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