Time For A Very Modern Mystery

This year's block of the month has been unveiled and it is Time For A Very Modern Mystery. The group decided to go with a modern theme, in a limited palette of colours based upon a local artist's work. Here are some printed cards by Jodie Cunningham which are based upon Canberra wild flowers. Such clear, cheerful colours, are just what we need this year. Notice, there is no aqua in the palette. We used that up last year.

For Block 1, kits of colour pieces were cut to make orange peel blocks. If enough blocks are made, it will be possible to make a modern gift quilt each month. Members are encouraged to mix up the layout of their 16" modern block. Not everyone wants to use plain fabric in these colours: for their own quilt, there are templates to cut their fabric. It will be interesting to see what the group makes over the next few months. These are the blocks made so far.

  

by Cassandra                                      by Pam

 

by Monika                                          by Dacia

 by Sue D                                     by Liz H

by Chris G                                        by Judith C

by Bryony                                           by Sharon

January came and went in a rush

 Queanbeyan Quilters have begun the year full of plans and energy. The committee got together to hatch some plans and ideas. The Thursday daytime drop-in session on the 21st was lightly attended but no less lively for that. The first meeting of the year was on the 22nd and the activities for the year were approved and dates for our sessions set. They are now in the Calendar section of this blog. Essentially, we get together on the second and fourth Friday evening in the month and the Thursday morning immediately preceding the fourth Friday. 

The club will have activity or technique nights on the second Friday night in the month slot. The first activity will be sewing last year's Stay at Home blocks together into a quilt, with Narell directing. In March, the Seminole technique will be demonstrated by Cassandra. Requirements for both will be emailed to members.

Members were encouraged to make more darling things that every woman would want for Mothers Day and items that anyone would want anytime. We will probably have a stall at The Queanbeyan Market in March and April, selling raffle tickets and whatever we all manage to make for it. I hope our friends out there in the community will visit us to buy or chat about quilting.

You may have noticed that we have had a display in the shop windows of Queanbeyan's Riverside Plaza. With permission to keep it filled for a few months, the Quilters have decided to refresh it each month, attach some details on the quilts and have a rolling Exhibition of members' work. If you haven't already, do go and check out the work. A closer look is well worth it.