SUMMER SCHOOL 2014

Hi Everyone

HERE  IS OUR SUMMER SCHOOL CLASS LIST FOR 2014

Please call to book your Workshop

Phone 9550 4947    

SUMMER SCHOOL 2014 

All Summer School Workshops run between 10am and 3pm.

Samples of the Workshop projects will be on display in the shop as soon as possible.

MARG SAMPSON GEORGE                     Tuesday 14 January               One Day         $75.00

101 WAYS TO USE A HEXAGON                          Hand or machine piecing (Your Choice)

Learn how to draft a hexagon and explore ways to divide this shape to form exciting patterns.  Hexagon sizes to draft range from 2” to 8” or whatever size you want.  You will also look at all the fussy cutting options to be discovered in your fabric collection.

MARG SAMPSON GEORGE                     Wednesday 15 January          One Day         $75.00

QUILT RENOVATION & RESCUE                       Hand or machine piecing (Your Choice)       

Here's a quilter's dilemma.......what to do with the tops and blocks that are half-finished, or old, or boring or even loved-but-no-idea-what-to-do-next?  You could put them back in the cupboard and pretend you didn't see them or you can come to a ‘Renovate and Rescue’ class and breathe new life into those forgotten quilt tops and bring them into the 21^st century!  

KAY GOODWIN                                           Thursday 16 & 23 January     Two Day            $150.00

STACK & WHACK                                               Machine piecing                     

           

 Come and join Kay who will teach you how to master the stack & whack craze!  Make a fabulous quilt top in less than no time from the most surprising fabrics.  Kay will help you to recognise and choose suitable fabrics.

This quilt was made from the fabric below.

SUE ROSS                                                           Friday 17 & 24 January          Two Day         $150.00

STRING PIECED WONDERS                               Machine piecing                     

 Ever wondered what a ‘string pieced’ quilt is or wanted to learn how to make one?  Then this is the workshop for you.  Quick and easy and lots of fun playing with fabric.  Delve into your stash for this one. 

LYNNE ALCHIN                                   Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 January    Two Day            $150.00

TEQUILA SUNRISE                                    Hand or machine piecing and applique

                                                                       

For Summer School this year, Lynne has made a beautiful reproduction quilt inspired by a lovely 19^th century nine block pieced and appliqued quilt. 

 LINDA BUTCHER                                   Monday 20 January    One day                      $75.00

AMISH LANTERNS                                                  Machine piecing

Learn an easy machine pieced method for making Chinese lanterns.  Use traditional fabrics, or like Linda, give it an Amish twist – it’s your choice.  Pattern for the full quilt supplied for a nominal cost.

ROBYN TAYLER                                              Tuesday 21 January               One Day         $75.00

KALEIDOSCOPE STARS                                        Machine piecing

                                                           

This quilt is a reworking of a child’s quilt from the 1830’s. The original is constructed out of the beautiful floral chintzes of the period in a colour scheme of mainly dark reds and greens.  This modern version uses the glowing jewel colours found in the latest fabric Collections.

ANNE SOMMERLAD                                     Wednesday 22 & 29 January Two Day         $150.00

JACOBEAN FLOWER VASE                                  Machine applique

                                                                       

Come and learn Anne’s no pins, no tack machine applique method and make a beautiful wall hanging while you are at it.  This is a turned-edge machine applique method using a fast and successful fusible technique.

SUE ROSS                                                           Saturday 25 January              One Day         $75.00

PAINTING WITH FABRIC                                   Hand applique                        

Use the beautiful, big flowers available in the Westminster fabrics, particularly Philip Jacobs fabrics, to make this lovely vase of ‘painted flowers’.

CATHERINE BUTTERWORTH             Tuesday 28 January               One Day         $75.00

KALEIDOSCOPE WORKSHOP                               Machine piecing                                                         

The classic kaleidoscope quilt layout gives the illusion of curves and circles yet the blocks are stitched with straight seams!  With only two different shapes to cut, the kaleidoscope block is ideally suited for scrappy quilts.  You can make the large blue version or the baby red!

ANNE SOMMERLAD                               Thursday 30 January              One Day         $75.00

SCRAPPY STARS                                                        Machine piecing

This quilt features 30 star blocks and measures 70 x 82 inches. Each 12 inch block is composed of two contrasting Reproduction prints and a background fabric. It is a great project to use up lots of stash fabrics and is fat quarter friendly!! "Scrappy Stars" would work equally well in 1930’s fabrics or brights and can be easily enlarged to a queen or king sized quilt.

LIZ PINCZEWSKI                                             Friday 31 January                   One day          $75.00

JUBILATION                                                              Machine piecing         

Discover a way to showcase your favourite fabrics with a quick machine pieced pattern.  The effect is electric but the piecing is effortless.

WHEN BOOKING A WORKSHOP WE REQUIRE A 50% NON-REFUNDABLE,

NON-TRANSFERABLE DEPOSIT.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL A WORKSHOP IF INSUFFICIENT BOOKINGS OCCUR, ALL DEPOSITS WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED IN THIS EVENT.

See you all a Summer School

Melinda

           

More Quilts

Hi  Everyone

THE AIRING OF THE QUILTS

Here are more photos as promised.

There are still more to come.

Melinda

Happy Halloween - The Quilts were Aired

Hi Everyone

I hope that all our customers that were affected in the Blue Mountains fires are safe and well.

WHAT''S NEW

Quite a bit really, we hid the new stock during the sale.

My pile of the new Kaffe Fasset prints, after I scanned them.

Yummy new Phillip Jacobs.  All these are up on the website.

THE AIRING OF THE QUILTS

Thank you to everyone who came on Sunday and shared your quilts with us.

I send a special thanks to Kaye Brown (The Finishing Touch) for letting us look at some of her quilts without being here herself.  They were beautiful Kaye.

I will just put up a selection of quilts for you all to enjoy.  From past experience I will need to post more tomorrow.

Isn't it wonderful what people have in there cupboards.  More to come.

QUILTS THAT CAME TO VISIT

The lovely lady who made these quilts really has an eye for detail.  The quilting was sublime (if only mine looked as good).

Melinda

Hampton Ridge - New Block of the Month

Hi Everyone

 SPRING SALE

We are very busy in the shop with the Sale.  However I still cannot see the floor....  Sale continues until Saturday 26 October.  In-store and on-line, 25% off all fabric.

People

On-line orders

More new fabric.

HAMPTON RIDGE

NEW BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Looking for a Civil War pieced masterpiece, here it is in Hampton Ridge.  The Block of the Month pattern has been created by Red Crinoline Quilts, and Paula Barnes has designed the fabric to make the quilt. How often does that happen!  The quilt has instructions for two methods of machine construction - machine foundation piecing and our BOM includes all the foundation papers; or machine half square triangle method.  Clear instructions are included. The patterns are easily adaptable for hand piecing. 

These are close ups of some of the blocks.  You can see all the details of Hampton Ridge on our web-site -www.quiltsmith.com.au. or ring the shop 02 9550 4947 for details.  We also have the full Hampton Ridge fabrics up close on the web-site, in Fabric Collections, if you want to check them out.

AIRING OF THE QUILTS

Don't forget 

Sunday 27 October bring your antique lovelies along.

See previous post for full details.

Melinda

We Are Airing The Quilts Again

Hi Everyone

It's spring so we need to see our antique quilts get an airing.

AIRING OF THE QUILTS

Sunday 27 October, 2 pm for a 2.30 start.

It’s on again.   I have some new quilts to show. 

 

For those of you who missed it the last few times, for some years now I have wanted to have a “show & tell” of customer’s antique and vintage quilts.  I know a number of us buy old quilts, love them to death but end up putting them away safely in a cupboard.  I know I do that myself.

 

So if you have some quilts you would like to share with other quilt collectors, bring them along.  If you just love old quilts but don’t own any, come along too, you may catch the bug.

 

Bookings are essential for the Airing of the Quilts, as we only have so many chairs, so please ring to book your place, and let us know if you are bringing quilts with you.

Cost $12.00

Afternoon tea will be provided.

Limited numbers so ring to book your place now on

02 9550 4947.

DON'T FORGET

SPRING SALE

The sale will start on Saturday 5 October and finish

 Saturday 26 October. 

ALL FABRICS WILL BE 25% OFF, IN-STORE AND ON THE WEB-SITE.

0.30cm minimum cut (0.5m min for Value Fabrics) in-store.

0.50cm minimum cut on-line.

 We look forward to seeing you in the shop at 75 Nelson Street, Annandale.

So as usual please come and help us find the floor of the shop as we are drowning in fabric.

CLASS ACTION

QUILT PARADE

Quilts that visited the shop recently.

Melinda

SPRING SALE 25% OFF FABRIC

Hi Everyone

SPRING SALE

The sale will start on Saturday 5 October and finish

 Saturday 26 October. 

ALL FABRICS WILL BE 25% OFF, IN-STORE AND ON THE WEB-SITE.

0.30cm minimum cut (0.5m min for Value Fabrics) in-store.

0.50cm minimum cut on-line.

 We look forward to seeing you in the shop at 75 Nelson Street, Annandale.

So as usual please come and help us find the floor of the shop as we are drowning in fabric.

NEW WORKSHOP

                  ROBYN TAYLER                

MARINER’S MEDALLION – Machine Pieced

Wednesday                             30 Oct, 13 Nov.         10am – 3pm                2 classes                     $140.00

This quilt was inspired by a quilt made in Scotland in the 1840’s by Grace Slater. The original quilt uses hexagons instead of squares in the alternate blocks and is made in shades of red, brown, blue and cream. This version reflects the original, however the incorporation of some modern prints and bright colours updates the pattern while retaining the look of a vintage quilt.

Please call the shop on 02 9550 4947 if you would like to book a place.

Melinda