November show & tell

Here are the quilts from November show & tell.

New Zealand kiwiana fabrics used in this quilt by Maureen as a 70 th Birthday gift for her Sister in law, quilted by Quilts end.

A cute bear quilt made for Sands by Rae.

Maureen L showed us this lovely chicken quilt



















These two quilts may look the same
one is a wall hanging, and the other is a bigger quilt  by Rita.



















xmas text by machine  for interest



















A quilt for Alison's caravan Great colours.

Colleen was really proud of her Elephant.

Another great bag and table runner  from Carol

Linda made her bag at a Gret Lombard class.

Three Sands quilts by Marie.

August Meeting and Show and Tell

Warm and cosy quilting was a good way to spend this Saturday morning. Outside it was cold and bleak but the warmth of the friendships inside made it very easy to forget the nasty weather and enjoy one anothers' company. The room was a buzz as we pieced and quilted away to our hearts content.

Show and Tell was very interesting as you will see. Because of the wintry weather plenty of work was completed since we were last together

Doreen made this beautiful Christmas Tree Skirt. It was large and so took some holding to keep it straight while I photographed it. - Well done Doreen

Tracy has been busy. She is very keen and always or nearly always, has something to show us. This month she has three items to show us.

A purple butterflies quilt;

A matching blue and purple rabbit;

And a pool table cover. Thanks Tracy. The little girl who receives the quilt and matching rabbit will love them.

This Rail Fence quilt was made by Karen C. Well done Karen.

The next two quilts were made by Donna and Carey. - They are like our Siamese twins; Great friends who work together and often produce like projects.

Donna's houses!
and Carey's houses. I wonder what their next subject will be!
Jenny has two items this month - a flower wall hanging
and the twelve days of Christmas. Both very beautiful quilts.
Maureen has three quilts of interest this month -The first was a little girls quilt with very interesting blocks featuring dolls and flowers.

This is a view of the back of the little girls quilt.

Here is Maureen's little boys quilt. And yes......
........it has an equally interesting back. Each of these quilts are reversible.

This is the quilt that captures my interest. Maureen has been working on this BOM which featured in the Australian Homespun.

It is beautiful Maureen!

And here is an example of the quilting from the reverse side. Congratulations Maureen it looks beautiful.

This is Julie's "Under the Sea"

and Julie's BOM off the internet.This is the back of Julie's quilt above.
And the last quilt for the day is Marie's animal cot quilt.

July Meeting SANDS Quilts and Show and Tell

July Meeting and Show and Tell.

Yes our July Meeting was the usual buzz of activity.

As always people were glad to see one another - a month seems a long time to be apart when you all share the same interest. The first activity was the block of the month from The Cloth Shop. The first photos are a selection of this months block.

Because of the limitations of space some members are choosing to make their blocks at home and bring some hand sewing to club.

Below is a view of this months BOM from The Cloth Shop.

Recently we were asked to assist SANDS - Stillborn and Neonatal Death Support- with making Memory quilts for families who have lost little ones. This idea has been received with enthusiasm by our members. Two ladies came from Sands to talk to us about their work so it was great to see their pleasure when they saw the quilts that some of our members have already made for this cause.

The first quilts - seven in all were made by Jeanette - The quilts are beautiful Jeanette and I am sure will bring consolation to the families that receive them.

These next two quilts were made for SANDS by Frances.

And these next three quilts were made for SANDS by Jean.

The ladies from SANDS were so happy to have a selection of quilts to take away. Thanks to Jeanette, Frances and Jean.

This beautiful circular appliqué top has been made by Doreen for her daughter. A work in progress, we look forward to seeing the completed quilt Doreen.

This exquisite wall hanging was purchased by Pauline on a recent visit to Peru.

Such is the popularity of Dr Seuss. This is Sue's quilt. It captured a number of OOs and AHs from those present.

Maureen's quilt "Tequila Sunset" has been made for her daughter. These lucky daughters who receive beautiful quilts from their Mums - a sign of lots of love.

Eileen has made this quilts in beautiful Kaffe Fasset fabrics. So rich in colour on the front-

and the back.

Carrol has been busy bag making

and also made this runner from a split nine patch. Carrol is very industrious.

This Bird of Paradise table runner has been made by Tracy - another industrious member.

Helen has made this scrap quilt with crumb blocks. Helen also produces a great deal of work and is also developing her quilting technique.

This lovely Peter Rabbit Quilt also has Beatrix Potter fabrics in the borders. Very lovely Sonia

Anita is very happy with her border prints in this quilt she has made. It is a good reason to celebrate, Anita.

Anita has also made this quilt. French Braid batiques. It is beautiful Anita.