Just Because

Now you have read about the party and the Gift for Cecily this will show you the close ups of the great stitcheries.

 Yes this may have caused tears. We have all been a bit worried about Cecily of late and decided as we couldn't fix the problem, we could make a quilt to make the problem seem a little better.

We all know Cecily LOVES her garden & her books, things that make her house a home, so we decided to focus on these beautiful things.  Most of our ladies stitched an embroidery - some for the 1st time ever and we pieced together this quilt.

 Butterfly by Olivia, Bird & Roses by Elizabeth

 A book in the shade of the tree by Gayle

 Bees by Kym, Novel by Kristine

 Verse by Elizabeth

friends by Leanne

A "proper" beehive by Emily

 Garden by Tracey

 serenity by Colleen

LIttle bird (top) by Rachel
Big bird (bottom) by Kirsten

 The UFO Craft tree by Debra (with a little incomplete stitching just for Cecily to do)
Thanks everyone for your signatures.

And the whole quilt top.  (Sorry about the angle of the photo).  When we handed it to Cecily on Tuesday it was borderless, she popped the red border on today and has some 'leftover' pieces to put around the outside..

Greetings from Blackbutt

Hi UFOers this is Debra sharing Colleen & Grant's creations.  They claim to 'not get this blog stuff' so I asked if I could steal borrow their photos from face book as they have been quite busy.

Grant's Cot quilt for Aster using disappearing 4 patch and charm squares Sukrura park by Moda

 Combined effort Grant & Colleen, Joanne's Xmas Quilt using Batik collection

 Grant's disappearing 4 patch using fellowship layer cakes by Moda

 
Barnaby the Owl backpack for Vala by Colleen

 Colleen's Stack n whack with fabric bought in NZ holiday 2011

So, we may not have heard from them for a little while, but at least they have been busy.  It would appear that Grant is becoming quite a whizz on the quilting machine.

Looking for Inspiration

HI Ladies

I am hoping a fabric jumps out and bites me on the sewing bum.... seeking inspiration from the cupboard.

Colleen

Look what was on the table

Last night saw Cecily and Olivia being busy, busy, busy and Debra binding, binding, binding.

Cecily's 2011 flood quilt is now pinned ready for quilting.

 Olivia's "Serendipity" quilt layout was chosen  Olivia said that this is a 2 for 1 quilt. 

(She only had one of the two there last night.)

 Debra was binding an Aussie Hero Quilt but we didn't get a photograph.

Now as for Colleen (our absentee UFO Crafter) after catching up with us at the markets last weekend, she went home and whipped up this quilt top on Sunday.  Colleen decided this will be an Aussie Hero Quilt too.  It is great and I think the soldier will be happy to sleep "Under the Southern Cross"

 

Thanks for stopping by.

A visitor, PHDs, WIPs and UFOs and maybe even a finish

Some Show and Tell from Last Tuesday.

This is Cecily's 2012 flood quilt made using the fabrics affected in this year's flood.  This is a WIP (work in progress) as all the blocks are just placed on the table.  It is really stunning.

 A care quilt finished by Debra to add to the Roma Patchwork Club stash to give away this winter.

 Jan's Birthday card.  it is hard to tell in the photo, but it is 3D

 And a visitor.

Colleen came back for the markets on Saturday (and she brought her fabric with her).

 I thought the tent was too dark for photos, so I had the girls ham it up for me outside the tent.  Thanks for being good sports Colleen & Cecily.

We are quite excited, 3 of us are doing a workshop with Robyn Ginn of Toowoomba this weekend.  Check back next week for progress shots.

The UFO Quilt

This quilt is being posted by special request.

In November last year, we farewelled one of our 'founding' members.

Colleen (or Mad Maude as her customers call her) left Roma for greener pastures.  Now being crafters we couldn't let this go unnoticed.  So we made her a quilt of 'crafty sayings'.

 Colleen giving us her best 'surprised' face.  (I didn't catch the actual surprise because I was too busy enjoying the moment)

 And the quilt itself.

it is hard to tell but our phrases are - L-R, top to bottom.

"Finished is better than perfect" by Marilyn

"I'm  not messy, I'm creative" by Emily

"May your bobbin always be full" by Gayle

"UFO or PHD? that is the question" - our eternal debate

"My Quilt, MY Rules" by Colleen - yes we did make her sew a block for her own quilt - she just didn't know it was for her.

"Craft fills my Days, not to mention my living room, bedroom and closets" by Becc

"A Fat Quarter is not a body part" by Cecily

"Three little words...... Quilt and Bind" by Debra

"I have UFOs I haven't even thought of yet" by Rachel (our youngest member)

and the little pink rectangle in the bottom right corner is our signature block

We hope you enjoy this little look into our past, but very much part of who we are.