Catching up

Now it has been a bit of a while since we posted any photos so now for an update.

Zowie made more progress on her 1st quilt.  Here she is pinning the quilt.....

 and QUILTING IT HERSELF. 

 We are so impressed Zowie - your first quilt is one you should be proud of. 

 

We will have to photograph the finished quilt.

Then Leanne and Faye finished a couple of overnight bags - these had been a work in progress for a bit of a while. The 2 pink bags are made from the same fabric.  Isn't it fantastic how the changed handle colour changes the whole look of the bag?

 Debra completed the top of her "Cake Mix" quilt.  It is now waiting for quilting.

 Debra also bordered her "Scattered Tiles" quilt.  Yes waiting for quilting again.

 The lovely Faye brought in her STUNNING convergence quilt.  Recently returned from the quilter Faye was pondering binding.

 These are the two options chosen for binding - brown on half and mustard on half (diagonally).  It looks wonderful, but unfortunately we didn't photograph it.

 the last photo is Debra with a 'lacey scarf'.  This is just one of  the many made by Debra and Leanne.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope we will have more updates soon.

A new skill and a FAREWELL!!

A couple of weeks ago we asked Marilyn to teach us how to sew hexagons.  Marilyn is a legendary 'hexagon' sewer.  She is currently sewing 1" hexagons, we chose to stitch 2" hexagons.

Lucky for us, Marilyn had some 'pre-prepared' hexagons that made our job much faster.

Gayle enjoyed herself so much, she laughed her way through the night.

 Marilyn (l) and Marcie (r) chat while Marcie sews some flannel flowers.

 We were all in 'hexagon mode' even our newest member Debbie (L).

 Emily was excited about her hexagons - she really enjoyed this and was super fast.

 Rachel our youngest stitcher was into her hexagons, but had to stop sewing to complete her homework.

 Here our other 'newbies' Zowie (L) and Leanne R) trying their hand at hexagons.

  Zowie had the tiniest stitches.

 And then last week when Marilyn least expected it, we presented her with the hexagons as her farewell gift.  Now she does need to stitch them together herself, but we hop that they will bring fond memories of her time with us.

 And a shot of the hexagons laid out on the table.

 Now to show just how dedicated to our cause we are, here is Emily stitching her hexagon while watching the State of Origin.  (GO QUEENSLAND)!!  Nice one Em.