24 April 2019

18 brave ladies made their way to the Northern Beaches Community Hall this morning - the weather would have been great if we were ducks!!  At times we were wondering if we would have to bunker down in the hall.  The rain eased off after Marion made her way out to her car to get her umbrella - typical!

Luckily the rain did ease off - we were able to have our Show and Tell and actually hear what the ladies had to say about their completed projects.

Marlena used a charm pack to make the Disappearing 9 Patch quilt above.

Marlena is hiding behind this Falling Charms quilt.

 The Double Pinwheel quilt above was made from a BOMB (block of the month) from 2015.  As usual, you normally do not get enough blocks to make the sized quilt you are after, so Marlena added applique blocks and I'm sure you will agree that they look as if they were made for each other right from the beginning.

Marlena has made the above 3 quilts for a friend to raffle to raise funds for women in need of legal services..

Marlena has made this quilt for a 93 year old friend.  The Pineapple Blocks were made using a Pineapple Ruler, which apparently makes pieces that fit together perfectly!!  Marlena said that she has enough left over to make another quilt.

The pillow slip above is to accompany the Pineapple Block quilt.

Gerrie has made the above table runner using scraps from her stash.  This was made so that she could learn the technique of Foundation Piecing.  This table runner will appear in Gerrie's home as she has decided that it is hers to keep!

17 April 2019

We had 22 in attendance this morning, but you will see that we haven't been very productive as Anne was the only one who had a finished article to show. 

Heather was the lucky winner of the Badge Draw.

We hope that you have a wonderful Easter break and here's hoping that Easter Bunny remembers where you live.

Anne won 25 of the above blocks in one of our "Block of the Month" draws  As you can see, she needed 98 blocks in total, so was lucky that Delma was happy to give her the extra fabric she required.  Anne finished the quilt with the help of the Saturday sewers.  Anne did the quilting using her Bernina 830 which is 47 years young.  The above quilt will find a home on Anne's bed.

The photos below show the ladies busy at work - I must admit that some look busier than others!

10 April 2019

The above quilt is using the Sea Glass pattern.  Robyn made the quilt using blue and green fabric from her stash and she will be giving it to her sister-in-law.

24 ladies gathered in the hall this morning and we were all appreciative of the weather conditions that were more suited to our crafty activities. Marilyn was the lucky winner of our monthly raffle and Elizabeth won this week's badge draw.  Congratulations ladies.

The photographs below show this week's "Show and Tell" items.

Elaine has made this game which is based on the same principles as Snakes and Ladders but using Construction
Equipment instead.  Machine embroidery is used throughout.

The piece above was made in a Jane Grove, Machine Embroidery workshop held in Clermont.  The workshop was titled "Outback Sewing".  Elaine was very pleased with the workshop as not only did she come away with the piece above, but she also bought her dress in a local shop.

This Native Flowers table runner uses machine embroidery and Elaine used rulers for her quilting.

Anne has made the above casserole carrier for her daughter-in-law.  The above project introduced Anne to a number of techniques that she had never had to tackle before - free style quilting, internal corners and joining different pieces to make the binding.  Anne discovered that Google is a pretty good teacher. 

Kaye has made the above quilt "Happy Scrappy" to be given to Carlyle Gardens as a cent sale prize in their efforts to raise money for RACQ Rescue

Kaye has made the "I Spy" quilt above to be given to the Women's Centre.  It is sure to make a child very happy.