June meeting – You be the Judge!

The meeting was all about finished quilts this month.

Firstly everyone enjoyed a second look at Stephanie’s ‘wild women’ quilt (we are still trying to work out who made the block on the top right…)

Next we had a detailed look at members’ quilts which had been entered at QuiltWest, with lots of discussion about techniques and our inspirations. Here are Sheila and Julie with their entries.

Roberta brought along two quilts made with fabric from her sister’s stash. These brought back happy memories of Moya, who was a much loved member of WAQA.

Meg gave a short demo on a clever way to foundation piece – follow the link here https://ourhousequilts.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/foundation-piecing-without-pain/

The activity was all about judging quilts with Sheila Pye and Phil Thomas, with the help of WAQA judging convenor, Cathie Gamble.

We all got so involved with looking at quilts and doing a mock judging session that we only remembered to take one photo! Hopefully everyone went away knowing something new about judging…

Map Challenge at QuiltWest

This year at QuiltWest the CQG again put on a superb display of member’s work. Much admired were the 39 challenge maps which seemed to strike a chord with so many visitors. We had over 400 votes! Here are the winning two. For a closer look at all the maps see the gallery below…

First place – Phil Thomas’s Countries map

Second place – The Cat Map by Gerri Garland

 

Also on display were the monthly activity samples.

 

Thanks to everyone who contributed and also to the volunteers at our table…

Map

June meeting

QuiltWest is now over – many sighs of relief from entrants and organisers both. It was a wonderful exhibition. Congratulations to all those involved in any capacity.  There was huge interest in our map display and our activity samples too. The Viewers’ Choice for the maps will be revealed at our meeting and a gallery  of all the quilts will be posted soon.

For June Show-and-Tell, we are inviting all members who exhibited quilts at QuiltWest to bring them in for a closer look and for explanation of special techniques or effects you used. Whenever we hear the maker’s motivation and intent for creating a textile piece, it adds enormously to our understanding and appreciation of the creative skills involved. Hints and tips often spark inspiration and provide opportunities for follow-up activities in our group.

There will be a 1 x 20 minute presentation by Meg Cowey on a variation of foundation paper piecing that she picked up at AQC.
Following lunch Sheila Pye and Phil Thomas will present a talk on how the judges select prizewinning quilts.
Members will then have the opportunity to assist in selecting prizeworthy quilts from a variety of quilts that Sheila and Phil will bring along. If possible, please send in questions in advance to Sheila or Phil. Because of confidentiality they will be unable to answer questions related to specific quilts displayed at QuiltWest. All you will need for this activity is a notebook and pencil.
So, next meeting will be relaxed and informal, with lots of talk. See you then!