Sunday 26 October 2008

October 2008 -- Show and Tell

This month we had a quilt from Ann ...

... I'm not sure who made this one ...

... this one from Enid and was made in Nic Bridges' Comtemporary Techniques workshop ...

... and I don't know who made this one ...

... or this one ...

... and a wonderful book from Ann-Marie ...

... some beautiful hexagons but, again, I don't remember who made them ...

... and a wonderful Christmas tree by an unknown talent ...

... and, unfortunately, another unknown quilt maker ...

... and a wonderful project from Karen.

Sunday 19 October 2008

Contemproary Techniques Workshop with Nic Bridges

Every year, Mosman Night Owls arrange for a tutor to come and teach us a special workshop. In the past, we've had workshops with a wide variety of tutors including The Thimble Lady, Luixin Newman, textile artist Marjorie Coleman, formerly from WA but now living in Queensland, and Blue Mountains textile artist Gillian Hand.

This year's special workshop was with Nic Bridges, a comtemporary quilter and teacher from Woolongong. And, how did that go? .... W-E-E-E-ELL, let me tell you ...

It was complete madness! No plan ... no clear objectives for what they were going to make ... no clue what the finished product was going to look like ... just free and spontaneous work, making it up as they went along!!!

Cutting with rotary cutters and NO RULERS!!!

Free machine quilting WITHOUT MARKING!!!

Using any old thread that took their fancy. Sewing FROM THE BACK with the most inappropriate thread in the bobbin. Which they wrapped BY HAND!!!

And, the things that they did with Vlysofix!

Worst of all, as my fellow Night Owls broke each and every Rule of Proper Patchwork, faithfully handed down from generation to generation, they didn't seem to mind at all. In fact, they seemed to be ... dare I say it ... enjoying themselves. GASP!

It wasn't a sight for the faint hearted. Mosman Night Owls used to have some of the nicest ladies in patchwork as members, but, alas, not any more. I fully expect the Quilt Police to raid our next meeting and letter cancelling our group membership in The Quilters Guild to be in the Post forthwith.

I think that these pictures speak for themselves! This one is ?#W1? ...

... this one is ?#W2? ...
... this one is ?#W3? ...
... this one is ?#W4? ...
... this one is ?#W4? ...
... this one is Maggie's ...
... this one is Ann's ...
... this one is ?#W6? ...
... this one is ?#W7? ...
I shudder to think what next year's workshop will bring ... but I can't wait!