Today I have been into Geelong for an event organised by the Guild, We had a master class with Ricky Tims. Three by one and a half hour lectures on his life, quilting experiences and how he does things. He was very generous with his time and quilting tricks, short cuts etc. We saw a few of his quilts
Here we go...
self portrait and applique quilts
Harmonic Convergence Quilt with an Australian theme
love the colours and pattern in this one
tulip quilts and applique using fancy stitches and a circular attachment on the machine
some Ricky Tims quilts made by the class participants
Off we go.
the colours of the quilts did not come up well in the photos, they were much more vibrant than they seem. The last quilt here was made by Ricky and his father. Unknown to each other they started quilting on the same day and are both self taught.
One happy group after the class
Ricky and some of the Guild committee members who were at the class today.
A dead line is always good for me to get a quilt finished!
This is the Harmonic Convergence Quilt I started back earlier this year, so being able to show it here at Ricky's class was great motivation to get it finished!! He was very polite and said it was amazing!
I had a wonderful day and learned so much, lucky we have a printed syllabus so I can go over things again later.
Even though I haven't any outdoor photos today I am linking with Whims and Fancies blog for Wandering Camera. I have been wandering, just not out in the wide open spaces!
Happy stitching.
