4 September 2019

31 ladies enjoyed our morning of handiwork and "catching up".  It was great to see our numbers creeping up.

Carol was the lucky winner of our Badge Draw this morning.

The following items were presented in our Show and Tell session.

Anne's Granddaughter requested a puppy for her 10th birthday so Anne was thrilled when she saw a picture of a pieced "shaggy" dog in a magazine and got to work drafting the pattern and made the above out of flannelette. She is hoping that her granddaughter will be happy with her dog!

The Attic Windows quilt using Australian fabric in the background is going to California to Anne's  daughter-in-law's mother who loves everything with an Australiana theme.  She will love this.

Marion has made a Bali bag and had many strips left over.  She has used "some" of these to make the pouch above and the "sew-all, carry-all" below.  She is now looking for other projects to use up the remaining strips.

 

The above quilt has been made for the Women's Centre by a group of Liz's friends from the caravan park. I am sure that this will be the first of a number projects that Liz has in store for the ladies and what a wonderful way to get together.

Robyn has made the above bag which is cut from a pair of jeans.  It is fully lined and also has a number of pockets inside. It is embellished with sequins and embroidery applique.  Robyn is keeping this one for herself.

Diana has made the above mat after starting it in an in-house workshop. It is made using a batik jelly roll and wadding.  This mat has been claimed by her cousin.

31 July 2019

26 ladies were present this morning and once again the weather was ideal for crafting, chatting and enjoying morning tea.

Below are photographs showing what some of our industrious ladies have been up to.

Deane made this quilt which is a Sue Daley design titled "Faith, Hope and Love".  It incorporates English Paper Piecing and Applique with hand and machine quilting.  Deane used fabric from her stash for this quilt. 

Diane has made the above quilt for a horse loving client. The blocks are Attic Windows and the background fabric features horses.  It is quilted with a lasso design to keep with the horsey theme.   

 

Joan purchased material from the "Garden Delight" range in Bunbury for the above quilt. She saw a picture of the quilt on Pinterest and then had to work out for herself how to make it. An easy task for Joan.

Marion completed the Diamond Dot Embroidery featuring two peacocks to compliment the large peacock done previously.  Once again hundreds of beads involved but thankfully no sewing involved.

Marion is also responsible for the hand embroidered and machine pieced Chatelaine above.  It contains a fan needle case,thimble holder, pin cushion, scissors case and a glasses case.  They are hanging from a beaded hat.

Marion has also completed her beaded purse. We all thought the Marion had "lost it" when she turned up with the kit for this purse.  As you can see, the project involved stitching hundreds of tiny beads to the fabric before machining - and inserting a zipper - to complete the purse.  We all love it now and wish that we were brave enough to tackle it!

24 July 2019

The weather here at the moment is wonderful - no excuse for not getting stuck into our sewing and crafting.

We had a good turn out this morning but I was so engrossed with my handwork that I forget to get the actual count.  I also forgot to take down the name of the badge draw winner - I definitely know that it wasn't me!!!

Photos below show what some of our ladies have been working on.

Del, Vera and Kay have worked on the above quilt which was started by an 83 year old quilter.  A border is to be added and the finished quilt will be given to the Women's Centre.  Del is adamant that she will never work on another hexagon!!

Diana has made the above quilt for her friend's caravan.  The fact that it features 10" squares was enough to convince her that this was the quilt to go with.

Elaine has made the above shaggy quilt for the Women's Centre.

Liz's quilt is all hand made and features animals.  It will be given to the Women's Centre.

17 July 2019

From the photos above you can see that we had a wonderful turnout for our Friendship Morning -

81 in total.

Our members provided a wonderful morning tea which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Our Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for Cancer was incorporated.  Funds raised will go to Breastscreen Mackay.

Cathy and Liz were busy on the door handing out lucky door tickets as well as selling tickets in our raffle quilt hanging behind them.  Tickets were also on sale at the Mackay Show and members sold tickets to their family and friends.  The raffle was drawn at our Friendship Morning and the lucky winner was one of our own - Lynn.

Over 40 items featured in our Show and Tell and the photos below show some of these.

A wonderful morning and I'm sure that everyone present will be looking forward to next year's event.

26 June 2019

28 ladies met in the Northern Beaches Community Hall this morning and enjoyed a few hours of craft and chatting.  The weather at the moment is perfect for hand work. 

A reminder that on Wednesday morning, 17 July,  we will be hosting our Friendship Morning.  There will be Show and Tell, a lovely morning tea, raffles, lucky door prize and our Teddy Bear Quilt will be drawn (if you don't have a ticket - no worries, as there will be tickets on sale on the morning).  We are incorporating our Biggest Morning Tea - Cancer Council fundraiser -  and all monies raised will be used locally.

Joan made this quilt based on a design she saw on Pinterest. The design was altered to suit the fabric, featuring a tiny daisy print, that Joan had purchased from a stash belonging to a friend who had passed away. 

Jean made the above table runner "Mystic Mountains" in an inhouse workshop conducted by Joan.  Jean used a fat 1/4 that she had received in our fat 1/4 swap at Christmas lunch and than chose another 3 co-ordinating fat 1/4's to complete the project.  This will be a gift for Jean's sister whose favourite colour is red.

Robyn made this Triple Irish Chain quilt from batik scraps. Robyn had to purchase the red fabric which co-ordinates beautifully with her scraps.  The quilt is made using 2 1/2" squares.  The quilt was made specifically to use up scraps and will go to the first family member who shows a liking for it.

5 June 2019

Winter has certainly showed itself and this morning saw 28 ladies who had obviously been delving into their stash of warmer clothing - pardon me, 27 ladies as Marlena doesn't feel the cold!

A reminder that our Friendship Morning, incorporating our Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for Cancer, will be held on 17 July.  A reminder to all that we need items for "Show and Tell".  Saturday sewing is on this Saturday 8 June in the Women's Centre, Shakespeare Street.

Liz was the winner of our Badge Draw this morning. 

Barbara started this quilt 2 years ago but it was put away to give her a spell from the hand embroidery.  She took it out again around Christmas last year and was shortly after told that a new grandchild was on the way so she now had the incentive to finish it.  Quilting and binding are still to be added but Barbara had to show it today as it will be on its way to Brisbane next week.

Mary made the above quilt which features hand embroidery and applique.  It is "The Gingham Girls" by Red Brolly.  I am sure that you will agree that the blue and white is very striking.