Category: Jigsaw Quilt

January Demonstrations according to Brian.

January 2019 Demonstrations 

One of the most popular events in the NIPG Calendar, when members themselves take on the demonstrations. Attendees gather themselves into groups and move from one demonstration table to the next. Each demonstration lasts approximately 15 minutes.

Brian said: ” The meeting seemed to me to be a complete success – all five presenters knew their subject and presented it clearly with pertinent hints and tips and had time to answer questions. In every case they drew gasps and appreciative comments as they revealed their work. “

In addition to a wonderful morning, in the afternoon our Chair, Paula demonstrated stencilling on velvet. Photographs of some of the results are at the bottom of this blog.

Lindsey’s – Jig-saw Quilt

Brian said, “On arrival we saw a very impressive looking jig-saw in lovely patterns which looked much too complicated to be the subject of such a short talk. But Lindsey quickly demystified the construction, thew in a couple of pertinent hints and even distributed the key pattern and back up information. “

  • Lindsey’s Jigsaw Quilt 1

  • Lindsey’s Jigsaw Quilt 1

Anne J’s – Twisted Squares


Brian said, “Which turned out to be ‘Not Necessarily Squares’ but were certainly twisted. Again a clear exposition of the required techniques was presented and questions answered.”

  • Anne’s Twisted Square

  • Anne’s Twisted Square

  • Anne’s Twisted Square

  • Anne’s Twisted Square

  • Anne’s Twisted Square


Joanne M – Improvised Curved Piecing

Brian said, “As It happened I saw much the same talk on TV this week where it was NOT done half as well and took an hour. Joanne had lots of variety to show, demonstrated the basic technique several times and still had time to move on to monochrome and then various multiple nested curve examples. “


  • Joanne’s Improv

  • Joanne’s Improv

  • Joanne’s Improv

  • Joanne’s Improv

  • Joanne’s Improv


Anne H – Soft Fabric Boxes

Brian says: “Anne H gave us a well thought out talk: starting with plain, useful although pretty boxes and then developed her theme into more ornate and fancy in different sizes. “

  • Anne H’s Fabric Boxes

  • Anne H’s Fabric Boxes

  • Anne H’s Fabric Boxes

  • Anne H’s Fabric Boxes

Irene McW – Printing on the Cheap

Brian said: “The title said cheap but the message was how one can use found and simple objects of any description to produce cloth. Gasps of admiration were herard from the group, as we were shown them. Whether one can be as successful without the backing of Irene’s brain and talent only time will tell. “

  • Irene’s Printing

  • Irene’s Printing

  • Irene’s Printing

  • Irene’s Printing

Images of Stencilling on Velvet with Paula