Lynne Edwards - Evening Quilt show & Day Two

Lynne very generously offered to show us some of her quilts after dinner as she had them with her.

Day Two - New Ways with Cathedral Windows

Lynne has recently discovered a new method of making Cathedral windows and has now developed this which means endless more possibilities of the blocks and they can now be incorporated with patchwork too.

Morning instruction

Some of the students work in progress

Roll on day three.....Tumbling Triangles & Falling Stars.....Its all going on at Quilt Sandwich & The Royal Bridlington !

Lynne Edwards First Trip to The Royal Bridlington

Today saw the first day of the retreat here at The Royal Bridlington with the fabulous Lynne Edwards MBE.

Today the project was rolled back curves.  Here is lynne's Example

We made the middle block then rolled back the bias edges to create the curves.

These are some students work in progress

Curves rolled back

Lynne also showed us examples of the same block but smaller & more suitable for a cushion.

and then how the block can be incorporated into a quilt

and then what happens if a larger curve is used

She then showed us examples of other designs which can be made using similar blocks & techniques and very generously gave us the pattens for all of them.

Mary brought a couple of sampler quilts that she had made from Lynnes book to show too.

We have all had a fabulous day with Lynne and are looking forward to her quilt show this evening and another two fun packed days.

Another great retreat with Beryl Frank

Last week saw the return of Beryl Frank to The Royal Bridlington for three fun packed days of projects.

Here are the samples Beryl made for her projects.

Day One - Logs

 Day 2 - Dresden Daisy with a twist

Day Three - Tree of Life

The blocks could be made and either used in a quilt, cushions or other for another project such as a bag.

Beryl worked out a smart cutting plan using 12 inch squares or a layer cake. When some blocks had been made Beryl demonstrated the different layouts which could be achieved.

 Day Two

Foundation piecing & setting in a circle.  I think I got so engrossed, I forgot to take pictures of this one - lol  so here is mine.  The 12 pieces of  'pie' are individually foundation pieced then joined together.

Day Three

Tree of Life -machine applique.

Beryl sharing tips for perfect applique.

A fabulous three days with lots of techniques and tips. Beryl is also a great tutor for the less experienced quilter too. She will be here again next year - dates to be announced soon on the website.

http://www.quiltsandwich.co.uk/#!workshops/c24c2