Island Quilts 2010

Island Quilts, the show organised by the Tasmanian Quilters Guild is over for another year. I spent much time preparing for the event, finishing a small quilt started some time ago. It was a good opportunity to practice free motion quilting on the 820 Bernina, which performed very well as expected. I did experience some difficulty with a particular metallic thread, but finished that part of the work with my ever reliable Pfaff 2140, which also stitched some great quilt labels for me. The quilt is called "Moongate" and won a 4th place prize in it's category, Small Quilts, Professional/Advanced.
Also included was "Geisha" a vest, which won 1st place prize in "Other Quilted Items".

























I was occupied for the 3 days of the show with a travelling suitcase exhibition from ATASDA (Australian Textile and Surface Design Association) called "Maharajahs Garden". This exhibition has been mentioned before in earlier posts, with a picture of my entry. Having all the pieces together was exciting, they are all very different and colourful, and arrived in the wonderful suitcase called "Saffron", which a number of viewers wanted to buy.