Show and tell projects are a very important part of every meeting. Our talented members are always happy to share their inspiration and construction techniques. Below is a sample of recently shared quilts that demonstrate the variety of techniques and designs.
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Mouse Trap – Pattern by Hunter’s Design Studio
Circle Softly 13″x21″ velvet loosely attached – many just with a small stitch or two
Rainbow Log Cabin – Based on a photo I saw online and decided to make it only with fabric I already had.
Drifting Down – Pattern by Bound to be Quilting, 43″ x 52″
Memories of my mother – made using only materials from my mother’s stash (18″ x 18″)
Purple haze 50”x72”
Ripple Effect 60″x80″ Pattern from Strip Your Stash by Gudrun Erla
Sampler done during a TextileArtist.org free workshop 6″x9″ using little bits from my stash, tea and rust-dyed.
Cute animal faces leftover from a friend’s project. I found frames to go with them. 45″x55″
All Stacked Up workshop using fabrics from my stash. Pattern by Colourwerx
Winter Starlight in ombre fabrics 63″x68″ from the workshop by Krista Moser
Valentines Quilt for my grandchildren. The pattern is BQ3 from Maple Island Quilts.
Memories of Chauvin (prairie sunset) large lap quilt. Made using scraps sewn onto adding machine tape.
River Whirls – Pattern found on Pinterest (Connie Kresin Campbell).
Vancouver Backyard Birds 50″x60″ Pattern from Shiny Happy World (Wendi Gratz)
Pattern: Weaver Fever by Jackie Robinson. Workshop by Marnie Allard in 1998.
Where’s my missing slice? Made with 5” I Spy blocks with a slice from each placed elsewhere in the quilt. 34″x46″
Black & whites found in my stash 52”x64″
Storm at sunset 10″x15″ Made using coloured sharpies on silk, dyed napkins and a scrap of kimono.
Spring Breeze 18″x18″ Accepted into the Cherry Blossom textile show at the Silk Purse Gallery