Sue has a wonderful array of quilts that she is working on for the year and so to tempt you to come along and enjoy all the wonderful experiences and sharing of knowledge in her class here are some projects that she and her students have been working on. Of course next month Sue starts teaching her mystery technique class which would be a fantastic way to gently ease your way into her eclectic style of quilt making – I confess that I have seen the first two blocks of this quilt and they are extremely beautiful and entirely different from each other. The first thing that sprung to mind was the different size of the blocks – Sue just smiled, saying I would have to wait and see what magical applique/pieced-thingy she would create to bring them together (such technical terms).
One of Sue’s current “works in progress” which summoned large ooh’s and aah’s from the girls was the following applique and English pieced hexagon project. There is a centre, which didn’t make the trip to Queensland for a holiday but rest assured it will be another have to make quilt, seriously.
The pickle dish quilt was started in September for Quilting on the Downs and is now on it’s way to completion – the first border has been added with delightful paper pieced stars, with the final border still swimming around in Sue’s head – can you imagine going for a dip in there.
Cathy started Sue’s pinwheel quilt in a weekend class last year, we posted images of it not quite finished on the blog – we are so thrilled that the final borders have now been attached and here is the quilt ready to be sent off for quilting. Well done Cathy – it really is a beautiful quilt. It is to be gifted to a member of Cathy’s family – lucky man.
Janette has also been working on Sue’s quilt – Swinging Corners. Janette is the mother of our wild and wacky Katrina – she is the most beautiful sewer and has completed this quilt all by hand. Now it is time for the borders to be attached and voila – it can be sent off to the quilter for quilting. Will try and remember to take another image to share with you once the borders have been attached.
This gorgeous vase of flowers is another of Sue’s creations and the technique is aptly named Colouring with Fabrics. Pick a stunning array of flowers from our friends Kaffe Fassett and Philip Jacobs and with imagination and carefree placement you will be well on your way to producing a gorgeous floral bouquet of your own.
There is so much to gain from a class with Sue and we are immensely proud that Sue will be joining us for her 4th year of teaching. If you are looking to extend your skills or are wanting to try new techniques and gain confidence with colour and the mixing of new, old and ugly fabrics this is a don't miss class. If you would like to learn more about the quilts Sue teaches please give the shop a call for further information. It will be a busy year with Sue being here every month for classes – I wonder if you could talk her into moving to Queensland (we can be very convincing).
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” –Walt Disney
See you soon........lisa
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