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| Fay's 6-inch blocks. |
Aren't they pretty? I have lagged hopelessly behind in this endeavor.
After our 5:30 workshop and business meeting, Wilma Blair gave us a wonderful tutorial on reverse applique. She brought along some of her finished pieces.
Wilma also introduced us to a method of applique called back basting. Here is an online tutorial and another one here with lots of pictures. Wilma made the quilt below using the back basting method. She highly recommends this for designs with a lot of pieces. The blocks for this quilt were available from Bunny Hill Designs blog back in 2009 as a free block of the month. This photo really doesn't do justice to Wilma's artistry and for that I apologize.
After Wilma's program, we had show and tell. There were some really lovely quilts and the pictures just don't do them justice. (More apologies!!) All I can say is: You should have been there!!
Fay finished her quilt using a technique learned in Maggie Ball's class. This is the front.
The back shows how she quilted it.
Helen discovered a quilt top she had finished some time ago. It was quilted by Eddie Landreth. You can see a closer view of the quilting of this quilt and some of his other work here.
Betty finished her Baltimore Album quilt. I wish you could see the fine details.
Myrna finished her quilt made from squares we swapped in the guild a couple of years ago.
Jean is the talk of the town in a new quilted jacket she made.
Pat W. has gotten a head start on Christmas gifts.
Sondra finished a baby quilt. This was her first attempt at prairie points.
Pat S. designed and digitized a machine embroidered Bible cover as a gift.
Mary Ann and Norma show off their "Mondo" bags.
Kelley bought this lovely antique, hand-pieced grandmother's flower garden quilt:
As I said earlier, you should have been there!
Until next time~~~Gwen
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