Wednesday 16 May 2012

Yes, I've been terrible at updating my blog recently. I have been so busy quilting and I have 2 magazine deadlines that I have been pushing to get finished that I have only been on my computer to write patterns...yay... and pay bills...yuck...

Back a couple of weeks myself and my "sewing sisters" attended the Central Coast Charity Quilt Show.

All the girls from All About Sewing  BackL-R Jan, Jody, Ally,Robyn.
Front L-R Ange & Myself (Gail is missing)

We had a fabulous time. We met some lovely new people and the whole weekend was really relaxing and fun. I did a demo on improvised block construction. I was really nervous and did the whole thing way to fast.

Me doing my demo...
My friend Jan from Red Shed Quilting did and awesome demo and talk on domestic machine quilting. Jan really is a quilting guru and she has been a fantastic mentor to me and is more than willing to share her expertise. Thanks Jan...

Jan has them enthrauled...

The Quilts...
There is Sabrina on the right...



Beth is Jan's daughter. She won the Junior section...
Charlotte is another one of our Juniors. She got second for her 1st quilt...
The whole thing was to raise money for the local hospital oncology unit. The Show raised just shy of $10 000. WOW!! That's amazing!!! Yay for the quilting community...

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Next up was Mothers Day...
Look what my Hubby pick for me...from the garden at his work...

It was a relaxing day. First up was breaky at Maccas, next flowers at the cemetary (on my mother-in-laws grave), then to the hardware. All I wanted for Mothers Day was to get a bunch of stuff hung on my studio walls. That's why we went to the hardware to get hanging stuff. All done and now I'm happy...

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On to quilting... This week I have done custom quilting for Gail. Two customs in a row, I really am ready for that massage now...oooo my aching back...






Phew, that was exhausting but fun...

Happy Quilting
Leanne xo


8 comments:

jfoster8 said...

Nice work leanne..love the feathers in the borders.
Jan

Kelly said...

I would have loved to see your demo Leanne. And your quilting is so so amazing xxx

Susan said...

You have been busy. The quilts at the show look great, and your feathers are lovely.

Cardygirl said...

Beautiful quilts and love your quilting!

Anonymous said...

How beautiful from Rhonda

Cheryll said...

Oh so good to see more of those wonderful quilts! Your quilting is just perfect too!!!!
Can't wait to meet more of the lovely ladies from CharmHaven! :)

Jody said...

Leanne, you have done such a great job on that quilt.
Thanks for your help at the Wyong show. we are all so lucky to be friends and work together.

Rachaeldaisy said...

The Show looks like so much fun. It's so good that you did demos. Lots of fabulous quilts! Sounds like you had a lovely Mothers day. That custom quilting is wonderful, love all those feathers!