Syd quilt show anyone going????

Any one going to the quilt show????
Also are you members of Quilt NSW???

25th anniversary of the Craft and Quilt Fair..............

Anyone staying in the city, if so where??? What did you decide?????

What days might you be there????

at this stage I am trying get there..........hoping to be there for a few days...........maybe even do some of the little classes...........did that once and it was fun...........Would be lovely to catch up........

I know it's awhile off but I don't live anywhere remotely near the city so I need to plan ahead........
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Cold weather forecast for tomorrow.......finally winter is here..........better light the fire..........

Catch you later.............Chookyblue...........

Belated Local quilt show............

This post is a few months over due............but I have a few of those to get to you still............they will happen...........

thanks for all the comments about the rain and the garden..........crossing fingers for more tomorrow and Friday..........I'm thinking more  likely Friday..........

Some pics from a small local quilt show that I went to........

lots of different colours and styles..........

this quilt is at least 30 plus years old an unfinished hexie quilt.............

one of my favourites..........

This one was made for a grand child.............

tried to show you this pic from the side to see the raised effects she created............

Not the best photo but she had come to pic it up from the display and opened it to show me...........

All the polar bears and penguins are raised...........

So cute and so soft........I am sure it will be well loved............

Another favourite...........

Catch you later......

Chookyblue......

Winter and almost Chookshed party time..........

winter is almost here and it's getting a head start tomorrow...........beautiful 23 today and 17 tomorrow............and the nights are getting colder.........we've had the fire  going for a few nights but only just needed it - that is changing tomorrow as the mornings get much colder.........

The Chookshed party is next weekend 3-4th June.........

I know quite a few of you said you were joining.........
don't worry about commenting here closer to the weekend I will do a linky like last year so it is easy to see who's joining us for the party..........

put the family on notice............

no interruptions......

no housework.........

buy in some easy to prepare food...........

pop a bottle of bubbles..........

get the sewing machine humming........

kick back with the hand stitching.........

whatever it is your do I hope you can enjoy the weekend with us next weekend............

the Chookshed is going to be bursting at the seams with 7-8 of  us..........but I can't wait it is going to be so much fun..........


22-25th June - Sydney
4 days this year but back in Darling Harbour in the new exhibition centre...........

Anyone going????
Catch you later......
Chookyblue.....

Keeping the love of blogging alive 

Quilts Show part 3.............

I have some pics to share from the quilt show..........

I have more that are just amazing but the "rules" quilts shows seem to have now days I don't know who the people are so can't ask for permission to share............but I have contacted a few I knew and here are some of the quilts.........and a few snippets..........

you can see the prize winners here..............

The photo above is about 1 1/2 inchs square....TINY......hand embroidered then domestic machine quilted............the amount of work in the space is amazing..............it would drive me nuts to do this.............the whole quilt is amazing..........it did win first prize in it's section.............

love this design............."Ikat Diamonds" by Kathy Doughty

"Data Garden" by Belinda Betts

Awarded Excellence in Long Arm Quilting and also Judges Commendation................

the quilting is amazing..............

Closer detail..............

Belinda said both the quilt above and below are her original designs and the quilting is freehand with the use of rulers and templates.........no computerised stitching................

Garden Tiles also by Belinda Betts

Inspired by the centre panel which was a gift.............

I love the detail in it..............

snippets.................

When I saw this one I think made from saris I thought Susan @ Susan's Sewing Space, Helen @ Helbels World of Craft and Maureen (no blog) would love to see it...........

You can see the whole quilt here.................

This is a group quilt by Springwood Community Quilt Show........just gorgeous...........they won 3rd place in the group section.........this quilt is a Chris Jurd design.............

"Fiesta" by Chris Jurd...............would love to make this one.............

Onto something more modern..............

Metro Medallion by blogger Leanne Harvey @Mount Vincent Quilts...........I think this reminds me of my EPP project a bit with the shape of the light and dark sections...................

4th place in modern - new traditions from old favourites (open)

Another one by Leanne...."Spinner".....inspired by origami............made from 64 different blocks........

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See a little bit of everything............so much inspiration seeing all the quilts...............I could have spent more time wandering around thru them...........just stunning............

Congrats to Janet @ Quiltsalott who won Best Hand Quilting, Retaining the Tradition and Best of Show.........her quilt was amazing..........sadly I didn't get any pics as I was too busy photo bombing while Sue Anne was trying to take a photo......then we were discussing the detail in the quilt and I forgot to take my photo..............

So that's it for the quilt show 2014...........maybe i'll get back in a few years...............if I lived close I would go every year...............

Catch you later

Chookyblue

Quilt Show part 2............

Finally back to the quilt show...............
Here is some shopping.............mainly I was looking for a few more blues for my EPP quilt............and surprisingly there were hardly any papers at the show.....and not the size or shape I needed..........For the shops that didn't go you missed out on my business.............There were quite a few that weren't there 2 years ago.............hopefully they will decide to come back.............
but still a black hole for some of a big name Aussie designers.........
But I did my best to show support for the shops that did attend...............

Somerset Patchwork

forgot where I got these.............

Fabrics from the new range Snowbirds..................pretty sure I got this at Appleyard Cottage but can't find it on there website...........

Bits and pieces............

Fairy girl joined in the dancing fun at the start of the day..........this was her prize............

I got the green spot at Fee's Shabby Shack.........Fairy Girl got the pink flamingo at Hatched and Patched

Fairy Girl did a resin jewellery workshop with Beads N Crystals............
I wished I had time to do it too but I didn't..........
She got a few supplies to make something else...........

This is one of the pendants she made the other one included some rice paper.........but I don't have a pic of it............it's my favourite.............

Not sure what stand I got this little zipper purse but I got a few they were a bargain......super cute......

Cherry Pie Designs......

Bags and books from Quiltmania............I got Carolyn Konigs new book.............

Saturday morning heading out from the city we had a stop to Quiltsmith in Annadale..............
A couple of pieces of yardage and backing for Fairy Girls quilt...............

At Spotlight on the way home Fairy Girl found some green chevron that she had been looking for..............

this one is flannel..............

Catch you later

Chookyblue