Wednesday 16 March 2016

Quite a solemn morning this morning as we thought of members who are no longer with us.  But sharing memories and flipping through magazines and therapeutic stitching is always good for the soul.

Doreen was allowed to draw the badge draw but didn't draw her own name again. Thank goodness. Anne R was very glad her name was drawn out.

Joan liked this pattern of babushka dolls and made this cute little quilt from it.

Another of the baby quilts Marlena has to make in next few months. She wanted to use the remainder of this jelly roll and so decided to finish the blocks for the quilt. What a surprise to find she already had enough for a little quilt! She has called this one Twinkle Twinkle.

Houston Down Under. Marlena has completed this mystery quilt started in a workshop at the Houston Quilt Show last year.  It is the only quilt she has ever made where the sashing provided the pattern instead of the block.

Scrap Eight Pinwheel. This is a crazy quilt type pattern but Marlena thought if she kept the same pieces in the lightest fabric she could get a pinwheel pattern. She wasn't that fussed on the pinwheels fading so much into the blocks with the addition of the white sashing. Still looks like pinwheels to us though.

Cherry Pop. Marlena assures us this is a simple pattern and goes together like a dream. As long as you can sew long straight lines.  She bought the pattern and fabric at the real  Hancock Fabrics in Kentucky.

She was horrified though to see what large pieces were cut off as waste in making the Cherry Pop quilt and couldn't throw them away. A couple of bright matching cushions never go astray.

Heather used the same Cherry Pop pattern  (bought in Mackay) with a few innovations of her own to piece this quilt for Breastscreen from the donated fabric. Looks more like a  yummy lollipop than cherries though!

Robyn Mc designed this pattern herself to show off the Breastscreen fabrics. She only needed to purchase the blue fabric so there would be some contrast. And don't you love the border treatment you can do when there is not enough of any fabric for a border?