FRANCE'S PLACEMATS

Good Morning Quilters:

Tuesday evening was France's night to teach us how to make quick and easy placemats.

Not many of us brought our machines, but those that did are hard at work!!!!

None were available for viewing, but I'm sure we'll see the results next meeting!!

Now on to Show and Tell:

This is our amazing raffle quilt.  All that's left is to put on the binding.  This quilt will be raffled off at our next quilt show which will be in May 2015.  Everyone will just have to hold on until then!!!  The piecing was all done by WEQ members, and the amazing quilting was done by  Karen Desparois (www.kdesparois.com).         What a fabulous job she did!!!

These beauties, started in the workshop by Elaine Quehl were done by Anna!

And France's interpretation.

  She decided not to use her

 curved piecing, not

as a background, but to 

continue it until table-runner 

length.Quite dramatic!!

Allison's challenge from another guild.

The colour was chosen from a paint

chip and then had to be embellished.

What a great job, as usual!!!

Great to have Audrey back at our meetings!!  The top

one is a painting and the bottom is a watercolour quilt.

Both beautiful!! Audrey is multi-talented!

 Jae finally figured out the
"Disappearing Pinwheel" and
has started on something new.
FINALLY, got a picture of
her with her work!!!

Next meeting, Julia will be back with some lessons on Dear Jane and backstitching.  Will be good to see Julia again!!  See you all then - don't forget your supplies - see Linda's email of April 22. 

Sandra

ELAINE QUEHL'S WORKSHOPS

Hi Everyone:

So, Sunday at Loblaw's with Elaine Quehl!  What could be better!!  A whole day of quilting, no interruptions, (except for lunch), no phones and NO COMPUTERS!!!  What fun!!!  Elaine is a really good teacher, very patient, fun and undemanding.  You should really visit her web site at www.equarelle.ca and look at her amazing work.  The morning class was "Free-Form Curves" (check out the backgrounds on most of the upcoming photoes of our work) and the afternoon was "Liberated Applique".  The venue is pretty good too - Loblaws at Cavendish.  Great light, plenty of plugs, a fridge, coffee and lunch right downstairs!!

And we're off.........




Here's some of us hard at work, - well some
are hard at work :)

France and Barbara

 Allison (background), Marijke (Loose Threads) and
Audrey coming up the center.  Really good to see
Audrey!!!

And Anna, always working hard!

A break to take a look at some of Elaine's work!

Even better in real life!!  Check out the attention to detail.

On to the afternoon's class, most of us using the background made in the morning's class.  Some absolutely beautiful results!!

 Anna (left),


Barbara (right)

 Marijke (left)


France (right)

 Linda (left),


Allison (right)








Audrey's work,















                                                                                          Sandra's work.

Mary

I think I speak for everyone when I say it was a GREAT DAY!!!!  There's always something to learn!!

Don't forget tonight is France's workshop on Easy, Crazy Placemats.  Check back to her email sent on April 4th for her supply list.  Promises to be another fun evening!!!  See you all tonight.

Sandra

BINDINGS, PLUS!!

Hi Fellow Quilters:

Last evening we had two workshops on binding.  Pretty informative, even if I do say so myself.  I'll start with me, since I went first.  I must admit that France's method is much fancier, but I'm all about "SO MANY QUILTS, SO LITTLE TIME", so I choose the fast and easy method.  Probably won't win any prizes, but you choose depending a lot on the quilt you're making. France gave out instructions on her method, and I did not.  So I will give a description.  Here's me hard at work and some of my attentive students:)

First you cut binding 2 1/2" (I strongly recommend the STRIP TICKET which gives instructions and measurements for bias tube binding).  At the starting end, fold at 90 deg., then fold the binding in half, iron. (1 & 2)

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Start sewing the folded binding to the edge of the front of your quilt with a 1/4" seam allowance.
CORNERS:  Sew the binding to a 1/4" from the edge.(3)  Fold the binding up, creating a diagonal fold, keeping a straight line with the edge of your quilt.(4)  Holding in place, bring the binding strip down in line with the side edge of your quilt, making sure the fold lines up with the top edge of your quilt.(5)  Start sewing at the top edge.

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Stop sewing a few inches from the starting point.(6)  Make sure you have enough binding to meet up and be covered by the original 90 deg. fold.(7)  Cut.  Open the binding at the 90 deg. fold, and insert the straight edge of the ending binding.(8)  Line up with the edge of your quilt and sew.(9)

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Now, iron your binding open, (10) then fold to the back and iron again.(11)  You can pin if you want, but of course, I don't.  (Takes time!!)  Working on the front of your quilt, using a walking foot, a zipper foot, a quilt-in-the-ditch foot, or just a regular foot, sew right BESIDE the edge of your binding.(12)

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As I said, the finish on '
the back will probably
not win any prizes, but
will save you lots of
time.  On to the next
quilt!!!

Mitering the corners is just as easy.  I think the pics are self-explanatory.


















Here's France showing her method of two sided binding.
 i.e. one colour on the front, and one on the back.
It's a beautiful finish!  She gave out instructions, so I won't
(and probably couldn't) go
through it all here.  If you missed
 the meeting, I'm sure she'll give you a copy.
The quilt is beautiful as well!!!

Now, some Show and Tell:

Sandra's baby quilt for a friend of her daughter's.

 Here's Jae's new creation.  If her house is clean too, I'm going to be really upset!!!   Where does she find the time???!?!?!??  Seems every meeting there's something new.  (of course, no face)

Mary's new preemie quilt.  So pretty!!

Here's Rita with the start of another preemie quilt.  She says "That's it", but we'll believe it when we see it!!







So get your date books open.  There's some great activities coming up!!
April 15th - France will be showing up how to do crazy placemats.
April 29th - Julia will be back with a workshop on "Dear Jane" and backstitching.
May 6th - France again with really great luggage tags.  Make your luggage noticable!!
And of course, those of us that signed up, are looking forward to our workshop with Elaine Quehl.

Lots of stuff going on, so look forward to seeing everyone!!!

Oh, almost forgot, closing dinner is June 3rd.  Linda has a great game planned for us - could win lots of fat quarters!!! (That's almost better than the lotto!!)  More news about time and place later.

Happy quilting.

Sandra