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APRIL GTG at OFBC

Today our numbers are down with travellers absent in far away places - Lucy is in Japan and Robyn B on the Oodnadatta track! Robyn W is at Mogo zoo with grandchildren and others are busy with life.
But the rest of us had a nice time stitching at OFBC.
Here are some of the projects people are working on ....
Our embroiderer Margaret has been busy with this two dimensional cross stitch.
This is the back layer and what you can see.... thru the windows.
 
And this is the front of the flower shop.
When it's finished it will be mounted in a frame.

Marg is also working a commission quilt.
The teddies are worked in a varigated thread on her embroidery machine.

And these owls, again done on the 'machine' will be part of a pretty baby quilt. She has been busy!

Then it was time for the revelation of last months challenge to make a bag.
Who can resist a bag?
This is Helen's bag in the making ...... very soft and pretty

 

Stephanie made a bright tote bag for her new great nephew Bailey (not the spotty one - LOL)

Joan - another hand worker extraordinaire made this lovely applique bag with lots of lovely flowers with bees, bugs and caterpillars

 

 
This is a cute little bag that Joan brought along for S&T - it was given to her by Nic.

Trish's bag is black white and red - surprise surprise!
Lovely flowers on a black backgound.... nice

Here is Chris' bag.
She is also into the embriodery machine - lovely white ladies on black.
She has also made a carrybag for her son who has been carrying his bible in a plastic bag!
He is studying religion at Moore College in Sydney.
Chris has just upgraded her machine to a bigger model - anyone want to buy her old one?

Of course the 'piece de resistance' - Margaret decorated a plastic bag - very eco friendly!

Rhonda arrived a little later with her lovely yellow bag with frills and flowers!

Here we are stitching - Helen is checking out Rhonda's bag ....

Here is Rhondas first 'Miniature of the Month' - nice eh?

No food pictures this month - Trish did have a nice piece of Citrus Tart but it disappeared before I could get out the camera.

Our thoughts are with Trish as she and her family grieve the loss of her grandson Nathan who was drowned at Easter time.  Our challenge this month is make some bright hearts for Trish to put into a quilt for Nathans's parents.

March GTG

OFBC is proving to be a popular venue for our monthly GTG. This month our challenge was to finish a longstanding (10 years old or more) UFO. Not everyone met the challenge but here are those those that did...or nearly did

Joan finished a lovely blue table topper


Kerrie's stunning miniature quilt.

Lucy's beautiful bargello

Cinzia almost finished her angel

and her Rail Fence

Rhonda finished piecing this bright Snails Trail

Show and Tell..

Lorraine brought along her daughter's WIP


Cinzia's fabulous giant pincushion



Rhonda's beautiful embroidered and appliqued holdall

Robyn's 12"x12" Another Country journal quilt for ANZAQ group, Vietnam

What was being worked on this month...

Kerrie's beautiful embroidery


Chris has just started the Dear Jane journey


Lorraine's EPP stars

Can't wait to see what Joan does with these.

Margaret still working on her Sue Daley double wedding ring


Cinzia happy to finish binding another quilt

Lilian brought along her knitting

Rhonda working on her embroidery

Lucy taking a breather

We all had a healthy lunch...

Our next GTG is on Saturday 21st April at Oak Flats Bowling Club, 10am-3pm.
The challenge for April is to make a bag, any sort, any size.

And the winner is.....

We judged the challenge quilts by a 'Viewers Choice' vote and the winner was Trish Copeland! (Sorry you're a bit 'washed out' Trish - had to lighten the shot to show the rose on the quilt)
Everyone loved her quilt with it's little dangles, inspired by Lisa Waltons demo beading video.
Well done Trish. I must say, the colour was a real surprize!

 

 

Helen was working on a a project using elongated hexagons from a kit from Patchwork with Busyfingers.
Stephanie is thinking about venturing into the realm of hexagons! I think I might try without papers.

 

Margaret brought along her amazing 'fussy cut' hexagons in soft Reproduction fabrics.

 

Since we have been meeting at Oak Flats, each month a challenge has been set for members to achieve. Next month, our challenge is to be to finish a UFO that is over 10 years old! Either 10 yrs or if you haven't been quilting that long - your oldest UFO.

 

We do have our OVER ACHIEVERS - here is Robyns 'old' UFO completed already! It had been pinned together for so long the pins had rusted! Her next challenge will be to get the rust out!
She says she will complete another one from the UFO cupboard for next month.

 

Its nice to see our kids following in our 'sewing' footsteps.
Robyn's daughter Catherine has started to sew and is now selling her items via Facebook and Etsy. Here is an example of her work - a pram/stroller liner.
Go girl!