Monday, March 22, 2010

Wonderful Weekend!

Hi all,

Well I have had the most wonderful weekend ever!
Meeting Kellie from Don't Look Now and doing her workshop was a great experience. If you have the opportunity to attend one of her classes - don't hesitate!


I could gush on and on about how great the weekend was! But just let me say - I honestly learnt so much, one reason is probably because I haven't done any real classes for at least 2 years. I mean basting spray! Who knew! What a fantastic product.
Also, Kellies techniques are great and her way of teaching puts you at ease and makes it easier for you to learn - no pressure! I actually surprised myself with what I achieved - I thought I was terrible at machine quilting but that was obviously because of how I was taught previously.


This is my unfinished practice piece. The quilting is a bit wonky but with practice I hope to get much better! Once this is finished I will start on Willow, which we got the pattern and kit for on the weekend.


This is the group of women who did the workshop. I got to know a few lovely ladies, who I hope to see again in the future. Thats not to say they all aren't lovely, I just didn't get to talk to too many of them!

But I did fit in some shopping which is a must at Patchwork Angel. They have such a huge range of fabric, patterns and notions that I barely scratched the surface!


Aren't my new playthings pretty?!

Be happy, Jess ;)

5 comments:

Elyte said...

I am so green. I was waiting for your blog to see how you went. Your work looks SO professional and gorgeous. Looks like you all had a great weekend and achieved alot. Well done. Don't lose the momentum.

bettsylyn (Lynda) said...

We had a great time didn't we? I am not as organised as you with a post on my blog yet though. I decided today to make my piece into a cushion but didn't get one stitch done. Now just remember to practice, practice, practice.

Debbie said...

I am looking forwards to some tips on how I too can do quilting. Looks like the weekend was a great sucess.

Deb.

Jude said...

First try at your new quilting looks fantastic you can only go forward now. Like the look of your goodies as well.

Kelly Rachel said...

Wow. I love what you've done. I really want to learn machine quilting like that as well. Where did you take Kelly's class?