Peggy Holt's Soymilk and Watercolour Painting Workshop

   Today was the first workshop of the 2014/2015 term of the Elm City Quilt Guild and it featured a very talented artist in our guild, Peggy Holt.  With the assistance of Joy Sowers and Gloria Pearson the workshop went off without a hitch.  It was so well organized and flowed smoothly from 9am to 3ish pm with lots of happy Guild members!


   The members in attendance learned a lot today.   We learned that Peggy is writing a book and learning how to typeset. We learned how to watercolour from light to dark,  and made a good attempt of painting on fabric!  There was variation from the newbies painting a fairly simple project to the more experienced painting very complex pieces.


   Many thanks to Peggy and the Workshop Committee for the preparation and carry through of the day. Let me now show you some of our day's highlights in pictures that I took with my iPhone (as our Photographer wasn't there today).  The pictures could be better.

   Our teacher for the day as I said is learning how to typeset and here is her first try...
     not bad, eh?

Emily Carr writing after attending her first Art Show that her sisters funded

Peggy's adaptation of a work of Emily Carr

Here are some samples of Peggy Holt's works as she teaches -  and I scoot around and take pictures.

Peggy teaching

Crowd shot!

Beautiful works of our teacher Peggy.

Peggy showing a fabric landscape.

Class at work, from my seat.

Vibrant!

Boat through the screen.

Can you see the screen...as in previous photo?

   Enjoy the following photographs of individuals in the class and their projects in various stages of finishing.

Suggestions and guidance was given to us all throughout the day.

September 2014 Show and Tell

  The first meeting of our Guild year, was held  Wednesday September 3rd, after a very busy summer.  "Show and Tell" was held and below are the quilts that were shown.  Faye Charleton took the photos and sent them to me.  Faye is our photographer this year for ECQG.  Great job, because everyone moves pretty quickly! Thanks to Carolyn Finnie for recording the quilters names.

 

Lovely Double Irish Chain by Pat Parrill

Charlotte used a charm pack and put them together with black-striking!

Pretty purple strips by Susan Mayo

Marg Rouledge's lovely runner which was a kit purchased in Alaska.

Lucy B's lovely professional wallet made in Gail Mitchell's "guinea pig" class.

 Pretty pink and black quilt - Sparkling Gemstone - by Bonnie
Beek

 This quilt (2 pictures) was made by Diane Carson's mother and she (Diane) is looking
for someone to finish it

This piece called Meandering was done by Jo-Anne Craig in the "What not Club"

Lovely wall hanging called Widdly Tinks also by Jo-Anne Craig

This little 'sock monkey' quilt made by Jo-Anne Craig 

Kathy O'Connell's beautiful Bow Tie!

Kathy O'C's colourful scrappy Sunny Lane quilt.

I am thinking that Joyce Newman's quilt should have special mention...it is 3D and very skillfully done Joyce!!!!

Joyce's amazing wallhanging

Here it is closer look at this wallhanging, with a remarkable face and beautifully coloured 3D shield.
GREAT work Joyce!!

Beautiful work ladies, nice to see that the summer days were well used most likely when the weather wasn't ideal.  

Next time,

Kathy F,

Member Art Show

 
   Just a reminder that Peggy Holt a very talented member of our Guild is having an Art Show at Endeavour's art store on Queen Street, Sunday September 14th from 12-5 pm.  This is the last day of Harvest Jazz and Blue's Festival, so many of you may be in downtown Fredericton, so...do stop in.  Hope to see you there!

Here we are at the FREDERICTON EXHIBITION !

Guild member, Kathy O'Connell,  sent some photos of what she saw at the Frex from her volunteer time yesterday at our ECQG booth.

Have a look at some of our winners as well as our quilters and ticket sellers.  There appears to be lots of interest!

Sandra and Pauline quilting while Kim sells tickets.

Sandra Day "supervising" a new quilter, while Pauline answers interested passers-by.

Bunnies - Doris Kilburn

Card Trick - Cecile Grant

Irish Chain - Darlene Dewar

Black and White - Doris Kilburn

Pastel Patchwork - Darlene Dewar

Autumn Splendour - Bertha Mazerolle

Blue and yellow - Pauline Love

16 patch, Purple Stars - Darlene Dewar

Blue Patchwork - June Goodine

Mason Jars - Bertha Mazerolle

Congratulations all!
Remember our first meeting of the new Guild year is tomorrow at 7pm at the Gibson Memorial Church Hall.
See you soon,
Kathy

FREX Volunteers NEEDED

Hi all,
  Tis Fredericton Exhibition time again and w need volunteers for our booth and hand quilting project from the 31st of August to the 6th of September.  Please contact Sandra Day (450-2911)
if you can donate a couple of hours to sew or sell tickets for ECQG give away quilt or just be there!  There are a lot of hours to cover...we need you!
  Here are a couple of photos from previous years.