Thursday, March 18, 2010

Quilt exhibition

what a week already, but I really wanted to post about the weekend just past, our local quilting group, which meets every Thursday (from about 10am - 3pm ish - in fact just got back from) hosted a country day, it was fantabulous!!

This sort of thing happens quite frequently in country areas, so city girls eat ya heart out!!!

ladies traveled in cars from far afield, to share our day

and see our marvellous quilts on display

and take part in our quilt challenge, the theme was "reflections of McKenzie" (McKenzie being the district)
and listen to Sue Spigel our guest speaker, you can see her work here, and here,

and people browsed and bought at the merchant stalls, and looked at our many quilts on display, these were all made by our very own quilt group, and I must say, I was blown away at the variety of work, you don't realise what a collection of wonderful quilts there is until they are all gathered together...

this one shows that you do not need to keep with pastels for these Beatrix Potter panels,

and I am not sure that I might have used batiks for this traditional design, but it works well and looks stunning!

as do these...

and these....

and I love the way that this pinwheel looks...

It sure was a fun day!!

14 comments:

carole brungar said...

did I spot your tag quilt there??? They all look wonderful, what an excellent turn-out!! Makes all the work well worth it :)

Darlene said...

I see your quilting hanging there with pride, how lucky are you having a day like this. Next time can you invite us all, we would love to attend

loulee said...

You folks have some beautiful quilts to show off. Can I tag along with Darlene? LOL

By Hoki Quilts said...

I think Darlene is going to need a larger truck cos I'm booking a seat too, and then there is Miss D too.
Shiree your group is an inspiration. How many are in the group? We have only 4 - 5 and I'm really keen to see how you as a group keep the motivation going.
hugs
Miche'le

retdairyqueen said...

Wow

Anonymous said...

It does look like a wonderful day. I love the pinwheel within a pinwheel one too. Maybe when I'm a grown up I'll make a Baltimore quilt like the one you shared.

Elyte said...

Looks like you all had a wonderful time and good to see that lots of people attended. What a clever and creative group you all are. Congratulations on a lovely show and thanks for the peek.

Sue-Anne said...

What a great display of quilts! Thank you for sharing with us.

Chookyblue...... said...

looks and sounds like a wonderful gathering.........

Narelle said...

Wow!
You must be all beaming with pride ... beautiful quilts and a fantastic day.

Anita said...

Hi Shiree, the quilt display looks fantastic! There are lots of different sorts of quilts on show there and I bet you are all very proud of your finished projects. Kind regards, Anita.

Unknown said...

Congratulations ! What a huge turnout for a great display !

Bev C said...

Hello Shiree, what a great response to the exhibition. It certainly keeps you motivated when you see so many wonderful inspiring quilts. Happy Monday.

Bev.xoxo

Magalis Marisol said...

Hola amiga!!!
Hermosos Quilt!
Que Dios te bendiga Hoy y Siempre y un fuerte abrazo desde Venezuela!!!