My Visit to the Sydney Quilt Show 2019 - Modern Quilts

I always have a great day at the fabulous quilt show put on by our State Guild, QuiltNSW.  This year was no exception.

As you enter the Show area, you see a fabulous hoop display of all different techniques made by Guild members.

Here is my hoop, a foundation pieced Star with hand quilting.

I had the pleasure to spend the day with Katy Law of Nutmeg Quilting.

Here she is with a quilt she quilted for Michelle Marvig called “Stashbusting Garden”. Both gorgeous.

Amazing appliqué by Merelyn Pearce.  (Quilt labels are shown after each quilt).

I always love Sarah Fielke’s playful quilts, and how true!

This was stunning by Jane Rundle.

Always love Wendy Williams.  So much fun.

This was beautiful by Narelle Birchall.

And of course, the Best of Show by Catherine Butterworth.  Wow!

“Winchester” Nominated for Quilters Companion Hall of Fame

Remember my red and cream appliqué medallion quilt called “Winchester”?  

It has been nominated in the top 100 projects from Quilters’ Companion magazine!  

You can vote for my quilt (please) and enter the competition 

here.

This quilt was inspired by the medieval floor tiles in Winchester Cathedral, where Jane Austen is buried.

Here is the front of beautiful Winchester Cathedral, taken when I was there in 2017.

Here is the plaque commemorating Jane Austen.

Here are some of the floor tiles which inspired the design of my quilt.  So cool to be able to walk across such an historic floor.



Here is a close up of the centre of my quilt.

And more details.

The quilt was magnificently quilted by Belinda Betts of Eucalypt Ridge Quilting.

I was very happy to win a second place ribbon for the quilt in the special “Red and White” (Commercially Quilted) quilt category at the Sydney Show in 2015.

I presented the pattern for “Winchester” and an accompanying DVD for Issue #78 of Quilters Companion.

Here is Michelle Marvig and I in the studio on the day of filming the DVD.

It has been great to revisit the story of this quilt.  I hope you will vote in the competition.

At Hobbysew in June

Lovely classes with lots of chatter, laughter and sewing at Hobbysew, Kings Park this month.

Wendy achieved lots of work on her lovely version of “Pemberlini”.  This is a smaller version of my favourite “Pemberley” quilt.

Dru had heaps of show and tell.  This is her completed “Mansfield Park”, quilted E2E by the ladies at Hobbysew.

Dru makes a lot of quilts for charity.  Here are two quilts she has recently made using my “Jelly Holiday” pattern as a guide.

Dru was working on compass blocks for “The Way Ahead” in class.

Here is a collection of blocks Meredith made for “Jelly New Year”.

This is Christine’s beautiful centre for “Donwell Abbey”.

Jennie was working on “Spikes and Specks”.

Jill has made progress on the centre of “Heartstrings”.  Looking lovely.

Cynthia was making EPP frames for “Longbourne”.

Gail was working on the centre of”Pemberley”.

Jennie is working on gorgeous appliqué flower vines for “Netherfield”.  Beautiful!

Love her fussy cutting.






Last, but not least, Debi made progress on joining all her blocks for “Millefiori”.