News from Carolyn's Quilting Room Student

Progress on "Netherfield"

I received an email from Jeanette who attended my "Netherfield" class held at Carolyn's Quilting Room in Wodonga in September.

Here is a photo of the progress she has made on her quilt since then.

The quilt centre looks wonderful in lovely purples and creams.

Well done, Jeanette!

Fabulous Thursday Friends

Quilt Project Day at Pioneer Patchwork

On a Thursday once a month I have a lovely class of ladies who come to make some of my older quilt designs (and finish off some newer ones too)!

Today was the third month we have been meeting.

Here are the results of everyone's wonderful work:

Tracey is making "Mansfield Park" in some great repro fabrics of blue, red, brown and gold.  Here she is holding up the centre blocks with Veronica.  They thought they could hide behind the quilt but I snapped them anyway!  Tracey is on the left:

Julie is also making "Mansfield Park" in the lovely pink, blue and red fabrics from French General.  She is piecing the first set of courthouse step blocks:

Robyn has worked hard on her large Dresden Plates for "Mansfield Park" and is putting together the outside corner sections.  Here it is pinned and ready to sew.

Robyn's beautiful daughter Cindy is making my "Sakura" quilt.  The challenging completely reversable quilt-as-you-go log cabin quilt I have nicknamed "torture"!  Cindy has done a spectacular job.  Here is one side:

And here is the other:  Well done Cindy!

Inge is working on my "Flowers from Chelsea" design, especially designed for the Camden Country Quilters Guild Raffle Quilt a few years ago.  Inge is making hers in wonderful brights.  This is the centre block:

Inge also had a fabulous Show and Tell.  She has finished her "BLue Lotus" quilt and just got it back from gorgeous quilter Katy Law.  The quilting is spectacular.  Wow!

June is working on "Rose Rhapsody'.  She has completed the centre block with the 3D applique and after much discussion we chose a deep pink for the sashing:

Elaine has finished the centre applique for her "Victoria" quilt.  It is really beautiful:

Thank you girls.  This is why I love teaching!

Katrina x

Tracey's Compass Quilt

Five years in the making but finally here is Tracey's variation of my compass quilt, "The Way Ahead".

It looks stunning!

Congrats, my dear friend!

Tbale Runners

Table Runner Projects

I have two hand applique table runner projects which feature lovely flowers.

The first is called Sheherazade in rich colours of red, gold and green; the edge is embellished with a special tasselled braid:

The second runner is appliqued in wool felt on a sandcastle background.  The stems are made of ric rac and red ric rac embellishes the edge.  It would look equally lovely in cotton fabrics.

Both of these table runners can be made in my classes.

Regards,

Katrina x

The Richmond Stitchers

Lovely Way to Spend a Sunday

I have been teaching a group of ladies from around the Richmond area for about ten years now.  We get together every couple of months and the girls have been making a number of my quilt patterns.

Here are two of Judy's quilts recently back from quilter Michele Turner at Cranebrook.

The first one is my design called "Aura" with paper foundation pieced New York Beauty blocks:

Here is a close up of the corner:

This is another one of my designs called "Jelly Jewels", a sampler quilt with all the blocks made from a jelly roll.  Lots of fun.  Judy's version is gorgeous in pink and black.

Great work, Judy! (That's actually Christine poking out from behind the quilt, Judy seems to be hiding!)

Lesley's "Florentine"

I have had a lovely email from Lesley who attended my "Florentine" class at Country Pickins earlier this year.

She has sent me a photo of her just finished "Florentine".

It looks fabulous, Lesley, well done!

Heritage Book Cover

Book Cover Success

The girls at Pioneer Patchwork were very impressed that they all completed their Heritage Book Cover during today's workshop.

Here are the results:

Michelle was the first to finish hers in the lovely shades of Moda's "Aster Manor" range:

This is Robyn's in gorgeous shades of red and blue:

This one is Pauline's in traditional green and red:

Dawn made this one to match her sewing bag and pen roll:

This one was made by Jean in green and touches of red.

This one by Natalie looks fabulous in cheddar, grey, red and that great stripe!

This beautiful cover is by Sally in bright shades of teal, red and mustard.

Great work girls!

Katrina x