Gran Quilters Exhibition

At the end of May I went to see the exhibition by the Gran Quilters in Swatragh.  This                   exhibition is held every year and is well worth a visit.



The Gran Quilters Group Quilt



Mary Ann Conlon

I thought this was a very striking quilt and I loved the colour gradation.  The quilting was also lovely.

 

 

Hilary Richardson

The same quilt design, this time made completely in batiks which I always love for the colour.

Janet Millar

The same design again but the difference this time is that Janet has sewed some beautiful cotton lace on the back of the quilt.



Martha Brown

Eilish Convery

This is showing one block of a candlewick quilt.  The photographs don't do it justice but the quilt was absolutely amazing. 

Mary Birt

Hilary Richardson

I made this same quilt at a retreat, I'll show it to you in another post, but it's lovely seeing it made in completely different colours.  This is one of the things that I find inspiring about going to exhibitions or classes.  Someone else's colour combinations may make you think outside your own box.

 

This beautiful Christmas tree was in a glass fronted frame so please excuse the shine from the overhead lights.  It was made from tiny pieces of fabric all freemotioned to the background with other decorations and lights sewn on top.  Then little presents were fussy cut from fabric and laid at the bottom of the tree.  It was amazing.

It was one of my favourite things from the exhibition, sorry I didn't get the makers name.

 

Bye for now.

 

Sandra

Portadown Quilt Exhibition

As you can see, it is over a month since I last posted.  Sorry about that.  June for me was a really busy time but in a lovely way.  The kids emerged from their exams, my eldest son Kevin sat his A Levels, school and classes drew to an end.  The quilting world was no different and there were some wonderful exhibitions.

I'll start with the Thomas Street Methodist Church in Portadown. It was amazing!  So here are some of the photos of my favourites.

"May Your Heart be Grateful" Lynda Jackson
"Kaleidoscope" Heather Walker
"Bloomin Star" Gaye Grant
"Story Quilt" Ethel Parks
"Wild at Heart" Joy Dickson

"New Life"
by As Is Craft Class

"Tessellating Leaves"
Carol Mackey

"A Taste of Spring"
Jenny McBride

"Quilt As You Go" Ethel Parks
"A Taste of Spring" Jenny McBride"
"Six Little Beaus" Gillian Steenson

 

 

 

 

 

"Floral Stars"
Jean Knox

 

 

I must apologise for not getting all the names of the makers of the quilts. 

 

See you soon.

 

Sandra

 

 



 

Quilt Exhibition

A few weeks ago I went to a wonderful quilt exhibition at the Thimbleberries Quilt Group in Newtowncunningham in Donegal.  Along with the quilts there was also a delicious Afternoon Tea laid on with scones, pancakes and amazing tray bakes.  It was a lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

 

I hope you enjoyed that display as much as I did.

 

Bye for now.

 

Sandra