Wednesday 9 November 2016

We had a very good turnout this morning and the atmosphere was most exciting with over 30 ladies in attendance. Those who had not been for some time included Linda W who has been busy with work and study (Congratulations on finishing the degree!) and Ellen who had a carer bring her today after a long stint of sickness. And we still had quite a few regulars away with everything from convalescense to conferences, and from holidays to little family visits and even jury service. We would have a great crowd if everyone came on the same day.

It was meeting day today with a small subcommittee formed to organise the Christmas breakup function. This will be our last meeting for the year on 7th December.
The Monthly Raffle of a $25 Needleworx voucher was won by Doreen. And Lesley won the Badge Draw voucher at Needleworx which was most opportune as she lost her last self threading needle last night and was on her way to Needleworx after quilting to replace them.

We drew October's Paintbox BomB blocks today (after Lesley forgot to take them last week.) They were won by Brenda who actually took her blocks last week, but forgot today! So the two spaces are where her two blocks can go. It was a great response to learning this method of sewing on gridded pellon. And Needleworx have stocked two bolts of gridded pellon in the 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 inch grids following enquiries after this demonstration.

Cheryl has finished her sampler quilt that she made in our basic patchwork classes run by Joan throughout this year. Well done Cheryl!

Barbro has made this gorgeous little quilt with cuddly fleece on the back for the Women's Shelter

Another clever tablerunner by Robyn from the BomB blocks she won in 2008. (She did such a good job she even gets a halo of light around her!)

The Man Charity Quilt (Colorado Beauty) looks great after Di has quilted it in a swirl pattern that really complements the pinwheel shapes. The feature Aboriginal print fabric and the sashing were a legacy from Heather C who left us a deal of fabric. This quilt will be donated to the Kidney Foundation for their fundraising purposes.

Jo made this quilt for her mother some years ago. Her mother had said she didn't want Jo to make her a quilt but Jo went ahead and made this beautiful rose lap quilt for her anyway. Her mum always kept it on her bed and complained that she didn't know why Jo hadn't made her a bigger one! 

One of Di's first stops on her recent trip was with a friend who taught her how to make organza flowers by using a candle flame along the edges of the fabric. Then there was a stop at a fantastic shop/house at Mildura where Di found a pattern for a door stop. Result - a pretty doorstop with organza flower decoration. (Any many many more organza flowers in a drawer in the caravan I believe!)

We have been having a swap/give away table recently for magazines and books. The front of this Homespun magazine caught Jo's eye and the result is this very cute Blinky Belle.