The Malvern Quilt Show, May 2012

These gorgeous Can Can Girls below have won me first prize at the Malvern Quilt show this year 2012. I just love the 'joie de vivre ' that emanates from it. I was so thrilled to win first prize in the Humour section.

As submitted...

and with rosette!

This Caryl Bryer Fallert design below has just won me another first prize for a miniature at the Malvern Quilt Show 2012.  I had to figure out a way to put it together as she does hers with freezer paper and glue and invisible thread. I devised my own method with 1/4 inch seam allowances,and some foundation piecing. I was totally amazed to win.

As submitted...

and with rosette!

And here I am, picking up some silverware!

Twisted Log Cabin

My most recent enterprise is this Twisted Log Cabin quilt ,which started as a workshop with Jan Hassard. I embroidered feathers onto the backgound with black and free motion embroidered feathers onto the rest of the quilt.

We Are Sailing

This small quilt was made for the We Are Sailing competition for Region 4 of the Quilter's Guild,  back in March 2012. It will be touring around this summer with all the other entries and will be shown  in Tiverton on May 17th and at the Dorset Quilters' day on June 2nd. Further venues will be the Sea Ilfracombe festival on September 1st and at Creative Stitches at Westpoint from September 27-30.

It's a family affair

I've photographed a few quilts made for members of my family - I'd like to share them with you here:

The quilt above is one I made for my brother Derek and his wife Pauline for Christmas 2005, when we returned to England from Australia.  It is a classic Log Cabin design in colours to suit their decor. I really enjoyed making this as I loved the colours.


Detail:

My nephew Ian and his wife Sarah were married in 2004 and the quilt below was made for their wedding present. It is a Bethlehem Star, the first one I had ever tackled . I was quite pleased with the result.

Since this is a family affair , here is the quilt I made for Karen's 50th birthday.  Full of colour, from Batic fabrics.  I loved  it and I know she did!

Parkhouse Patchwork Group

I hope you'll be able to come along to an exhibition in Bude of the beautiful work the Parkhouse Patchwork group. Large quilts, wall hangings, bags, cushions and lots more textiles items showing the many and varied skills of the group members.

Homemade refreshments, sales tables, stalls and demonstrations will also be available.

There will be a raffle of large double bed sized quilt, made in silk fabric, for Macmillan Cancer Support. Entry: £1.50

The Parkhouse Centre, Ergue-Gaberic Way, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LD.

Dates and opening times:
Thursday 31 May, Friday 1 June and Saturday 2 June, 2012.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m (4 p.m. Saturday)

The Quilter by Malcolm Orr

Don't miss the February/March 2012 issue of Fabrications magazine - it has an article by my husband Malcolm, which he describes thus: "I have written this as a little light relief, a piece of harmless satire, which has been fashioned out of respect for the subject, not to deride it! Possibly it will resonate with many quilters and their partners..."

You'll have to buy the magazine because I'm sure you won't be able to to read it in the picture above.

Malcolm's also been busy plugging his new book, Home Thoughts On Abroad. Make sure you get hold of your copy!

Two Christmas quilts

Here are a couple of quilts made especially for Christmas time.

The first is A Partridge in a Pear Tree:

                                                                 
And this second one is called Oh Christmas Tree