Well it was back to same old, same old today after the excitement of last week. We had a few comments from past members who enjoyed the morning so much they wondered if they should not join the club again. And many of us were inspired to extend our quilting adventures. Maybe we needed our enthusiasm spurred on a little.
Congratulations and thanks to Robyn and the original foundation members of our club. There has certainly been a lot of therapy and fun in the guise of stitching over the past 30 years.
Today we had a note from Kath, currently living in WA. She renewed her membership in the hope that it will not be too long before she is back with us permanently. She sent greetings to all and expressed thanks for this club which has given her so many friends and good times.
Liz was taken to lunch today in honour of her 80 birthday tomorrow. We don't usually mention birthdays, but this one is pretty special Liz. Many Happy Returns.
It was BomB Day today where the BomB Lady so emphasized the need for accurate 1/4" seams that some people were reluctant to try the pattern! Another Japanese fabric scrap quilt block today and we still have some left from Heather's stash.
Lynn was the lucky winner of the Badge Draw.
Reminder: Annual General Meeting 9:30 next week 9 August. We need a quorum of 25. Please make an effort to attend.
There were some lovely big, small, quick and time consuming items in Show and Tell this morning.
Del has made this quilt for her daughter Kelly. It is a jelly roll pattern but of course she cut all the strips herself.
Fay is only making small quilts now. This one is very "un-Faylike" as it only has three fabrics in it and the flower fabric is a new one she bought because she fell in love with the pretty fabric. Still hand quilted though. Well done Fay.
This quilt was started when Diana was supposed to be doing housework but just checked the emails and saw a tutorial for this pattern and thought, "I can do that." And the rest is history. No extra fabric (well, just the backing) was bought in the construction of this quilt. Yes, no jelly rolls here, but Diana cut a strip from every floral fabric she owned.
Joke is making a couple of cent sale prizes for the Spinners Jamboree. A very pretty cross-stitched embellishment on a hand towel.
Cathy's neighbour is having another baby and the toy that had the heart beat inside for the last baby was past its use by date. So Cathy made this cheery little dog with a back pocket that the noisebox and battery fits in.
Margaret has been working on this quilt for a very long time. She always wanted to make a Double Wedding Ring quilt and probably started collecting the fabrics for it 18 years ago. She borrowed the templates from friend Jan who had done a workshop and knew all the tricks. She has now returned the templates to Michelle. Margaret loved every part of making this quilt, except maybe getting the curved pieces to fit the squares. It is beautifully hand quilted - Margaret's favourite bit. The pink and green are the curtains in her house that she doesn't live in any more. But she adores the quilt and is already sleeping under it.
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