Wednesday 20 February 2019

30 ladies were present this morning.  The hall was very hot again, but we all managed to get something done.  Many of us are looking forward to the 3 days of sewing event in the air-conditioned room at the Women's Centre on 9 - 11 March.  A reminder also that our Saturday sewing is on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month in the air-conditioned comfort of the Women's Centre in Shakespeare Street.

Del was the lucky winner of the Badge Draw this morning.

We had quite a few articles in our Show and Tell session today.

Anne made the table runner using the binding tool ruler.  She found that the edges were perfect and didn't need any trimming.  With the left over fabric she made a basket (which is hidden under the block on the top) to be used for bread rolls or scones.  These were made as a wedding gift and the articles are in the bride's favourite colour combination.

Liz has made this quilt for the Women's Centre.  This is a scrappy quilt using rectangles of the same width but varied lengths.

Lesley has made this wall hanging using Japanese fabric found in the remnant basket at Mackay Sewing Centre.  The fabric was fussy cut to get the images that she needed.  Lesley made this quilt for her son who worked in Japan and has very fond memories of the experience. 

Kaye started this item in a Jenny Horsford workshop.  It was supposed to be a wall hanging but Kaye decided to keep working on it to make it into a quilt.  The quilt is off to Mt Isa for Kaye's granddaughter's 21st.

Marion made this cushion cover using her Janome 500E Embroidery machine. The placement of the design was done using the Revolution Ruler.

The designs on the glasses cases were "made up" by Marion - her words.  Once again done on her embroidery machine.

The scissors case is a Sweet Pea Embroidery design.  There is a zipper on top of the case to ensure that the scissors don't escape.

Joan started this quilt at the Eungella Retreat.  The Kaleidoscope design is made using chevron fabrics.

Elizabeth has made this quilt using charm squares given to her by Marlena.  Elizabeth is donating this quilt as a prize in a raffle raising money for Operation Smile Australia. 

Julie was given a large number of flying geese.  She has made two quilts incorporating these and still has a quite a few left over.  The smaller quilt below is going to a grandson and the larger one above will go to whoever in the family claims it.

Anne has put these 12" blocks together to make a tablecloth for herself.  The blocks were made in a Friendship Group. Everyone in the group made a block using Anne's theme which was simply "blue and white" and using Anne's fabric.

Marilyn made this table runner using fabric purchased in Emerald.  The fabric appealed as Marilyn has a liking for Japanese fabric and the colours suited her decor.

Wednesday 13 February 2019

28 ladies were in attendance today.  It was terribly hot in the hall this morning and I am sure that the ladies were wishing that they were at home in the air-conditioning.

Cathy won the Badge Draw and Marilyn won our Monthly Raffle.  After our weeks of inclement weather, our members must have been out and about enjoying the sunshine as there was not a single item to be seen during Show and Tell!!!  Hopefully my camera will get a good workout next week.

Wednesday 6 February 2019

Our first day back for 2019 and 25 ladies braved the weather to meet up with friends and to catch up with what has been happening.  It was also good to get back into the swing of things and to see what others have been working on over the Christmas break. 

Margaret and 3 helpers were busily basting a quilt together ready for her to hand quilt it.  Sue was busy on her sewing machine working of a block and others were busy "catching up".

Saturday sewing is on this Saturday at the Women's Centre, Shakespeare Street.

Liz won the badge draw.  Below are some photos showing what our ladies have been up to.

Kay made this wall hanging in a Caroline Sharkey workshop.  It is an Art Quilt with the eagle and tree made by using tiny pieces of fabric.  Kay is gifting this to her granddaughter for her 12th birthday

Kay also made this Christmas table runner so that she would have something for a bench in her home.  This pattern came from a magazine - Love of Quilting

Del made this cushion cover as she was partial to the embroidery.  She is hoping that her granddaughter will also feel the same about it.

Del made this wall hanging in a Jenny Horsford workshop.  Del had to be dragged "kicking and screaming" to the workshop as she wasn't keen on having to do an amount of fabric painting. But as you can see, she did a marvelous job and is very pleased that she took part.  She is also the first to complete the piece.  This is an Art Quilt using fabric paints and a wide variety of fabric.  The forest floor is made up of a large amount of tiny fabric pieces that were placed between pieces of 'wash away' and then sewn to attach them to the hanging.  Well done, Del.

Marion made this for herself.   It is a Sweet Pea Crewel Embroidery block of the month.  The first block arrived in January 2018 and continued until December 2018.  Marion completed the quilt in January this year.  She found this interesting as it had a sense of mystery about it as you never actually saw the finished project until late in the year.

Joan started this quilt in Eungella using Bali batiks from her stash.  Joan has named this quilt "Firecracker" and she drafted the block after seeing the quilt on Pinterest.

Marlena made this bag from a picture that caught her fancy.  She added the diamante collar as she felt that the dog looked as if it would like a bit of bling.

Marlena adapted this quilt from a pattern called French Roses.  She wasn't happy with the look of it with just the roses so decided to add the disappearing 9 patch blocks.  She was very happy with the new ruler that she used to make the scalloped edge and vines as it made the process a breeze.

Cathy was pleased to say that after the third attempt she finally got her crocheted bag the right size.  She believes that the original pattern was made for pixies!