Wednesday 6 May 2015

A beautiful May morning arrived for us to celebrate our Daffodil High Tea and raise some funds for the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea. Maybe not our biggest morning tea ever, but it was quite big. We had to quickly set up a spare table in case anyone else arrived as all tables were squeezed full. There was much fun and laughter and much fine food and much tea and coffee had in much fine china. A really lovely morning and $238 raised. Well done ladies!

Yes, some ladies got their daffodil colours confused. Obviously, yellow is just not their colour. Although we almost had to bring out the sunglasses for some of the yellow blouses!

Our president in her fashionably retro apron advising Carol on which delicacy she should try first. What a fancy laden delicious table. (Jean's rose apple pies were to die for!)

The Daffodil  Apron Brigade dancing along to the Beach Boys "California Girls". (Who were they kidding?) Marlena just loves making aprons. Obviously. And Phillipa  practised on her new embroidery machine making the embroidered daffodil pockets. Cute look girls!

Certainly drew attention from some more sedate members anyway.

Anne won the prize for best apron with a hand embroidered old fashioned apron. 

Beautifully worked  Anne.

Elizabeth won the Craft Trivia Questions. We all knew what cross stitch fabric is called but how many knew what repoussage and gutta were? And which family member has a crochet piece named after them anyway?

Lesley won the Guess the School Girl Competition correctly identifying 11 of the 18 little girl photos. Poor Doreen didn't get many right. In fact she couldn't even identify herself!

5 people managed to correctly identify some of  Marlena's antique sewing implements so 2 winning names were drawn out of a hat. Congratulations (and a little prize) went to Jan and Brenda.

The daffodil challenge blocks. Enough for a bright and cheery little daffodil quilt.

Elizabeth (6) was voted most popular viewer choice for her daffodil challenge block in a tightly contested competition with Brenda (14) and Margaret (18).

And Karen's Mum Anne, visiting for the morning, won the Badge Draw.

And then we had some Show & Tell as well.

Elaine has spent two years finishing a quilt for her sister's birthday. Sister loves purple and orchids so the quilt will be perfect. The framed orchid blocks are machine embroidered and the alternate blocks are machine couched over orchid outlines Elaine drew. And she machine quilted it herself. Beautiful work Elaine. 

These two quilts are going to Karen's grandsons, who happen also to be Anne's great grandsons, of course. Karen prepared the blocks and Anne crocheted them together. What fun little quilts for little boys to drag around after them.

Lynn will put the binding on this little quilt before she heads to Toowomba to visit the grandbaby. Lynn machine appliqued those cute animals and, of course, hand quilted it. We're sure Archer will love his quilt.

Another Australiana gift Anne has made to distribute to people hosting her on her trip to the US. She is going to have so much spare space in her luggage when all the gifts are given away that she will have to buy lots of fabric to bring home!