2019 Postcard for Birthdays and Christmases

Chritmas in July 2019 Table Runner Exchange

Here is the table runner that I made for the exchange.

 

Here is the others runners.

      

and the postcard swap item

BMT 2020

My block for the 2020 Biggest Morning Tea Quilt

Birthday Postcards

2019 Birthday Postcards

Our sewing group has a postcard exchange for member with 0 and 5 birthdays, so every 5 years you get a postcard. I have been making up a theme for every year. This year I have made these. They are fun and a lovely way to share with the birthday person

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Christmas in July Exchange WQ&S

Here is the lovely table runner I made for a WQ&S Christmas in July exchange. I love it and wish I had the fabrics to make one for me.

BMT Challenge

WQ&S 2019 Biggest Morning Tea Challenge was something about the Yarra Valley. All the Squares are going to be used in a wall hanging for the CFA or the Museum. 

I decided to do the Lilyday-Warbuton train, whose track was converted into a walking trail. I used this old photo of the day the last train ran on Sunday, 1 August 1965.

Anzac Quilt 2018

Done by RSL Stitchers

Marilyn, Liz, Kayleen and I got an idea to make the local RSL, that we spend 2-3 mornings a months stitching and having coffee and lunch, as  thank you to them.

With the scraps,  made a runner for my holiday self and one for Miss B

Christmas GIfts and Exchange 2018

Table Runner for exchange

Coasters for gifts

Special Day at WQ&S

Special Day at W Q & S

Last week we have a very special visitor at our 5th week sewing day. Edith is a friend of Cathy, and she taught us to make these lovely wreaths. They work very well in Christmas fabrics, but I didnt have anything for my Season Shelf for Spring, so I made mine very spring-like.

4 Seasons Challenge WQS

4 Seasons Challenge WQS

My local sewing group, Warburton Quilters and Stitchers, recently held a Biggest Morning Tea to raise some money for the Cancer Council. We did an awesome job raising about $1500. We always create a quilt to raffle off and this year we had done a Grandmother's Garden Hexagon Quilt.

The group also offers a challenge to get folks to think outside of their box. This year it was a 4 Seasons Challenge, sized between postcard size to 12 x 12 for each of the 4 seasons. I didn't win, but had fun making my entry.  When Miss B saw it, she loved it and asked if she could hang it in her apartment, Yeah, big win.

Fun today completing a project for a July gift giving

After being reminded yesterday that there was a postcard exchange in July, so I thought I would have a go at making a postcard.

I used some of the scraps that I got while visiting my mum, a group of pinks. I even put some yo-yos on it. I think it is cute.

Today was the exchange, so I will publish this. Here is my exchanged postcard. 

Fun little project - Thread Bag

A fun little project one of the ladies at the WQ&S brought along to do. I found the instructions confusing and had to use the seam ripper a couple of times. Sewing on the bottoms was also difficult,

Easter Break - well...

What an amazing couple of weeks. I spent the time in the lovely company of fellow medievalists. Here is a photo if me and my newest protegee.

While away, I worked on the Hexes for the WQS group, getting 9 flowers done, the rest of the flower hexes done and most of the background hexes done that I have.

But Now it is time to get caught up with my Splendid Sampler Challenge, Five are cut out and ready for sewing. So I am off to sit and sew.

And of course I am getting help from Uliana.

First Finished Flower for WQS

Well 1 of 18  done. At the gathering today, we where asked to put a border of hexagons around half of our flowers. The fabric was given out and I made ready to do most of this sewing while I am away for the next 10 days. That and the continuing of the quilting of the 2 lap rugs, will keep me with plenty to do.

New Challenge for local Quilting group

The Warby Quilters and Stitches Group in Yarra Junction make a quilt every year that they then raffle off the next year with the proceeds going to a charity. Current groups, to my understanding, are the Cancer Council, Flying Doctors, and a few others.

I decided to help out and challenge myself to help out. This year they are doing a Grandmothers Garden (hex flowers) . Everyone is challenged to do 2 flowers per month for 9 months, a total of 18.

The only requirements are 1) one inch hexes 2) centre to be beige, either plain or slight beige pattern 3) petals can be of any fabric.

SO... I'm in. Here is my start.

Do I look like I'm enjoying myself? I am.

I am still working on quilting a couple of lap rugs. Squee.....