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