July meeting - 1st and most recent quilts

Lets start with the bee blocks! What a lot of lovely stars for Ann, who is a real star herself as she is going to make a quilt for siblings together with them. The theme for this months show and tell was first and most recent quilts. Its lovely revisiting our first quilts and seeing how far we have come. But before we delve in, lets pretend my pictures did not get all jumbled up when i uploaded them to flickr and i was too tired to sort them out into order?? Pretty please? *mwah* thanks. Soooo in absolutely no particular order we have- Anns first quilt a really lovely log cabin

Dianes latest quilt a really lovely lone star (told you the order was random!)

 

This was such a poignant story from Angela, this is a happy cheery quilt which helped her work through grief. I think we can all relate to how quilting helps us in times of stress. 

The latest quilt from Audrey, a wonderful medallion quilt.

Awww this one is very special too! A star wedding quilt from Fiona for her son, she made the label from her own wedding dress!

Do you recognise this quilt?? It was the unknown one from the last sewing day! Yep it is the latest quilt from Liz, made from two layer cakes!

A lovely hexie quilt the first one ever made by our chair, Cathlene.

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh guess who cant read their own notes .... i know this is Audreys first quilt then the writing is illegible! Sorry Audrey!

Adrienne brought in her sketchbook and some utterly glorious cushions!

Ruth has recently become well hooked on paper piecing. How utterly adorable is that small seahorse!!

I wish i had Sheenas eye for design i really do, here is her pixelated interpretation of an old house. Beautiful.

Blimey, was i on the gin that night? More illegible handwriting, i know this is Margarets but according to my notes the first is the latest quilt and its a batik headboard?? Sorry Margaret, but it is stunning! 

Ruth apologies that this is out of focus! Which is s shame because your little Red improv mini is sooooooo cute!

Some more of Adriennes lovely cushions!

Liz didnt have her first quilt so here is her first one which was accepted for an exhibition, well done Liz!

Back to Diane and here is her first beautiful blue quilt.

Angelas first quilt, its funny how so many of us mentioned that we knew so little when we started and used wrong  wadding etc but the end product is still amazing.

I know i have missed some out there seems to have been a bit of an upload fail! Sorry! Your humble blog writer aims to do better next time.

 

Meet Cathy!

Here is the next in our series of member biography posts, lets meet the lovely Cathy.

 

Hi all 

 

I am originally from High Blantyre in Lanarkshire .... Studied Nursing in Glasgow and moved to Edinburgh just before I got married in 1985. Married to Donald (he is a star) and have 2 wonderful daughters Gwen 26 and Sarah 22 X We have a beautiful grand daughter Rosie who is 19 months old and a great joy :) She is going to be a big sister in January all being well. I retired from nursing 2 months ago and thoroughly enjoying the free time. 

 

 

My interest in sewing  began at High School when a friend and I decided to opt out of the planned art project for the year and each made a multi coloured patchwork leather shoulder bag sewn by hand. Great fun X My elder sister was a fab sewer (she is now a quilter extraordinaire) and when I was around 16 I begged her to make me a tartan maxi coat in pink

Lol as I was an Ian Anderson fan. 

I loved that coat and thought a was the 'bees knees' ... Didn't get an invite to join Jethro Tull however :( 

 

Greatly admired my sisters quilts and went to my first quilting workshop in a lil shop in Morningside around 8  years ago and made (by hand ) a baby cot quilt. 

 

For several years I did Silversmithing which I really enjoyed and may go back to one day. It's great making your own silver jewellery ...very satisfying. 

 

I returned to quilting a few years ago and am loving working with fabric again . I am fairly new to Modern Quilting but enjoying the learning process. Love coming along to the Guild meeting fellow quilters and admiring the amazing work done by all.

 

I have had two fabulous weekends away to West Manse Quilt Retreat in Cullen and can highly recommend it X Beautiful part of the country, fab workspace, amazing food .... Oh and cake.  ( and cute Wee doggy Findlay ...what a character ) Had a quilting break at Gartmore too which was great X 

 

 

Happy Quilting All!

 

Thank you Cathy! Now lets see some of your fab work.

 

Just to be sociable

There is a saying in our house when the gin gets opened "och well just to be sociable" 😊. When a member asked in our facebook group why people joined the guild a good many cited the social aspect of being in the guild. So this seems like a good time to put up a post about a recent sewing day the guild had. Our wonderful secretary Helen found a room for hire in Edinburgh at a reasonable rate (hens teeth, they are like hens teeth!) This was the second sewing get together day the guild has had snd by all accounts a great time was had! I couldn't go so thought i had got off the hook for writing a blog post but an email pinged into my inbox from the lovely Audrey which said "i thought if Sheila was here she would be snapping away for the blog!" That really made me laugh, thank you Audrey, it allowed me and everyone else to join in virtually. Ooohhhh nice blocks Helen and do i spy a rather fab sewtogether bag from the last sewing day?

I have no idea who did these but i adore that fabric! 

Nope, no idea whose this is but i need those polar bears.

Penguins!! Ok own up who made these sooper cute blocks?

Ah now this i do know because if you come back for the next blog post you will see it finished in the show and tell!

Ahhh now i do know who made this, the gorgeous Mags! Part of the tartankiwi woodland2 quilt along on instsgram.

Awww no mistaking that beautiful smile, Pam with her wonky dresden.

Another lovely smile from Adrienne, mmmmm purple grey and black! A winning combo.

Intense concentration from Heather, and another stunning sewtogether bag on the table!

Fingers crossed i make the next one!