quilting and visiting.  This was the first time that everyone was available so we didn't get a lot done but we sure had a fun time.

Joyce is working on her bed scarf  and

is planning some cushions to match.

We were trying to decide if she should leave

a border around the centre or not.

We decided that the border looks better

on than cut off.

So now she has to cut out some more squares

for her cushions.

Pierina is quilting her SunFlower table topper.

Maria is adding binding with piping onto her

Convergence Quilt.

She is using Ricky Tims method of binding

that we saw at the Super Seminar.

We had a visitor this week.

Bev is visiting from B.C., she is wearing a scarf

that Maria made and is knitting one

for herself.

I think I have to make a few of those.

I was working on the piano key border for

my Schnibbles Quilt.

It took me a while to decide how to put them

together and I finally decided that

the four sides should all be the same.

Peggy

Kitty Komono

I finally finished quilting the Kitty Komono Quilt that I bought in Trego, Wisconsin on the Ricky Tims Seminar bus trip.  It is a baby quilt for my Great Niece who is expecting in December.  I am going to be a Great Great Aunt again.

If you look closely there are cats in the squares.

The squares were a little tricky with the 45 degree angle

on them but with a little help from

my friends I was able to

complete them.

That is one reason to join a Quilters Guild.  There is always someone to help you when you need it and to get ideas for finishing quilts.
Peggy



Convergence Continued

I am still working on the convergence quilt that we learned how to make at the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar and I think I have finished the quilt top.  We are having a meeting this week of all the participants to present something to the Quilt Guild about what we learned at the Seminar, so I have been working most of the week-end on it.

One of the gals who went to the Seminar with us sent me this picture that she took while we were there.

And here is one that I took

The butterflies are appliqued

onto the finished quilt top.

I used both examples to complete my convergence.  It isn't quilted yet and the horse on the bottom left isn't sewn on either but this is what I am taking to the meeting and asking for suggestions as how I might finish it.

If you look closely you can see the horses

in the convergence.

There was a lot of calculations done to put the coloured

swatches on the corners. 

A good learning experience for me.

Convergence

When we went to the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar, one of the things he taught us was "Convergence".  He puts 4 fabrics together, sews them, cuts them apart and then sews them together again, cuts them apart and sews them together for a final time.  It sounds confusing but the out come is spectacular.

On the way home from the Seminar we stopped in Trego WI at Thimbles Quilt shop and purchased some fabric to make a Convergence quilt.  I found some gorgeous fabric.

The vibrant colours in this fabric really caught my eye.

I also found these

and I thought they went well together.

On Thursday Maria and I got together to make our convergence

quilts.  It took longer than we thought and

I finished it yesterday.

I used 2 pieces from the horse fabric

and

1 orange and 1 blue.

That is why there is more blue in one corner

and more orange in the other.

The horses are almost side by side, and you can see

the reflection on the one on the right but

not the one on the left.

Peggy

Graduation is over

Now that graduation is over I can post some new pictures of some of the things I made for Lynda and of her graduation.  It was quite a week-end as she was in a car accident on the way to the airport and we almost missed the plane to Sudbury.

This is the pillow I made her from the fabric we bought in New York City.

I also gave her a wall hanging of O Canada.

There is always a bag to go along with the gift

This is sort of a convergence which is what Ricky Tims was

showing us at the seminar.

Lynda and I

Madame Aline Chretien, Chancellor, Laurentian University;  Lynda;  Mr. Dominic Giroux, President and Vice-Chancellor, Laurentian University.

It was a wonderful week-end even though it started off a little rough.

On Sunday we did a little sight-seeing and went to see the famous "Big Nickel".

The Big Nickel monument is Sudbury's famous nine-metre (30 ft.) high tribute to nickel and Sudbury's significance as a world mining centre.

Peggy

Ricky Tims Quilt Seminar

If you ever get a chance to go to one of Ricky Tims seminar, NEVER, NEVER pass it up.  I never thought I could learn so much and be so entertained about quilting as I was over those three days.   We were up every morning by 6:30, as we were not staying at the hotel that the seminar was at,  and did not get back to our hotel until 9pm each night. 

Every minute was totally worth it.  Here I am with Alex Anderson.

The seminar featured Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman.

Alex Anderson, Libby Lehman and Ricky Tims.

There was one sad part of the seminar and that was that Ricky ended up in the hospital with a kidney and Urinary Infection.  Alex and Libby filled in and he did some of the lectures and demonstrations but I'm sure it would have been better if he could have taken part in more of the seminars.

We learned:

Caveman Style Quilting

Convergence Quilts

Rhapsody Quilts

Kool Kaleidoscope

and so much more that

there isn't room to describe it all.

Libby Lehman putting together the Kaleidoscope Quilt.

It looks hard, but they showed us an easy way.

Alex is from Wisconsin and someone gave her a cheese head.

Alex taught us Hand Quilting & Choosing Fabric.

Libby taught us Sheer Ribbon Illusions and Potluck Applique.

They both filled in for Ricky also and did his portion of the Seminar.

Libby kept us in 'stitches' with her many jokes and off handed expressions.

No one slept through the first few hours of the morning

we were too busy

laughing.



Peggy

Ricky Tims Quilt Seminar

Tomorrow I leave for Eau Claire Wisconsin for a Quilt Seminar with Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman.  It is being held at the Ramada Inn Convention Centre. 

The Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild has hired a bus and we are leaving a day ahead of the seminar so that we can get in some quality shopping.  There are 8 quilt shops lined up for us to visit, and I have a list.  Not that I need anymore fabric but I have to make  a quilt for one of my grandsons and I heard
to-day that one of my great nieces is pregnant so I will be getting a baby quilt organized for her little one.  That means more fabric to purchase.

I may not be able to blog while I am away but I will have lots to write when I get back.  I will keep a diary for the trip.

Peggy