Class for Ingrid's Crazy Patchwork Bag

Ingrid's Crazy Patchwork Bag Class

Ingrid will be teaching her beautiful "Crazy Patchwork Bag" in a workshop on your choice of Saturday, 29th June OR 31st August, 2013.

The workshop will take place from 10.00am to 4.00pm and will cost $55.00 per person.

Here are some photos of the front and back of the bag:

You will learn a strip pieced crazy patchwork technique, embroidery and hand quilting.

Kits can be cut to order for this patchwork bag.

Please phone the shop on 4647 3555 to book into this class.

Minke Quilt Demonstration Class and Kits Available

Many ladies have admired the Minke quilt our Vicki Allen made for us from this amazingly soft fabric.

Now that winter is coming we have arranged a day for her to demonstrate how this strippy quilt-as-you-go quilt is made.

The date of the Demonstration Class is Wednesday, 1st May, 2013 from 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

The cost to attend the Demonstration is $10.00 per person.

Please phone the shop on 02 4647 3555 to book your place.

We have a number of kits available to make the same sized quilt in a variety of gorgeous pink, blue and brown strips.  

Please note the fabrics are different to those pictured above in our quilt sample.

Here is a photo of one of the pre-cut quilt minke kits available at the shop.  The kit includes 15 pre-cut strips of different fabrics, the complete minke backing, binding and cotton wadding.  The kit cost is $180.00.

Brand New 2013/14 Block of the Month Program

New Block of the Month Program

Our new program will run over a 14 month period commencing in June 2013.

The quilt will consist of (61) 6" finished blocks: 9 blocks will be hexagon flowers appliqued onto a background square; 4 blocks will have different Rose of Sharon flowers and 48 blocks will be different machine pieced sampler blocks.

Month 1 will consist of 3 metres of background fabric; 3 fat eighths of different fabrics; papers for hexagon blocks and detailed instructions for four pieced blocks.

Months 2 - 14 will consist of 3 fat eighths and detailed instructions for four blocks.

The cost of Month 1 will be $60 Australian and thereafter the cost will be $20 per month debited from a credit card account each month.  Postage charges will be an additional charge.

There will be two colour options to choose from: traditional reproductions or beautiful brights.

The background fabric for the reproduction option will be a medium value Primitive Muslin from Moda fabrics.  

The background fabric for the bright option will be either a black Muslin Mate or a white Muslin Mate from Moda.  You will need to specify your colour choice at the time of registration.

Month 14 will contain detailed instructions for setting the 61 blocks on point with sashing strips in between and cornerstone squares.  The completed quilt will measure approximately 82 inches square.

If you are interested to join this BOM program, please telephone the shop on 02 4647 3555 to register.

2012/13 Block of the Month Quilts

The Unveiling of the 2012/13 Block of the Month Completed Quilts

Last Friday night we held a function at Pioneer Patchwork to reveal the completed Block of the Month quilts from the 2012/13 program.

Lots of ladies arrived for wine and nibbles to see the unveiling.

Here are the photographs of the three completed quilts.

The first one is made of the twelve blocks pieced in reproduction fabrics.  Each block is surrounded by a narrow red strip and four caramel triangles so that it is set on point.  The blocks are then sashed and bordered with a wonderful reproduction paisley border print.

The second one is made from the vintage blocks.  Ingrid designed and appliqued a beautiful centre block for this quilt.  The thirteen blocks are set on point with three different sashing colours and pieced side setting triangles.

Here is a close up of the applique block: a pretty posy of flowers tied with a bow.  Applique has turned edges and embroidery is done in Perle 8 thread.

The third quilt is the one made from the twelve blocks of black and white fabrics with a red background.  We are very pleased at how dramatic this quilt looks and it would be most suitable for the man in your life or a teenager.

The finishing instructions for all of the above quilt settings will be included in the Month 12 package of everyone enrolled in this BOM program, along with the pattern sheet for the applique block.

Here are some photos of the lovely ladies at our unveiling:

Ingrid is whispering something to Katrina which she obviously thinks is very funny!

Here is Ingrid pointing out our new Block of the Month program (see seperate post for details).