This months meeting covered
Foundation piecing. This technique is useful for small blocks using scraps and larger blocks using points and/or circles. The blocks are stitched in reverse, so an ability to think backwards is an asset. The demonstration was given using 4 inch blocks as they would be easy to stitch by hand at the meeting.
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| 4 inch seaside foundation pieced blocks |
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| 4 inch Garden foundation pieced blocks |
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| 4 inch foundation pieced blocks - heart, triangular log cabin and fish |
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| 6 inch foundation pieced blocks |
There were some other projects being tackled.
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| UFO from the Paula Doyle Giant Dahlia workshop |
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| Hexagons made by members, destined for a Linus quilt |
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| House quilt pattern from an old magazine |
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| Sewing machine mat from hexagons |
More works in progress included,
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| Jellyroll bag from workshop |
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| Steps quilt, backed with fleece, ready for quilting |
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| Twist quilt, shows how different a pattern can look with a different choice of fabrics. |
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| Twist quilt with fuchsia coloured sashing between blocks of 'busy' fabric |
The previous two pictures show, some of the variations in pattern achieved using the same block and some imagination.
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| Finished Jellyroll bag |
Lastly, here are two finished boxes from our March workshop.
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| Circular zipped boxes |
This is by no means all that was going on during the meeting, one lady was working on her Charm square bag and another getting to grips with Cathedral windows.
