Friends, Fabric and Food Equals Triple Fun

We had a fantastic day with our Christmas in July celebrations organised by Evelyn and Robyn.  Thanks so much for your efforts on our behalf.  I know it took Evelyn a week's work to cut all the fabrics for our little challenge. She did a great job in preparing a story board to describe the  technique  step by step  plus written directions.  Some of us can't actually read so we still manage to go astray but are gently guided back to success!

Check out some of the photos!

FRIENDS:

FABRIC

FOOD:

FUN:

Our president, Sheila,  was able to join us for a few hours and give her progress report after her knee replacement.  Hopefully she will be running soon!


It was also good to see Kay back with us after her travels.  She has just returned from a 6 day Quilt Encounter in Adelaide with some great projects to inspire us all.  Check our this appliqué project -

A few members brought along some of their projects they are working o.This is Andrea's version
of Judy Newman's Museum Medallion quilt. She is hand quilting it!





Judy V has created two quilts using a panel with the through the window technigue.






AND so much more!

Show and tell

Here is Lyn's very first quilt!  Lyn has been waiting 40 years to learn how to quilt and she's off to a great start!  This quilt is for her 4 year old grandson.  The quilt is The Falling Triangles quilt pattern from The Missouri Star Quilt Company.

Lyn is now planning her next quilt!

Di was inspired to make this quilt after seeing something similar on display at The Retreat, Gisborne.  She had taken some scraps of fabric with her to retreat, did a bit of working out and...voilà!

Di used her newly acquired Westalee Ruler skills to quilt the borders.  

Great Concentration Was Needed on Saturday!

The following photos illustrate the effort needed to produce our masterpieces with our newly acquired Westalee ruler templates.  It sounded simple at the start but not so!

Robyn started off very well by confusing her thumb and index fingers.  She cut off the wrong ends of her gloves.  In her usual style she overcame this set back and set about creating some great designs.




















We were very lucky to have such  knowledgeable and talented teacher, Anitja Eliis, to patiently guide us through the steps.












And of course the shop was much too tempting and we all spent too much for things we could not manage without!





The regular Saturday Sewers were busy creating as well and offered us students words of encouragement!





There is more to come with this topic!

Another cold night

We are preparing for our workshop on Saturday. Don’t forget to do your homework, there is a lot to get ready.

Be early as you will need to set up. The workshop starts at 9.00.

 There is a Sit and Sew for anyone who wishes to attend. 

BYO Lunch

Anita will bring along her shop.

 This is Sheila's completed Dinosaur Quilt made for one of her grandchildren. It was needle turned applique and quilted on a domestic machine

 Hello Kitty -  Janice's  second quilt. made about 7 years ago

 One of Robyn's earl;y quilts called Polly and Friends made in 2009.

 Ann showed us she has mastered the use of her embroidery machine with this towel

 Another of Robyn's early quilts

A Cold and Frosty Night

Although it was cold a group of ladies ventured out to enjoy the company, have a cuppa and some even did some sewing.  It is wonderful to see both Jillian and Lyn embarking on new projects. We are continuing on the theme of bringing along some of the quilts we made when we first began quilting.

Rosie brought along this one which was huge. Both Rosie and Annie had started this but Rosie's was complete.

 

This was belonged to Annie M. and she recalled making it which travelling

 

Ann has been working her way through a great deal of tope she had completed. Not may left now. It is great fun trying to work out when the quilts were made and to see the way our quilting styles have evolved.

This quilt belonged to Evelyn and she believed it to be 25 years old. It looked well loved!

Congratulation ladies