Exhibition part 2

The traditional quilts on display were made by Margaret Mew, she has studied 19th C quilts and loves that style, she has made her version of quilts that are in museums..

just beautiful!

beautiful raw edge applique here

I can see stars here and rows of red, Tracee could see hearts, what can you see?

Loved the bright colours here

this  one looked so different in real life! In the photo you can see every piece of fabric

this beautiful quilt was made by a group in Kilmore I think, the front was done by hand and under every block there was an embroidered name. On the back was a plan of the quilt and information about every name mentioned in the quilt, it was very moving.

this looked amazing in real life but didn't come up so well in the photo, but it really appealed to me.

This afternoon

the snowball and nine patch and

clamshells were allowed out of a box so I could measure them for backing and wadding...you can see the backing has happened, but the wadding is still rolled up in the plastic bag.....I had better go and do it, otherwise we have to walk around the edges of the room until I do!! Of course the supervisor thinks they are laid out especially for him to walk on!!

Happy sewing.

With You With Me With them

was the name of the Quilt Exhibition I went to today with Tracee, up at Kyneton.
The idea behind the exhibition was - "a creative way to pay tribute and draw public attention to our modern returned service personnel and some of the challenges they face after returning home."
As usual I took heaps of photos so might have to spread them over several days!
I was really happy to see Aussie Hero Quilts represented and many of their wonderful quilts on display. We even got to meet David who is in the Army, he was talking to people today and showing them his quilt he received while serving in Baghdad.

There were several quilts by Rachaeldaisy..they were stunning!!

her version of clamshells

Love the colours in this

a close up of all the prairie points!

this last one had an amazing pieced backing, it made the quilt double sided. I will put up more quilt photos tomorrow

After viewing the exhibition, Tracee and I had lunch at a pub in Piper Street,

Hee hee!! I look like I am wearing an umbrella...well it was sunny!! We had a wonderful lunch, fish and chips with an amazing salad for Tracee and beetroot risotto with goats cheese for me! Yum!! We had an afternoon cuppa with Marg and Donna and then I had to head back home,

the sun was heading down as I drove thru Geelong. I had a wonderful day, thank you Tracee.

Happy sewing.