My Bags are Packed and I'm ready to go

How exciting. most of the quilts are labelled,numbered and packed in bags ready to go .

 About 25 bags altogether with aboute 270 quilts inside. 15 unbound quilts arrived back from a statler sister yesterday afternoon and we are now madly sewing on bindings. Even if they are not bound we will still show them. It will be about 2 weeks after that that we actually distribute the quilts. A team of us going door to door,street to street, to ensure that they are given to the correct recipients.
Some more finished quilts to entice you.

Do you by any chance recognise the red panel in the centre of this beautiful quilt with oriental influence s in the fabrics?

Or the appliqued rooster in the centre of this quilt. Other blocks from our "stash" were sourced with chickens and sunflowers . the green sashing and the outer border were purchased by the maker. This is a lovely big quilt,which someone will love.

Perhaps you recognise the centre of this quilt or the 4 corner blocks or the striped fabric border? A truely lovely quilt.I hope you like what we are doing with your kind and generous donations.cheers!!

Good News

I have spoken to Denise at Victorian Quilters Inc. today and there are 150 stands available. A wonderful local carrier  Hutchins and Rowles have agreed to bring the pallet of stands from Melbourne on Thursday week and return them to the factory on the following Monday. I spoke to the local radio station today  Goldfields FM. I will be doing a slot on community radio next Wednesday afternoon.They will also plug the show during the week. The Mercury have put in a bit today advertising the show.The Maryborough Advertiser are doing an editorial on the quilts and the upcoming show. Bendigo advertiser is hopefully putting in an editorial also.So far so good.

Here are a few more finished ,labelled,and numbered quilts

That is Denise busy organising a number for the front.

A beautiful big quilt with unicorns on it.

Lovely.

Rail fence quilt.
I will keep adding a few each day for a while,but when we have finished I will post a photo of every quilt.



update

My dear friend ( We have become so over the internet),sent me a lovely email today jently reminding me that you all are sharing my journey.I have been lax in not keeping up the blog by writing at least something.  Every day is so full at the moment.

So little time .so much to do. I have to get someone to make up a display of our journey yet. Maybe using a box of blocks some unfinished pieces ,some finished tops,photos and writing. I will try to organise that tomorrow. It looks like we will be draping the quilts over clothes horses.as no stands available.sigh!! they have been booked for months. Well they will still look great. May have just a few from Bendigo.I have had 5 girls here today and 7 yesterday making bindings and sewing them on and adding labels.We have 12 to take to Busy Bees tomorrow. Last count today on hand we have 212 completed quilts, 14 to bind,some coming back tomorrow completed,10 coming by star track express completed on Friday. Still have  to get 17 from Kay , 18 from Libby ,15 from Kaye , 5 from Donna,5 from Glenda( who will probably bring them with her). So target nearly reached. Ineke will bring hers with her and we have 40 from Jenny Bacon. Mission nearly acomplished.

We are also running a raffle of a beautiful quilt to help raise money for the backing and batting,etc.. The kit was donated by Rhonda Wilkins of Riddells Creek,Victoria,and pieced by Sandra Rayner of Maryborough. It has been quilted by Deep Creek Quilting (me). and bound by Sandra.Here is a photo of it before quilting.

Some completed quilts do you recognise any of the blocks ?



Have to go and put on the roast spuds.

Kay Czochara ( nee Whitmore)

I received a lovely card from Kaye in the mail on Friday. Kay is the sister of Mary Kaye (See post May 9th ) , who donated the lovely quilts
she says:
 " I have a very strong family connection to Carisbrook and feel for those residents devastated by the floods"
. It is wonderful to have so much support from those who used to live in or near Carisbrook and or who have family ties to our area. Thank-you again Kaye for the quilts you have given us and the lovely note of support.

Judy Hansford.

I Had a lovely letter from Judy Hansford of Kangaroo Flat. Victoria asking if we would like a completed quilt . Would we what!!! Then I received this georgous quilt made using Moda fabrics range Urban Couture and professionally quilted .

Thank-you very much Judy. This lovely quilt will be much appreciated.

Local Donation

Mary Kaye who lives in one of the few homes on the high and dry side of Carisbrook gave me a call then stopped by with these 4 lovely lao quilts made and quilted  and donated by her sister.

Lots of work have gone into these lovely quilts.Look how small the pieces are. Thank-you very much.

Then Mary produces this quilt

Which was made and hand quilted by Mary herself.This is a bed sized quilt someone is going to love it Mary.Thank-you.

Deborah Cohen

My friend Denise went on a holiday to Kapunda S.A. a few weeks ago and on her way to Kapunda she met up with Deborah Cohen from Narracoorte. Deborah ad these lovely

Crochet rugs for us and also 8 complete bed sized quilts.

this one and the next one were made from blocks donated by the local red cross group.

Two beautiful quilts.

This is a lovely quilt with a wolf as the centre block.

This lovely quilt is built around a Grandmother's Flower Garden block.

This quilt was made using Australiana fabrics.

A large blue and white quilt.

The underwater panel in the centre of this quilt makes it a realy great quilt for a young person.

Another nice large quilt in pink,green and cream.

Thank-you to everyone involved at the Narracoorte end especially to Deborah.