Wednesday 8 February 2017

Another quiet but productive morning as we ignore the steamy heat and get right into a new quilting year. We had a committee meeting this morning despite both the president and vicepresident missing in action. (We volunteered Marilyn for a subcommittee - she'll appreciate that!)

Pumpkin was a feature of morning tea today. Iris has not lost her knack of making pumpkin scones and there was a very delicious pumpkin and feta dip with some equally delicious crackers. We must do further research.

And Robyn is still cleaning out her fabric stash and bringing in any fabric she is never going to use again for other people to take home and add to their fabric stash. Not so much a using up of fabric as a rearrangement of fabric storage!

Someone from the Daily Mercury is coming next week to do a feature on our group. Would be great if there was a big turnout so that we reflect what we really do. NB Daily Mercury man cannot come until 22 February now.

Our first Badge Draw for the year was won by Barbara and Yoke won the voucher from Mackay Sewing Centre in the monthly spot raffle.

There is an apology for the photos again this week. Someone left the camera at home. She was at the meeting before 9am though. (iPhone photos just don't have the same clarity!)

Show and Tell had some varied offerings today but all the projects are wonderful.

Flo used a jelly roll for this quilt. Determined not to have to buy any more fabric, she raided daughters' stashes for the borders. Who would have thought Diana's yellow floral and Linda's red and white houndstooth would suit the quilt so perfectly.

"I'm working on my Babushka quilt", has been Diana's call for some months. It is raw edge appliqued with invisible thread . Yes, every tiny little mouth has been stitched around and the threads tied by hand! This is for Diana's niece and she originally thought she might make one for each of the grand-nieces too but that idea went out the window long before half the dolls were appliqued.

This is Di's foundation-pieced quilt from a Judy Niemeyer pattern which she started in  a workshop at Patchwork Paradise 18 months ago. The kit comes with instructions and all the papers and you just have to spend hours and hours choosing your own fabrics and stitching them. Di quilted this herself. And machine stitched the binding on - apparently this is the new trend.

Joke has finished her first blackwork embroidery.

Wrong time of the year to show this one but Diana has put together her basketweave squares which she started knitting last winter.

Such lucky little grandchildren Anne has. They have new aprons for their cubby that match the cubby curtains. Tiny potholders are also in progress. There will be some pretty gourmet pretend food made in that cubbyhouse!

Di needed a hand project for the car on her trip to Tamworth and back. Yo-yos are the go-go.

And finally, Joan has sent us a picture of the finished quilt from the blocks we all made her when she left the club. It is just her colours and she's made a terrific job of adding a complementary border. May you sleep under it happily for many years Joan.