We had a demo on piecing over papers this month. We have covered this before but only using hexagons, so this time we tried out a variety of other shapes as well as hexagons.
 |
| Church windows, Ohio star and two designs using hexagons, diamonds, triangles and cones |
The Ohio star was the most popular but all shapes were chosen by participants.
 |
Church windows, hexagons (WIP), 3 of Ohio star and an 8 pointed star
|
We also had some show and tell to look at.
 |
A lovely building/baby blocks quilt brought in by a visitor.
|
This quilt has been 50 years in the making, but looks very fresh as ditsy prints seem in vogue currently and the plain and mottled fabric never goes out of fashion as they are such good blenders. The photo does not do the colours justice, they were more vibrant.
 |
| Hexagon quilt HM, made as a gift |
These charming hexagons are nicely set off by the red central squares. The top will be appliquéd to a border ready for layering and quilting. This has been handsewn and will be hand quilted. A labour of love.
 |
| This pattern was picked up at a stash sale and is now finished MW |
Another quilt pieced over papers, slightly adapted from the original pattern to give a more homogenous look to the squares between the octagons. I do like blues and turquoise with the yellow/green and white I think it looks fresh and zingy.
 |
| Two quilts for Project Linus CD |
These two Linus quilts were made from scraps and yardage from the stash. The stash does not seem to be getting any smaller, but it is being used. Loads more from where it came from too!
