We are a community promoting quilting and related crafts.

Kilmore Quilters provides a social environment for us to get together and share knowledge, learn new skills and create wonderful pieces of art that you can throw on a bed, hang on a wall, or present to someone you love.

Monthly gatherings are held on the following days : Our evening gathering is at 7pm, on the 3rd Wednesdayof the month at the Kilmore Memorial Hall, Kilmore, in the supper room.

The day gathering is held on the following Tuesday at the same venue from 9am-12pm.

PLEASE NOTE,THERE ARE NO GATHERINGS HELD IN JANUARY.

Wednesday 28 March 2018

March Show'n'Tell

Once again, we were delighted with the stunning work on display at out gatherings.  People really do beautiful things with needle, thread, yarn and fabric.  Here's the show'n'tell.....

C has been taking part in an embroidery course and here is one of her assignment pieces

Putting together a few scraps.... 4 patch diamonds are joined to make this beauty.



 

Sewing together lots of curves can be tricky, but the interplay between pieces and links makes this a wonderful vibrant quilt.  The detail shot shows the contrast of straight line quilting.


 For something a little different, below the cat picture was from a photo and is then appliqued onto a background and thread painted....

R is working away on her Baltimore, red and green applique

C was doing something called "broomstick crochet", but she forgot the stick and couldn't do any - we admired it anyway!

When yo make a "Stack'n'Whack" quilt, but find it needs calming down, you add a solid border of purple and applique yellow flowers on top!
 

Trip around the world in English Paper Piecing.

Hand piecing.  Both of these ladies are using up some of their older fabrics to great effect.
 


More English Paper Piecing with some colourful hexagons and a "Patchwork of the Crosses" block.


And, to finish up,  progress on a "Rotherfield's Grey".  The hexagons make one of the borders and the circular design will go into the centre.  Simply stunning in the two colours of red and beige.
 
 

That's all for this month, we look forward to seeing you at one of our April Gatherings, or if you can't make it, stop by our Facebook page or leave a comment on this blog to say "Hi" :)

Sunday 4 March 2018

Very Snuggly Quilt Making Day

It's always going to be a good day when like minded people come together to sew for a good cause and this Saturday was no exception.  

Very Snuggly Quilts, supported by Victorian Quilters Inc, provides quilts to the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne to children who have long term or terminal illness.  As hospitals are such drab places, these quilts are made with love, to give some colour and life to the room, as well as something of the child's own to cuddle and have with them at all times.

Hearts to be appliqued



Lots of concentration ensured that lots of quilts were being made...




Friendship star blocks are laid out ready for assembly and then neatly stacked when done...
 


These are simple square in a square blocks, which make up into great 'eye-spy' quilts...


The days statistics rounded out to:  
5 quilts completed
21 Friendship Star blocks assembled
4 centres
201 Square in a square blocks assembled
4 quilts quilted
1 pack of 15 shapes appliqued.

That's not bad going considering there were 19 people in attendance on the day
10 Kilmore members
5 from Heathcote Quilters, 
2 from Lancefield Quilters
and Marie Lee with her friend from Rosebud.

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all who support those in need.  Very Snuggly Quilts is a program which is continually supported by Kilmore Quilters - click here: