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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Valentines Quilt for my grandchildren. The pattern is BQ3 from Maple Island Quilts.
Cute animal faces leftover from a friend’s project. I found frames to go with them. 45″x55″
Rainbow Log Cabin – Based on a photo I saw online and decided to make it only with fabric I already had.
Purple haze 50”x72”
Storm at sunset 10″x15″ Made using coloured sharpies on silk, dyed napkins and a scrap of kimono.
Ripple Effect 60″x80″ Pattern from Strip Your Stash by Gudrun Erla
Vancouver Backyard Birds 50″x60″ Pattern from Shiny Happy World (Wendi Gratz)
Memories of my mother – made using only materials from my mother’s stash (18″ x 18″)
Sampler done during a TextileArtist.org free workshop 6″x9″ using little bits from my stash, tea and rust-dyed.
Circle Softly 13″x21″ velvet loosely attached – many just with a small stitch or two
Winter Starlight in ombre fabrics 63″x68″ from the workshop by Krista Moser
Mouse Trap – Pattern by Hunter’s Design Studio
All Stacked Up workshop using fabrics from my stash. Pattern by Colourwerx
Where’s my missing slice? Made with 5” I Spy blocks with a slice from each placed elsewhere in the quilt. 34″x46″
Spring Breeze 18″x18″ Accepted into the Cherry Blossom textile show at the Silk Purse Gallery
Memories of Chauvin (prairie sunset) large lap quilt. Made using scraps sewn onto adding machine tape.
Circle Play
Drifting Down – Pattern by Bound to be Quilting, 43″ x 52″
43”x54” Squares and stripes.
River Whirls – Pattern found on Pinterest (Connie Kresin Campbell).
Black & whites found in my stash 52”x64″
Egypt for Amy 12″x20″
Pattern: Weaver Fever by Jackie Robinson. Workshop by Marnie Allard in 1998.