Wednesday 12th of March

Once again we had a lovely morning at Bucasia. The Committee meeting was held this week, where we discussed our upcoming Quilt Exhibition which is happening on the 4th and 5th of July. Also discussed was the foundation piecing workshops on the 7th and 8th of July.

Our charity quilt has been quilted and is now ready for the binding. I have taken a closeup of a few of the blocks to show off the lovely stitching.

Cooktown Orchid Badges

Some of you will have made these a few years ago. We decided that we would make them again for our Exhibition. Thanks so much to Robyn Mckenzie who is producing the kits. They will be available over the coming weeks.

Once again we had some lovely items for show and tell. Julie has been busy and showed us  her mat and centre piece. 

 Barbara has made a gorgeous quilt for Bryce.

Elaine showed off two quilts, the first one has machine embroidered orchid blocks and is quilt as you go.

 Elaine's dragon fly quilt is to prove she does make quilts using the traditional techniques.

 Faye has made a lovely cushion.

Beth has been busy with her quilt and has bought it to show us how it has turned out.

Joan has also finished her Cobblestone quilt from her workshop last year and bought it along to show us. 

 

Second Saturday of the month Gathering.

On the 8th of March a few Club Members got together at our 2nd Saturday of the month gathering.

We had a visitor from Moranbah this month, Bryony joined us.

 Sue having a cuppa and a chat as Di cuts up strips of knit fabric for her mat.

Del disappearing amongst the art work. The area we have to work in is quite roomy and is also air conditioned.

 

A Pretty Napkin Holder

This pretty Napkin or serviette holder was found by Marilyn Ingham amongst her Mother's possessions.

What a nice idea and such an easy thing to make as a gift or for sale. Thanks for showing it to us Marilyn.

Wednesday 5th March

Another lovely day at Bucasia, we had quite a number of ladies attend the morning session. Everyone enjoyed stitching and chatting with friends.

 We had lots of items for show and tell. Anne has made a lovely gift for someone who loves a cup of tea and also loves butterflies.

Anne has been very busy and also made a birth announcement wall hanging.

 

 Beth has proudly shown off her finished quilt which is a gift for her Granddaughter.

Diana has made a woven mat for her Nephew. He chose the red, white and blue for the mat.

Pat 's  Grandson is going to be over the moon with this quilt. This quilt was made for a boy who loves trucks.

Verity was back with us this week after a brief absence. Verity has moved 'out bush' and is hoping to attend our sessions every two weeks. Since moving Verity has been keeping busy by crocheting, knitting and making up hexagons. Something Verity said, she hasn't done in a very long time.

Joan has shown off her finished quilt which has beautiful needle turned accents.

A close up of Joan's needle work.

 

Wednesday 26th February

We had a lovely day this Wednesday with lots of craft projects being worked on.

Brenda proudly showed off her hardanger doily and a table runner which is almost complete.

Jan was the winner of the Valentine blocks and has bought them along for us to see.

Joan has been busy and has completed another quilt. This one was a panel which Joan has fussy cut, added borders and offset with two inch patchwork blocks.

 Elizabeth has also completed a beautiful quilt. Looks like another one for one of her Grandchildren.

Here is another wall hanging from one of our talented ladies. This wall hanging was made by Julie Neale.

Wednesday 19th February 2014

As can happen at this time of year a tropical downpour prevented a lot of our ladies from joining us this Wednesday, but those who did come found plenty to do and even managed some conversation when the rain wasn't pounding down on the tin roof.

Most notable was work on the BOM which Lesley Deacon and her team have guided us through. We started this before Christmas and today was a day to lay the blocks out, select a suitable arrangement and start to sew the rows together. There's still a long was to go, including choosing a name, but it's looking very bright and colourful.
Batik fabrics have been used, with leaves and vines applied.

Every week more and more amazing works of art emerge. Here is a quilt featuring New Zealand birds by Anne Finch.

Kaye McNamara made this and it was quilted by Di Hope

Brenda Goggin and her latest quilt.

Marlena Hadley explained how the very dark colour she chose was softened by Shadow Quilting.

The reverse. Beautiful quilting.


And lastly for this week here are the blocks for the Valentine BOM (Block of the Month) kindly arranged by Lesley Deacon. Everyone who makes a block has a chance to win them all. The lucky winner of all our hearts was Jan Eggleton.

Events 2014

                                            2014


April  9th              Committee Meeting and Mini Workshop with Marlena Hadley


April 12th             Saturday Sit and Sew

April 23rd             Block of the Month with Lesley Deacon

May                      Greenmount Heritage Day

June                     Mackay Show


July 4/5               Bucasia Beach Quilters Biennial Quilts and Craft Fair

July 7/8               Foundation Piecing Workshops

September           North Queensland Show and Tell