As you know I am teaching several classes at the Australian Machine Quilting Festival this year and seen as I am talking about domestic machine classes I didn’t want you to feel out. So here is a little sneek peak of what we will be doing in the feather class.
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I have been remiss…again…at blogging but I have been busy quilting many of your quilts and even a couple of my own. Plus I have been teaching at Panton HIll Living and Learning. I have taken a group of ladies through the domestic machine quilting process by working on a sampler quilt that has utilized a variety of different quilting techniques.
I designed the quilt and the course of lessons so that the knowledge of different quilting styles, and the ability to execute them effectively, would build upon each other. The aim was that the ladies could go away and refer to their Sampler Quilt when quilting their own small quilts.
We improvised if someone forgot their sewing machine extension table. A great use of old patchwork books.
Everyone worked really hard at learning the new skills and I was really proud of their progress.
Feedback from the class was awesome and the course is being offered again at Panton HIll Living and Learning next semester as an eight week course run fortnightly. You will need some time for homework between sessions.
I was really touched when the class presented me with a beautiful bunch of flowers at the end of the last class today.
Thanks Ladies. Can’t wait to see the quilts all bound and finished.
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I have been battling new technology for some time now, trying to add a gallery of photos…well after many months of blaming my computer, the software and the cat…I have discovered how to do it. The answer was there all along.
Anyhow now that it is there, check out some photos of past quilts. I will be adding more! (Now that I know how).
This is why I am a quilter not an IT guru.
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Well the time for booking classes is drawing near, three weeks in fact. Head over to the AMQF website for more details of mine and other tutors classes.
As I have said before my classes are aimed at getting beginners up and going. I know when I first started quilting I was bombarded with so much information that I couldn’t use at the time. Now it is awesome to have that but at the beginning we all need facts in bite sized pieces that we can go home and put into practise. The classes I have designed will meet that need and really get you going on the path to being a confident quilter.
Looking forward to catching up later in the year at the Australian Machine Quilting Festival. Don’t forget it is for all quilters, domestic, short and long armed types, beginner to advanced. There will be something for everyone.
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I have had the pleasure of quilting a delightful Australian quilt this week. The quilt was made by a family who has an ongoing tradition of giving any new children a collaboration quilt made by the ladies in the family. How honoured was I to be included in this at the quilting stage.
The family designed the quilt themselves to depict many of the amazing animals found in Austrialia.
The challenge with this and other similar children’s quilts is to keep the quilting soft but still give the quilt enough structure and design.
I quilted gum leaves from each point to give a frame to each square and further enhanced the appliqué by stitching around each animal to make it pop. The border was quilted with simple
piano keys to provide a framed border.
The backing shows up the gold gum leaf pattern in a very subtle way.
We were all delighted with the final result as it goes on its travels to a new lucky baby.
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I have had a great summer working on my own projects, completing ufo’s and thinking about projects for this year….none of which I have taken photos of ….yet!
They will follow.
I thought I might share a couple of quilts that didn’t make my blog last year.
This quilt was a beautiful appliqué quilt by Helen a real labour of love. The feathery quilting was delicate to complement her gentle design and colour choices.
We were both delighted with how the quilting finished the quilt.
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It is that time again for the Australian Machine Quilting Festival. 2012 will prove to be bigger and better than the last providing great learning opportunities for both domestic quilters and those with arms of varying lengths, be they short, mid or extra long.
How honoured was I to be asked to teach at this years event. Check out the classes at the website
There will be a great number of different classes for all ability levels. I am aiming my classes at those starting there quilting journey and will be teaching heaps of different things that can be used now…well you might have to wait until you get home, those machines are a little big for the cargo hold and I wouldn’t want to be paying the excess baggage bill.
So check it out and look forward to seeing you at the festival. I will keep you posted along the way.
Happy Quilting
Anita
xxx
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