Saturday, 28 October 2023

Still At It ... and a Craft Show

I'm still working on the borders of the Irish Chain Star quilt. Joy from The Joyful Quilter asked how many pieces were in this quilt. Too many is my guess, lol.

A double border on the long side is done. (FYI, Joy, 118 squares were needed for this border alone.)  

I try to add a few stitches in the Ohio Star Shadow quilt on most evenings. 


Working on the grey and green block. Then, I'll move to the left and quilt the two light blue ones to finish the centre of the quilt. It's a slow and relaxing process. 

It was a busy week though. Before last Saturday morning, some ladies from the Artisanat group (me included) sewed some superhero capes for children. We had so much fun, acting like little kids, running around with our capes, lol. 

Last picture of the day. Now I can't remember what was the last count but there were over 50 capes done. 

The Artisanat also had its exposition and craft sale this past Saturday. 

3D cards for every occasion by Julie. 

These are gift boxes. Julie is so talented


So many different crafts; quilting, sewing, crochet, quilling, knitting, these girls know it all


embroidery cards

machine embroidery 

There were many more tables with lots of goodies but I didn't ask anyone if I could use their photos, so I'm just showing their beautiful work. I bought a jar of homemade raspberry jam. Delicious! 


The Artisanat also had an exposition at the YMCA. More goodies. 

A crochet shawl with beads for your pumpkin. So lovely. 

That is my mini quilt Cascadia, a sew-along hosted by Lori a few years ago. 
I had a second quilt exposed but I didn't take a picture of it. 

The next two quilts have so much work with lovely embroideries. The first one is hand-quilted. 









and that's all from me. 

Have a lovely weekend, everyone. 

;^)

Joining my group of talented ladies:










14 comments:

Gwyned Trefethen said...

What a talented group. Those gift boxes are particularly enchanting.

Jenny said...

Those ladies, and you too of course, are super heroes indeed for making those capes!

Fiona said...

The double border looks great... so much work into that one and the quilting is coming along well.... what a lovely array of crafts and capes.... well done to your talented group....
Hugz

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Lots of fun stuff going on where you are, Chantal! I love the look of your Irish Chain Star - so much scrappy goodness in that one. Your Artisanat group is so talented and generous. Looks like a great group to be a part of!

Lin said...

So many diverse crafts - lovely to see. xx

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Loving your double border. . .it's worth the work! What an amazing group. . .loved the capes and the view of the wonderful crafts and quilts!

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Oh what a wonderful array of crafts and quilts!

Sara said...

Oh my! So many beautiful handmade things to choose from. The gift boxes really are creative and clever.

Quilting Babcia said...

What a fun project, making all those superhero capes! I love both your star quilt projects, I don't remember the handquilted one, very pretty with the shadowed blues. Your group has a lot of very talented artists!

Deb said...

Wow that was a great exposition, and those gift boxes! Love the elephant too.
It is really great to meet new people and what a great crafty way to do it!
Stay safe and sew on !

karenbbsnow said...

Thanks for sharing, so many talented crafters!!

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Superbe expo, bravo à toutes pour vos ouvrages tous plus beaux les uns que les autres ! Et ton quilt rend super bien !
Merci pour le partage.

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Lovely work by everyone! Was Raven the model for the wooden cats? Your quilt is lovely. And I'm giggling thinking of ladies running around in super hero capes, so much fun!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Irish Star is definitely a scrap eater, Chantal!! There was such a variety of items on offer. What a great sale your group put on!