March meeting ...... Blimey it's nearly April!!

Well where the heck did March go too?? Goodness it's almost April and I haven't done this blog post, mea culpa.

In March we said goodbye to the school :-( it was nice meeting at the school but we are so lucky that Jo lets us use the shop as well so we won't be stuck!

There was a small select group at the March meeting, I think a lot of us were down with the lurgy which has been doing the rounds.

The great thing about guild meetings is that we can access the collective hive knowledge, opinion and wisdom. Pauline was first up with a plea for help finishing this beautiful memory photo quilt for her mother. Opinions were sought on backing and binding. Collectively we helped Pauline choose binding and soothed on the choice of backing.

Here we go! All sorted and looking fabulous.

Last month we did some house blocks for Robin, how cute and colourful are these! I loved making mine.

Barbara's block was colourful and also great fun to do, I loved picking my fussy cut corners.

Swapping featured heavily in this months show and tell, here is Sues cute flurry field mice, sorry Sue I didn't get a very good picture of your cute field mice centres. You will have to take my word on their cuteness!

How very modern! A virtual show and tell! Here is a picture of Katy's whirly gig quilt made from her bee blocks, can't wait to see it in the fabric flesh!

How brilliant is this quilt made from the bee blocks we did for Janice?? And how even more brilliant that she donated it to Project Linus! Janice you are just too kind.

I almost fainted when I saw the back of the quilt!! Until I looked closely and saw it was a cheater print I thought Janice had made all these teensy pinwheel blocks herself .... Fab print. Knowing Janice she could have made all those teensy blocks herself, she's fab!

Catherine showed us her make from a Sheena Norquay class, my poor wee phone struggled to capture the gorgeous details on the beautiful silks. Stunning show and tell!

I had text fabric envy watching Katy working on her EPP, the text fabric is the Jane Austen text fabric. I so need to get some of this.

Are you doing the splendid sampler? How gorgeous are Janes blocks, I know I'm now tempted.

Jacqui knocks it out of the park again with this awesome swoon quilt. Fab colour palette.

Whoof! Look at this beauty of a New York beauty :-) Audrey once again showing her mastery of colour.

 

Katy showing us the fabric she got from the Hoffman challenge, interesting black and white with a turquoise solid. Watch this space to see what Katy makes with it, knowing her it will be stunning!

Swapping! Are you in the blueberry park Karen Lewis fabric swap?? If so you could be the lucky recipient of Robins very modern improv mini (I don't think it's for me but I wish it was!)

What's this I hear? Another full size quilt from Jaqui??? Why yes and as always it's perfection! Jaquie do you sleep???

Let's leave the meeting with cake, there is always cake and good fun and fellowship, phew, this will squee know under marchs radar. See you in April!

Whoops!! I missed this wonderful cushion from Helen!!! So sorry Helen and it's wonderful too, how could I have missed this, well it's a lovely colourful note to finish on!

 

February meeting - never too young

You are never too young to attend the Edinburgh Modern quilt guild :-) can I have an awwwwww! What a cutie! Please meet Matthew, the next Luke Haynes?? Who knows, watch this space. Lesley, Matthews mother waited less than a month before coming back to the guild, that's dedication! we missed you Lesley!

 

Oh dear, it is safe to say that only one thing could tear our members away from this cute young chap, yep the draw for the charity quilt!!

Do you remember the quilt we made for quilt con last year??

The wonderfully talented Jo Avery made another which featured in Love Patchwork and Quilting. This second quilt was being raffled to raise funds for the Edinburgh Clothing Store. Love Patchwork and Quilting were so generous not only giving a donation but also a raffle prize of a years subscription! Jo very kindly donated a gift voucher for Mybearpaw. With all those amazing prizes on offer its no wonder the raffle tickets sold like hot cakes.

Sooooo *drumroll*

 

Can you sense the anticipation!

Three lovely winners were chosen and over £750 raised for a very worthy charity. That's a win win situation! Well show and tell might seem like an anti climax after that, but the members managed to keep the excitement going with some stonking makes.

 

First up all the fun and sweet bee blocks for Tatyana.

 

Bee blocks for next month, lovely one for Barbara.

Robin calls house for her bee block!

Righty Ho, let's get cracking with show and tell. We all love a sew together bag, how amazing is this from Janice? gorgeous fabrics.

 

Jacquie always picks colours I think I wouldn't like then makes something stunning out of them, I don't like brown but would arm wrestle you for this quilt!

Simple blocks made stunning by great fabric choice, very modern quilt from Audrey.

Are any of you in the blueberry park mini swap on Instagram? If so you might be lucky enough to get this classic improv from Jo Avery! I'm in the swap and keeping my fingers crossed for this one.

Our resident long arm maestro Tatyana had us swooning over her flowering snowball quilt. Stunning piecing, amazing quilting, this one has it all.

 

 

Awwww another cutie! This was the doggie pincushion Sheena got from the Gartmore retreat swap, he seems right at home here.

Ok, I'll admit I uploaded the pictures out of order, just checking you are paying attention! Yep it's Jacquie again! This woman is a machine! A sewing machine .... Sorry :-) again, colours I would not have picked but what a fab combination, Jacquie you always challenge my perceptions thank you!

Wow, I have always wanted to do trapunto and after seeing this from Barbara I want to do it even more, this. Was from a class by Phillipa Naylor.

More simple shapes from Jane, but how mesmerising this colour combination is.

Gartmore finishes featured a lot in this on this show and tell! Here is Ann with her lovely fresh charm pack quilt.

Quite a few of the group have made the modern medallion by Jo, here is Lesley's version, I'm loving it.

Another Gartmroe house finish from Fiona, I'm drooling over all this Kaffe.

Good grief Jacquie!! Do you sleep?? :-) yep another beauty, all those geese, beautiful colours, what's not to love.

Close up of Tatyanas flowering snowball, I did mention I uploaded these out of order! Look at that quilting!

Another Gartmore house finish from the fab Helen, another pattern from Jo, lone star rising, this was in Love Patchwork and quilting a few months ago, look through your copies if you want to make it! It is rather fabulous.

We stay in ?Gartmore for our next show, Robins incredible porthole quilt, I sat behind her while she was putting this together, it's a work of art.

Whaaaaaat?? Another from Jacquie?? Ok it's official this woman does not sleep, she just produces incredible quilts!

Let's dot back to Tatyana for her sooooo sweet heart quilt.

You getting dizzy? We switch back to Sheena for her very sophisticated bag, started at the stitchgathering and finished at the Gartmoer retreat.

I wanted to finish with this. How happy does the lovely Janice look? Well I would be happy too if I had made this incredible quilt top with Liberty fabrics. I saw this coming together at the Gartmore retreat. It is stunning.