Quilt In - Our visitors

Ladies, thank you so much for coming.  You made our day really special!  It was so much fun meeting you all and finding out about your groups and the things you like to work on.  We hope to see you at our next Quilt In!

 

I didn't manage to get pictures of you all as by the time I'd finished chatting to all the groups it was time to go home.  Where did the time go?!  I had a lovely chat to Beryl's cousin and her friends who don't belong to a group but enjoy getting together for a chat.  I also spent so long chatting to another group of ladies from Iramoo Sit and Sew that I forgot to take a photo.  They were busy drafting hexagons to make into a ball.  Did you work out the sizes needed for that ball?  Sue's Chinese Fan quilt will appear on a Show n Tell post.

 

These ladies are from Wyndham Patchworkers group.  They were all working on projects using different techniques.  There was needleturn appliqué, buttonhole appliqué, cross stitch and some quilt binding.  The ladies described their group as being multi talented!

 

This is Katja.  Katja was very brave and came to the Quilt In by herself!  Katja's quilt is Winter Elements.  As an artist Katja wanted to use fabrics with patterns that represented the winter winds and rain and it's all framed by the use of a splash of winter sun in the border.

This is the work of one of the Ballarat Golden Girls.  They meet twice a month and said while they have lots of fun their group has also been a tremendous support group.

 

Ballarat Golden Girls

 Ballarat Golden Girls.  Guess who likes to lead the others astray...

 

Ballarat Golden Girls

 

The ladies on the next table were from a mix of groups and said they all knew each other from going to different events and clubs together.  There were ladies from Seabreeze Quilters, Altona who's monthly meetings are at a Bikeys Club and ladies from Shamrock Quilters and Essendon.

 

These blocks are from a Patchwork Unlimited pattern.  The blocks belonged to a lady who sadly passed away and her blocks are being finished and made up for her.

 

These ladies are mostly from Sunbury.  Nada describes their group as patchwork therapy!

 

These ladies are from Regent Street Quilters and also belong to an online group called Southern Cross Quilters or Scquilters.  Here's the link to their online Blog

 

Meet Jenny and Veronica who came all the way from Rosebud to visit us!  These lovely ladies attend three different sewing groups! 

 

Here is another group of Wyndham Patchworkers.  I had a lovely long chat with Angela about her Accuquilt Go Baby (and Go Mama!) machines.  Her beautiful quilt will appear on a Show n Tell post.  Angela was telling us about how she was inspired to make different animal shapes with simple circles and leaf shaped appliqué and as I left she had a light bulb moment when she realised she could make a turtle next!  I wonder how many of those colourful vests the group has made so far? One of the other ladies was busy working on the cutest vest for a small child!

 

These ladies are from Willow's Quilting Group in Melton.  They'll be holding their own Quilt In very soon and everyone is very welcome to attend!  If you missed the bookmark advertising their event you could contact the group through their website

 Thanks for coming ladies!