A lovely cosy group of 10 came along to the Pennant Hills Pub last Saturday, the pub was packed with families and large groups but our little area was very realxed and much quieter than the rest!

 Marilyn and Heather.

 Penny and Irene.

 Jill and Selina.

 Lisa and Sarah.

 Pennie and Maggie.

Can anyone guess who's fingernails these belong to?   This person did describe in detail how she did this but it just flew straight over my head so I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon...
They look like Patchwork Quilts each and every one of them!

Food Glorious Food... Just my lunch today!

 Just look at these Oysters with Pickled Ginger and Caviar!  How posh is this eh!
Delicious it was and no I didn't share 😉  Sorry.

Although I did share some Salted Caramel Ice Creams 🌝

Show and Tell!! I asked people to bring something along for Show, it didn't have to be new... a couple of SCQuilters did as they were told :-)

Pennie -  I took this beautiful little piece off my sewing room wall, it's been hanging there for almost 20 years now and was given to me by Jenny Bowker after she made her 'Postcards from Jerusalem' quilt... can you see which 'Postcard' replaced my little piece in the photo below?  Thanks again Jenny.

 Do you remember Brian and Jean, our Penno Pub Quilty guests from last month, they came down from the Central Coast once again, for a bit of a shop and a good lunch.   Brian bought this lady above and the cat below to show us!
Lovely to see you again ... check HERE for last months post.

 Irene - This quilt was made for a Challenge with a small local group, made in 2007 using the pale blue with white spot fabric... lovely.

 Sarah - A lovely bright quilt made for the child of a friend of Sarah's, this is the quilt she was binding earlier on.

Rita wasn't able to make it to the Pub yesterday she wasn't feeling 100% ticketyboo but she did send me some photos of her quilts... Thanks Rita, I hope you are feeling better now.

I just Love seeing all the Handwork going on but there is one that really blows my mind...

 Pennie - This is my handwork at the moment, using some fabulous balls of wool given to me by a SCQuilter friend of mine a year or so ago... I'm making a warm and woolly vest with no seams 270 stitches on my needle, started decreasing for arm holes last night!  Yay!

 Irene - last year Irene knitted a scarf for her son who lives overseas, he loved it so much she's started another one for him... although I do remember Irene telling me her next project was going to be for her?  Maybe next time eh!

 Heather - has gone back to a project she started several years ago, although after a day working on it she thinks she's never going to finish, these three pieces are quite small, especially the circles...  Good Luck Heather.

 Marilyn  - I love the way these balls of wool make such magical patterns, this little beauty is going to be a scarf.

 Selina - Would you believe it!  Sel is going to make this quilt once again, the reason I sound so surprised is because she made one that hung in the Sydney Quilt Show this year and we heard many groans and heavy sighs while she was racing to finish it off.   Sel assures me she is using bigger pieces this time with very different fabrics...  Now I can't wait to see more.

 Jill - fussy cutting Hexagons, I do love fussy cutting, haven't done if for a while... maybe my next project.   Below - What a great pin cushion eh!

 Sarah - this has to be the most boring bit of making a quilt... sewing down the binding!  Good for bringing along to a group and chatting though, no need to count the stitches or whatever.

 Lisa - Lovely big Hexies, there must be quite a lot of these by now Lisa, you will have to bring them along to the Pub next time for a Show.

 Penny -  this quilt is coming together beautifully, it's enormous with several fussy cut pieces.  Penny is wondering how she is going to finish off the edges... this quilt will not finish up in a straight borders and she is trying to think outside the circle on ways to applique them or something?  Anyone else done this?

Below is the Handwork I really love 💓💓💓💓💓💓

Maggie's stitchery, every time I see this work I decide I must do one myself, but by the end of the day seeing all that Maggie puts into it I realize if I want to do a stitchery maybe I should start with something a tad smaller... Just stunning isn't it.

A quiet winter's day at the Blue Gum.

Roz had one block completed and a second well underway of her Diary of A Quilter quilt by Leanne Beasley http://leanneshouse.typepad.com/leanneshouse/

Nicole was working on her counted cross stitch of an owl which will probably become a cushion.

Liz was working away on her long term stitchery project.

Irene was knitting and Emma was crocheting.

Lynne is still working on her little stitcheries.

Jill was working on a Catenary Arches applique mini quilt from the Slow Sewing Studio of Carolyn Friedlander. Carolyn also designs the fabrics for her quilts.

Joy was working on an applique block.

 Marilyn, Bec and Stephanie were knitting

as was Jean

Glynis was still working on her pieced 3" hexagons.

Show and Tell

 Only a couple of small items this month.

Liz had a lovely new needle case to show us.

Jean made this great Windowshopper Bag from a pattern by Bebebold with some precious Japanese fabrics left over from another project.

Until next time.