Wednesday 18 October 2017

If last week was a small and select group of quilters then this week was an exclusive group. And how easy it is to see what everyone is doing and catch up on their projects with less than 20 in attendance. There was a delivery of items from a lady at Calen who has emptied her sewing room and so there were goodies for everyone! Donations were taken on a "what you think" basis. There was a Teddy Bear BOM with patterns and fabric included and Cathy has an idea to farm the packets out and make a charity quilt from them. If you don't mind a bit of hand blanket stitch applique, make sure you contact Cathy.
Liz won the Badge Draw today.

Someone asked Cathy where her Sampler Quilt from last year was, and so she quickly finished it and showed it today. She's called it Joan's Blocks thanks to Joan who demonstrated the techniques over some weeks. It was quilted by Di. Cathy is not too sure it doesn't have too much green in it for her liking, but it is finished.

 Helen has finished the binding on her Retreat Quilt after it was quilted by Di. She decided on this pattern when she saw a table runner Delma had made and is very pleased with how the quilt turned out with its tiny interlocking lines and its happy border fabric.

 Di found this free pattern from Helen Godden on the internet. It is to be used to raise money for the McGrath Foundation.

So Di free machine stitched it into a wallhanging. She used a piece of Heather's fabric for the background which she thought was most appropriate.

Flo had to make another quilt for a great grandson who wanted a cool quilt like his brother's not the one with cute trucks and trains on it. So Flo used superhero fabric for this I-Spy and Diana even gave her some skull fabric so George can really grow into this quilt. Diana quilted it for her mum. (And that is why she wasn't cropped out of the photo. That, and the fact that she wasn't holding the quilt straight and so it was impossible to crop her out!)

 Diana made this bag and is keeping it for herself as she thinks the skull fabric is beautiful.

The inside of the bag is full of zips and pockets  - even one to hold lipstick. (And we even got Diana's skull ring into the photo to show how into skulls she is at the moment!)