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| The car boot loaded up |
There must have been 400 people there which was great for the guild. There was a massive Show and Tell that went for two hours. But it was very well run, and no one got bored because it moved at a good pace.
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| One of the quilts I showed in the Show and Tell |
The categories for the Show and Tell were advertised in advance, and people lined up beside the stage, ready to go up and briefly talk about their quilt. Volunteers carried the quilts across the stage, and everyone got a good look at each of the quilts.
I showed 2 Kaffe Fassett quilts, and my colourful Daytripper bag.
After lunch and a visit to the merchants, we settled in to hear Rachaeldaisy talk about her quilting and her brand new book - Whizz Bang. It was a very entertaining talk, and Rachael had bought so many quilts to show us. Here's a few of her masterpieces:
Anne and I stayed the night in Palmerston North, and the next day we attended a class with Rachaeldaisy. We learnt how to make our very own pine star blocks. It was a very enjoyable class because Racheal is a great teacher.
Rachaeldaisy's book is published by QuiltMania. It's not widely available in Australia / New Zealand yet, but Minerva Books in Wellington is getting copies from QuiltMania asap. I already had a copy, so Rachael very kindly signed it for me.
Here's all the blocks the 10 students in our class made on Sunday. Don't they look pretty together?
And one final quilt made by Rachaeldaisy which illustrates her style perfectly:
Now it's time for the Peacock Party. What's everyone else been up to this week? Feel free to link up a recent blog post below:
