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!

It's February .....

Today was our February GTG at OFBC.
There were eight of us there and we managed to make an impact on the number of vanilla slices in the coffee shop!

 

Here is our visitor and hopefully new member Kerrie Metcalfe.
Kerrie came along today to check us out - she is an embroiderer and quilter from Albion Park. Here is 'Kerries Quilt' which she put together over the last holidays. It was made from a jelly roll that she picked up for half price and the wadding was joined with iron on tape - my kind of quilt!

 

Margaret showed us the progress she is making with her Sue Daley quilt. She has to make 879 clamshells and 224 -1 1/2"squares to complete the quilt which will be then be appliqued onto a backing.

 

It's done in Aunt Grace fabrics and will resemble a Double Wedding Ring.

 

Behind this little 'Taggy' quilt is Helen - it's lined with a suedy fleece - really cuddly and the ribbons are all very tactile too - her little grandaughter loves it!

 

Magaret has finished the top of Lilly's quilt. Neat eh? it's so soft and pretty.

 

Who likes techno toys?
Check out Robyn's latest - a telephoto lens for her Iphone!

 

I WANT one ......

 

Helen was working on a UFO - from One of Nic Bridges' classes - "Four Seasons".

 

Our Challenge this month was to create a 'Vibrator' quilt to go under our lunch buzzers. Here they are .... which one will be judged the WINNER?
The answer is coming soon ....

 

Our first GTG for 2012 at OFBC

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It's our first meeting of 2012 and we are in a new venue.
We are now meeting at Oak Flats Bowling Club so all Scquilters are invited to attend if you are down our way on the third Saturday of the month.
Here we are all set up and 'working' in the coffee lounge at the Club.

 

Trish is working on her 'Moon' quilt.

Margaret our handsewing guru is cross stitching a block for a quilt her latest granddaughter Lily.

And Helen is making heaps of 'diamond stars'.......


Robyn is making 'clamshells' don't they look pretty?


And Stephanie was pretending to sew these together - I did get four done!

Then it was lunchtime!
I won't tell you about the 'fight' over the last Vanilla Slice - it did end amicably with it being shared!

Stephanie had to start on the cheesecake before her 'main' arrived.
Now - do you see the red Boomerang 'vibrator'?(the mind boggles!)
It tells you when your meal is ready.
Following in the tradition of the Sydneysiders at the 'Bluegum', our challenge for next month's meeting is to make a quilt to go under it to stop it 'dancing' all over the table. It's dimensions are 2 1/2x 5 1/2 inches.
Watch this space next month to see which one gets the Viewers Choice and wins the prize!

Show and Tell

Margaret has over achieved again - check out the embroidered border!
It looks very cute.

Robyn B is making a crochet blanket for a grandson - has trebled the 'backing' and is now doing long rows of chains to weave in and out the trebles. Very warm and prized for camping I'm told.

Stephanie has made a bright baby ring cushion for a member of her chorus who has just had a babe. She hopes he will enjoy the music fabric as he sits and listens to his mother practicing her songs!
We hope to see some new faces as we meet each month at the club.
We start around 10am and finish around 3pm - we just have to remember to order lunches before the bingo people!