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Free motion quilting and wool couching demonstration.
Here is Kat demonstrating free motion quilting and wool couching on day 5 of the Kat’s Open studio on the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles trail during Carnival of Flowers week. Meanwhile quilting continues – two quilts made by Jan from Sherwood featuring the dragonflies machine quilting pattern.
KoolKat Open Studio photos by Lockhart Drafting and Design
Thank you Cameron Hillier of Lockhart Drafting and Designs for the photos
Starlight and damask quilting patterns, Kat’s Open Studio.
These are two of Hilda’s quilts from Mitchell. The first is being quilted with the starlight e2e pattern and the second with the damask pattern. Below is a brace of embroiderers from Toowoomba visiting Kat’s Open Studio today
Quilting demonstrations
First arrival for Open Studio 20-7 September.
KoolKat Open Studio starts tomorrow
Deb’s feathers, pebble fill and bush berries patterns
Today’s quilts are all knee rugs or cot quilts. The first is from Pat from South Australia currently staying in Mitchell, and is being quilted with the deb’s feathers e2e pattern. The second quilt is from Linda from Newmarket and is being quilted with the pebble fill pattern. The final quilt was made by Liz from The Dawn and is being quilted with the bush berries pattern.
Open Studio starts Friday
The quilt below comes from Hayley of Warrnambool, Victoria, and is being quilted with the budget leaf meander pattern. The bottom quilt was delivered by Margot from Blackall who is visiting Toowoomba for the Carnival of Flowers. The quilt will be ready for pickup tomorrow, and is being quilted with the dragonflies pattern.
Butterfly quilt feature of Open Studio next week.
Kat’s Bali Butterfly pattern has been the most popular of her commercial quilt patterns. It is a wall hanging and features the use of a pack of 40 Bali fabric strips 2.5 inches wide usually sold as Bali Pops, Rainbows or similar.Measuring 60 inches square (1.52m), the pattern makes an attractive wall hanging using the Bargello technique, and can decorated with glass beads for the body and wings of the butterfly.
KoolKat Quilting is part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail during Carnival of Flowers Week. Kat’s Open Studio with her popular range of textile art and craft pieces (you can see a sneak preview of some of these at Laidley Quilt Show which finishes early this afternoon) will be featured.
For more information go to: www.koolkatquilting.com and scroll down to find the links.