Saturday 1 April 2023 - Blue Gum Hotel

 It was a perfect day to sit and sew/crochet. The sky was grey and there were heavy downpours of rain. Much chatting and admiring of Emma's yarn which unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of.

Cath had four quilts to share with us and she was very busy binding.

This is the first of Cath's quilts; it's a Sarah Fielke design all in Tula Pink Fabrics.

Number 2 - This was a delightful quilt which we all admired. It's called Balderdash by Emma Jean Jansen.

Number 3 - Can't remember what this one was called but it was great. Was a kit bought in Launceston some time ago and put together a bit differently than the original pattern suggested.

Number 4 - This one looked great too. It had ships in the strips.

Last was an eye-spy quilt from Rita for a young relative (I think) in Melbourne.

Here are a couple of close ups of the fabrics:

Perhaps we'll see you next time.

5 November 2022 - Blue Gum Hotel

 

It was a very pleasant day with 6 of us chatting away merrily.

Show and Tell

Rita made this cute quilt for a niece.

Stephanie is working on her pretty pink wrap.

Close up of her stitching and hexagon embellishment.

A collection of really great bags Cath has made.

Scrap top by Glynis - still deciding if it needs more borders or not.

Detail of the panel.

Does that fabric look familiar; do you have some of these scraps too!

Denim quilt by Glynis. I learned some lessons with this one.

The different squares gives you a chance to try out some different quilting motifs.

See you next time!

Many Thanks to Mimmie Em today for taking all these beautiful photos for us to enjoy on our blog.

Emma with her handwork.

Lisa and Lissa enjoying some chips!

Heather, Cath and Rita.

One very delicious looking Hamburger enjoyed by???  Emma?

Handwork by Emma...

Emma... 

Emma... 

... and Emma.

Rita's Hexagons.

Cath's Hexagons.

Love this seriously beautiful little wooden bowl belonging to Lisa.

Lissa.

Heather...

Heather... 

... and Heather.

Cath...

and Cath.
 

A lovely chatty, with busy hands day at the Pennant Hills Pub yesterday most of us hadn't seen each other in 3 years!

Maggie was stitching.

Michelle was knitting with the pattern on her phone.

Heather was Patchworking.

Lissa was Crocheting.

Pennie was knitting.

 Irene was knitting as well but I didn't get a photo.

The Sticky Squid Salad was very popular for lunch, always has been.

Chips above and Halloumi Salad below.

Here's a little Show...  

I have to share the wonderful History of the necklace Lissa's was wearing. 

'Mulberry Mongoose' is a workshop in South Luangwa, Zambia where local crafts women use snare wire recovered from poaching traps to create jewellery designs inspired by the African Bush.  Each piece sold raises funds for local conservation efforts to protect Zambia's wildlife. 

https://mulberrymongoose.com

Below is Maggie's very clever work of art.

Maggie's handwork says it all.

It was lovely to get back to one of our SCQuilty Pub days last Saturday.

First time at a SCQuilting gathering for me this year, we were at the Blue Gum Pub last Saturday,  a small group which was absolutely delightful because we could all enjoy a good chat and appreciate what each of us was up to...  

Food first.

What were we making... 

This is the 10th time I've knitted this Aran pattern for one of our family and I do so love it when one of the grandchildren request a jumper, 16yo Tilly asked for one and she chose the colour which is so different to most of the beige jumpers I've knitted... the first one I knitted was back in 1967.

Irene was knitting a scarf for a charity using two strands of wool which feels so soft and comfortable and I do love these colours.

Rita's handwork is going to be stunning, I saw the pattern.

Cath is doing Hexagons as well, these are very popular aren't they.

Show and Tell.

Cath above and Rita below.

I didn't bring my Show in, it's already flown to London to be with our almost 13yo Grandson George. 

I noticed while he was here in Aus that the back of his quilt was more loved than the top...  half UK, half Aus.  This is the only quilt I've made this year 

I spent most of the four weeks my Macao now London family were here trying to repair these two quilts that I'd given to Abi (above) and Tilly (below) for their 13th birthdays. The quilts had been put through a tough wash and through a dryer by their helper in Macao... so sad, the quilt above I started in 2014 and the quilt below was started by David's grandmother in San Francisco in the 1920's and finished by myself.

I asked our SCQuilter friends for some photos of what they've been up to this past year and Wow!  Some wonderful works of love that's for sure.

Heather's work above and below.

Stephanie's been busy knitting, quilting and making a couple of stunning bags.

Rita has also been very busy and most of the quilts below are heading off to the USA with her soon.

Here's a couple of Mosaics that popped up in my iPhoto from a few years ago.