What lovely happy chatter and laughter emanated from the hall today with a much larger crowd of ladies than has been usual of late. And there were at least 4 ladies stitching down bindings so some people are getting projects finished! And there were also things to be learned today with Di demonstrating how to blanket stitch upside down for smooth corners and no raw edges. Don't worry if you missed it, she has promised to demonstrate again.
Elaine declared she never wins the Badge Draw and so her number was pulled out today. (Although Diana says that every week and it hasn't worked for her yet!)
Despite checking the camera battery last week and seeing it still more than 1/4 full, the camera declared it was exhausted today (Aren't we all?) and refused to work. So dodgy iPhone photographs yet again.
Kaye has finished quilting her Friendship Braid that she pieced before her last holiday. Such a happy scrappy quilt. She had lots of scraps over, but with no quilter offering to tackle a similar quilt, she gave the rest of the scraps away.
Another finished quilt for Kaye. The I-Spy fabrics just stand out so well with their weaving black borders. These two quilts will go to the Women's Shelter.
Our other Kay started this baby quilt with multicoloured ducks not knowing the sex of the baby it was being made for. Baby came before the quilt was finished and it is a girl. But the mother is sure to appreciate this darling quilt even if it's not pink.
The instructions for this quilt came in metric and not being used to quilting in metric, Elaine just went ahead and cut all the fabric out. There were blocks all over the floor. Turns out if converted correctly, the squares should be 4 inches. So now she has two quilts exactly like this one. Elaine machine embroidered the Japanese motifs and quilted the quilt herself.
This is called Diamond Dot Painting and is what kept Elaine amused nights in the caravan for 6 weeks. It looks very effective.
Anne asked the grandaughter what she would like for her birthday and just a few days before her day she decided she wanted a unicorn! And of course, it was so cute, someone else ordered one too.
Anne has finished her Sampler quilt. She got a bit carried away with all the blocks as she wanted a quilt to fit the big bed in the spare room. That room will always be colourful and happy now. Anne made the blocks last year at the club under the instruction of Joan and Joan machine quilted it for her.
Joan made this little transportation quilt with vehicles she drew up from pictures on the internet. All vehicles are blanket stitched appliqued and have glittery white windows.
After 3 weeks, the October Bomb blocks are in - well - nearly all blocks. We think this Ups and Downs pattern is going to make a striking quilt.
Some ladies went to lunch after patchwork today and the conversation turned to training puppies and husbands, (as it does). So because they never read this blog, (the puppies or the husbands), we thought we should share this truth.
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