2019 Retreat!

Our Retreat was amazing.  A huge amount of work by all attendees and the following photos say it all.  This post is pure eye-candy deliciousness.

C completed her aboriginal quilt top.  Lovely use of bold print fabrics.

 Cobblestones to make a lovely male quilt.

 One of the J's completed this fun pinwheel eye-spy for a lucky lad....

F was making neo-natal coverlets...

J, who made the cute dog toy at the May 10-10 made this cute little cuddle bunny...

The other J, completed her Japanese Fabric 'scrap' quilt.

Another J was sewing down the binding on her quilt from a pattern by Jen Kingwell.

The same J who made the pinwheel quilt (above) also completed another fun kids quilt...

16 patch quilt using stash from home...

M completed her quilt top from last years Friday night project which was snowball and nine-patch.  Love the fussy cut flowers...

Solid block colour quilt....

Another 16 patch quilt top from our Friday night project....

Someone was lucky enough to have Missouri Star fabric and made a small zip bag.

Pele Mele - J's top is almost ready for assembly.  

 Another Pele Mele.  This lady is drawing up all of her own designs.

B made a "Dancing Nines" quilt top (pattern by Bonnie Hunter).

Carpenters Star in progress..

Forest Animals - a pattern by Elizabeth Hartmann.

Cat Quilt - after many attempts and some tired sewing, the borders were completed for a very elated J!  :)

To finish off, L made this fabulous solid block colour quilt.

The Retreat was very successful, and even though there were some hiccups, all who were able to attend had a great time.  Next time I need to be quicker with the camera to make sure I get all of the show'n'tell.

September Gatherings

What a wonderful month we've had - so many very prolific members.  Our Show'n'tell this month is fantastic.  

We start this month with a stunning applique panel, oops, it's sideways, but you can still see how amazing it is.....

B, has returned with his Egyptian Mythology panel, which has had more added to it since he last showed it back in June

C has been working away on another border of her "Rotherfield's Greys" quilt.  First you make lots of little stars which are then appliqued onto background squares.

For something a little different, here is the most delicate tea cup and saucer - certainly one for admiring...

On the other end of the scale, some lovely chunky variegated knitting, sure to keep it's owner lovely and warm.

Sometimes simplicity is the best - look at those lovely even stitches in this sashiko piece.  Ahhhh....

We have two very diverse but oh so pretty quilt tops in progress, first the four patch diamonds, followed by hand-pieced flowers.  The colours these two ladies have chosen are simply gorgeous.

This photo has been blown up quite large so that you can see the embroidered wreath.  Perfect stitching.

No gathering is complete without Hexagons!  It seems they just like to be where-ever we are! :)  It really doesn't matter what fabrics you make them from, they just look good and bring a lovely feeling of nostalgia with them.

We are excited to see what the hexagon medallion below is going to have around it.  

And, not to be out-done, hexagon shapes can also be "tumbling" or "baby" blocks.  Simply take 3 diamond shapes and 3 shades of colour for a wonderful 3-D effect.

Applique within Kilmore Quilters never fails to please.  From the farmyard to a cheeky cocky, we couldn't help but smile when we saw these two quilts...

Our newest member, Ce, is getting a head start on Christmas!  Very cute applique of Santa, reindeer and a penguin!

To finish off, here is the show'n'tell of completed quilts...  Very diverse and all so perfect.

From memory, these circles of oceans is heading O/S to live with the makers grandson so that he has "hugs from Grandma" while living far away, also made by Ce.

The snowball and 9-patch bears and the two colour quilt were both started at the KQ Retreat, back in 

May.  

The Lone Star quilt and the twirling (Windmills of My Mind) have both been made by the same person.  Diversity is the name of the game!

Thank you for sharing with us what we like to do.  Don't forget the Kilmore Quilters "Quilt In" is being held on Saturday 13th October.  Please e-mail:  kilmorequilters@live.com for details.

February Gatherings

Once again, the show'n'tell from our monthly gatherings did not disappoint and if this is what the year starts out like, imagine what's in store for us as we continue to inspire and encourage each other?  WOW!

A very impressive blue, brown and beige 4-patch quilt.  So stunning.

A partial block from the 1718 Coverlet

Geometric Strippy quilt - very effective

Perfect stitches in these embroidered Dresden Plate style blocks

Hexagons, ready for stitching together, can't wait to see how wonderfully vibrant they will be when joined up...

A jelly roll race, looking a bit like stained glass with the window light behind it! :)

Liberty cushion cover

Hand piecing of stars... hmm, the book in the photo also looks interesting....

Some very pretty flowers.

Wonky stars.