Great to see you Helen!

There is another Fiesta in the village, meaning we only had one table to work round this week, but as always, those ladies that came to this week's meeting managed very well!  It was great to see Helen for a couple of hours too, good to see her with a needle and fabric in her hands!

Eloise, Helen, Vanessa and Carole and Maureen's back (sorry Maureen!) 

Christine and Cath taking a breather from stitching

Vanessa in the foreground, with Maureen and Eloise

Not much stitching but lots of constructive discussion in the background between Carol, Jenny and Ann

There were several finished projects on show, which is no mean feat in this weather.  Working on large quilts is hot work.  Christine has met her deadline to get all three quilts ready for her grandchildren when they visit next month, I'm sure they will be thrilled to take them home with them for the colder weather.  We have seen two of the quilts in previous blogs and this one shown here is for her grandson who has a tropical fish tank and just needed it's binding stitched on, but I'm sure by now, knowing Christine, as I write this it will already be attached.

Pam showed us her completed Christmas projects

 

 complete with this embroidered label made by Pam for the Xmas tree quilt

and a pair of cushions which "I just ran up last weekend" says Pam!

Pam's next project will include more blocks like the one below, and will be a double bed quilt for her bed.  The quilt which Pam has designed herself will include this motif in a different colour-way, additional celtic-knot style blocks in the corners and a large interwoven design in the centre of the quilt.  I am sure this quilt will be made by the time we all come back after the summer break!  After seeing Pam's design work today I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Jill showed us a little wall hanging she made using up left over fabrics, and utilizing some of the embroidery stitches on her machine to embellish Sunbonnet Sue's dress and Sam's dungarees.

Eloise is on the last stage of her mystery quilt, she just has to apply some broderie-perse flowers to the centre and setting triangles of the quilt, and then the quilting can be done.

Jenny has taken on an interesting project.  She has been asked if she would finish a quilt for her neighbour.  This is a big challenge as Jenny has to adapt and make quite a number more blocks to complete the very wide border on the quilt,  and has already made a flying geese border.  A large box of assorted fabrics came with the quilt top, but Jenny thinks she will need to find more to complete the project.  Quite a difficult task to match fabrics bought some time ago in Holland!  Another interesting project for us to follow and see completed in a few months.

Gill attracted many jokey comments when she arrived with her laundry, explaining that she doesn't have an ironing board in the house she's staying in temporarily, so thought that while she was chatting to us all, she may as well be doing something useful!

Unfortunately, this will be the last regular update for a few weeks, as I am off to visit family in the UK, but if I find anything of stitching interest while I'm out and about I will post a few photos.  I do hope to have something from the Festival of  Quilts Exhibition so call back over the next three or four weeks to see what I found to inspire me, and hopefully you.  Thanks for visiting,  Rachel