Penny and Gillian

 Marilyn and Jean

 Well of course... you all knew this already didn't you  :-)) 

 Lyn A. is teaching her grand daughters to make quilts... pretty good for beginners don't you think :-)

 Kyishia came along for the first time today, from Atlanta... well not today but Kyishia is from Atlanta and joined us while basting a few hexagons.

 Another of Liz's blocks which will be added to the ones we saw last month.

I just love this block of Sue's, she says there are many more to come, I look forward to seeing them.

 Becky has made this little quilt for a baby.

 Which came first, the jumper or the quilt?  Brenda tells us it was the jumper by a long way.   This quilt is called Spice and another of her 'twelve by twelve' colour challenge, last months challenge was the Chartreuse...

 Claire and Erica.

 Erica has hand pieced this quilt... Wow!  it's going to be queen size so she has a lot more hand work to do.

 Gillian is knitting beanies for winter.

 Gillian's tape measure.

 Heather has started putting these blocks together... it's great bright quilt isn't it.

Kate's Purple and Lime quilt, Kate doesn't really like these colours but they do look terrific together don't they.

We haven't seen Jackie for a while, I'm waiting for a photo of her sewing room at work! Yes you read correctly... stay tuned!

Here it is, the photo of Jackie's sewing room at her place of work.  Jackie works in the City and in her lunch break and spare time makes quilts along with some of the others there, some of the quilts are for employees who need a little TLC.  Isn't this a brilliant idea!  Wonderful space, lots of light and what a wonderful and productive way to unite your fellow workmates :-)  Thanks for the photo Jackie.

 Jackie travels about one hour to work in the city each day, by bus, she sits back and stitches there and back hence all these wonderful blocks. 

Well there is no doubt about it... Kath won Show and Tell today... not that there is a Competition of course :-) The quilts below are all Kath's, she hasn't been able to come for a while but she's certainly been busy hasn't she.

 These are the same quilt just different colour choices.

 These Stack and Whack photos are all from the fabric in the top of the photo above.

 Fabulous result from a fabric I would have left on the shelf.

 This is Kath's machine embroidered Snakes and Ladders quilt. 

Remember those two guessing comps I had last month... well the winner of the object was Bec and her stupendous prize is a batch of my very excellent Ovaltine Cookies.

There were several correct entries for the 'guessing the object' competition in last months postings so all the names went into a hat and the winner was drawn out by David, my DH.  The bell pictured was indeed a Camel Bell.   Jenny (who used to live in Jerusalem) called it a Goat Bell which of course I had to Google to check and she is indeed correct so her name went into the hat as well.

 Bec has been very diligent since the shock horror revelation that not a single SCQuilter had bought Show and Tell last month, here is her first piece.  This quilt is turning out fantastically isn't it.

And her Stars below... Wow!!   We are all very impressed Bec.

Jill whipped up this beauty using some fabulous fabrics designed by Lizzie House called 'Castle Peeps'.

And here is the quilt that Jill started making at the Blue Gum last month... Another little beauty.

Is this Jill once again???   I think it is... she must have had the quilts-guilts after last months no 'Show' :-)

Lovely babies quilt made by Heather.

Fabrics Heather 'Won' on Ebay, she bought boxes of end of bolts... they are 4 inches long and anything from 1 inch to 2 inches wide.  Heather was asking for advice on how to put them together... no better place to ask than the Blue Gum on the first Saturday of each month :-)

Liz received a big round of applause for her Show today, we've seen the squares coming along for a year now and she now has half her quilt together... so stay tuned for more to come.  Fascinating blocks all with stories to tell.

 ... and the back...

Brenda came along with her latest 'twelve by twelve' challenge, this months challenge is the Chartreuse... Wow!  I never knew what the colour chartreuse looked like... I do now :-)

Brenda also bought along this wonderful book with the first 'twelve by twelve' quilts in it.

Lyn was just finishing off this crochet shawl... she said it was just a 'tripple stitch'  for a non crocket-er that sounds very difficult! 

Very Glam Lyn... cosy and warm as well

Gillian calls this her LOUD quilt...  doesn't the yellow bring out the blocks well.  

 This is an old Susan Claire pattern that Jean bought along, Jean's sister Shirley has made the same quilt.

This fabulous Duvet Cover was made by Marianne over Easter, she said she sewed and sewed and it wasn't till she finished the top that she decided to turn it into a cover, she's lined the top with Pellon and she's used Velcro to keep her duvet inside.

I had to leave the Blue Gum earlier than usual today, to go to another party... and look what happened after I left!!  Dianne indulged in the Gelato with Persian Fairy Floss on top :-)    How Yum does that look eh!

 Look how much Dianne is enjoying... 

 Thanks for the photos Jill :-)

Look at us... Sweet Sixteen, that's who we are! Well I'm behind the camera. Lots of loud chat and laughter today at the Blue Gum but for the very first time EVER! In almost six years... that's more than 60 Gatherings @12 per year... there was no Show and Tell! To make up for our recalcitrant behaviour I have devised a couple of little Competitions for you to enter. Enjoy!

 Last weekend I attend the SCQuilters Retreat in Kiama for the day, it was very heart warming to be told by several of the attendees how much they enjoyed our humble little Blue Gum Blog... or was that the Blue Glum Blob? the Blue Bum Glob?  amazing what a comes out of my mouth sometimes!!  LOL and I drink Water or Diet Coke!


Competition #1
What is this???  It makes the most wonderful sound, if a little loud.  One clue... my Brother and my SIL who live in Dubai probably sees lots and lots of them.

 Have a go... the Prize will be overwhelmingly, fantastic and amazing!

Shirley was with us once again but is heading back to Victoria this evening, these little bears are for someone very special I think.

Liz has almost finished three of her 8 block quilt.