Thursday, February 24, 2011

Wednesdays Workshop

I went to Bendigo on Wednesday and joined a workshop with Strathdale Quilters who had gifts of their own for us. They had completed quilts and fabrics from
Here we have Glad trimming up blocks and Bonnie cutting sashings while Sue "supervises".

Two ladies getting set up for a good says sewing and friendship. In the foreground is Dianne.
A group of ladies busy sewing away.Look at the line of sewing machines.

Sorry girls,couldn't resist this one. If I knew how to use photoshop I would have added smiley faces. LOL.
These three ladies are sorting out blocks into quilt tops which you will see finished  in later photos.

Here is one right now. We combined 2 sets of blocks and added a border. Isn't it nice?
This beautiful butterfly pinwheels amd 4 patch blocks made a lovely quilt .Thank you Shasta lilies.

Another quilt top coming together. It was lunch time but some people didn't want to stop.
This is more like it girls. Get those engines revving.
More ladies hard at work. There were ladies sorting blocks into groups in 3 separate rooms then coming back to sew them These 2 ladies are cutting up sashings.

Poser!! We had such fun.

Suzanne in the foreground and Carol hard at work
Don't these three look like they were up to something? They were !! making quilt tops.LOL.

Arent these beautiful? The one on the left has now got a border as well.Two very different but both very nice sampler quilts.Thanks girls.
Do you recognise these beautiful blocks? Glad trimmed them down and cut sashings and I think Shirley sewed them together.Forgive me if I am wrong. but is is a very sweet baby quilt.

Here we have two sets of blocks combined in a pleasing combination with a border added to make a nice sized top. the ladies are one of my followers -Jorja's nanna and President Carol.
It was Strathdale Quilters Guild day today and President Carol emailed me before to say  that 3 quilts came in today already finished from what was taken home yesterday.Also another 3-4 completed tops which will await my pick-up next week. thank-you girls for sharing a lovely day.
A gift for a quilter
 I called in to  see Lee and John  at the Quilting Patch at maldon on the way home from Melbourne and picked up a beginners pack for Jenny who has lost all her sewing and quilting  items.
Here is a photo of Jenny receiving her gift.
there is a new Olfa mat, rotary cutter,61/2" x 24"  ruler,  2 pairs of scissors,tape measure ,berry pins, and a pkt of sewing needles value approx $140.00 Jenny was blown away.

I did take a photo of Lee and John too but it has dissapeared into cyber space. Lee has offered more kits to quilters who have lost their "tools of trade" I will be sure to get another photo. Thank-you to Lee for helping in another very real way.

1 comment:

  1. We had a fabulous day Wilma and would do it again anytime! It's a pleasure to help.

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