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Machine quilters look away!

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

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I gave machine quilting a try on my “manly” quilt but I just didn’t like it so I unpicked it and re-quilted with 12wt cotton big stitch hand quilting. It’s going to take longer but I think I’ll be happier with it and it will look much better.

I took the quilt to the Greater Western Sydney Quilt Guild where Amy of Badskirt re-named it the Chevron Explosion which I think is a much more dynamic name and I intend to use it. She also took a photo of the progress so far.

 

Just in case you think I’ve been slacking…

05 Wednesday Sep 2012

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I know I’ve been very quiet lately but I haven’t been slacking. I’m trying to complete the In a Spin hand-quilting. I’ve completed 51 of the 99 blocks and then after that I have to quilt the border so I’m less than half-way there.

I’ve also joined the Greater Western Sydney Modern Quilt Guild. I don’t really like the word “Modern” as for me it has connotations of minimalistic ugliness in architecture and interior design. I prefer the word contemporary to describe the kind of quilts that aren’t just copies of traditional quilt designs. I don’t want to get into a whole controversial debate here either. I’m not saying one is better than the other. There are examples of both I really like and examples of both that I really dislike. Anyway the first meeting of the GWSMQG was lovely. Everybody was very enthusiastic, friendly and there was lots of interesting show and tell.

Here are a few photos of the In a Spin quilting.

So tell me… what are you working on at the moment?

The Modern Quilt Guild Challenge

22 Sunday Aug 2010

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You may have noticed the Modern Quilt Guild Button on the right sidebar? That’s there because I have decided to take part in the The Modern Quilt Guild’s Project Modern. So what is Project Modern?  It’s a series of exciting quilting challenges that will run from September 2010 to September 2011. There will be four in all. The first challenge will be announced on September 1st, so keep an eye out here for the details and to see what prizes can be won and how to take part!

Who are the judges?

The MQG has lined up a group of incredible judges and they are:  Valori Wells, Malka Dubrawsky, Pokey Bolton and Denyse Schmidt. Each judge will each judge one challenge.

What are the prizes?

The MQG’s sponsors are providing some wonderful prize packages and to top it all off just for entering the challenge, you are entered into a draw to win a Janome Horizon Memory Craft 7700QCP sewing machine!!

Who can take part?

Just about anyone. It doesn’t matter where in the world you live, you can participate in this challenge. So why not join me?