Blue Gum - Happy New Year

 Hi everyone and welcome to a brand new year.

Very pleasant day with 6 of us in attendance.

Hand Work

Irene was working on another scarf for charity. It's a pattern where you increase at the ends of the rows and the yarn was soft and pretty!

Heather is working on her long term project. Beautiful applique.

Marilyn is working on another crochet temperature rug. The blocks were quite small and the colour chart was interesting! Marilyn has kept a log of days of the week and temperatures and weather status as well.

Cath was working on the handles for a new bag, in purple of course!

Rita was working on her large floral hexagons.

Show & Tell

This is a lovely little quilt by Heather. It started as a fun fabric strip swap at a retreat! Lovely.

Some fabric purchased in Japan was the inspiration for this quilt top by Glynis

A waistcoat/vest Glynis was working on and is now finished.

Next get together:  will be at the Blue Gum on Saturday 7 February 2026. Hope to see you there!

Another beautiful day for seven (7) of us to gather for lunch at the Blue Gum.

September Show and Tell

First we have a couple of fabulous pictures from the September get together. Rita completed 2 memory quilt tops for the children of a family friend. The quilts were constructed from the dresses her friend wore the last few years for the Frocktober challenge. I think Rita still has to complete a third. Frocktober is an annual fundraiser for ovarian cancer research. 

Rita 1

Rita 2

October Show and Tell

Glynis 1 - This quilt was designed to incorporate a tea towel purchased in Paris some time ago.

Here's a couple of shots of the quilting for those interested.

Glynis 2

A scrap buster!

Next gathering will be at the Blue Gum on Saturday 1 November 2025! Hope to see you there.

The Blue Gum

Nasty day in Sydney but we had an animated day with 5 of us and plenty of show and tell.

First a quick catch up on Selina's ongoing hand pieced glorious project.

Next Selina has completed 3 tops as gifts. All with the same fabrics and based on the same quilt design but all a little different. One (1) for each of  her sisters and another as a gift for friends in Canada. The designs are based on the Communique Quilt design from Mouse in My Pocket

Selina 1

Selina 2

Selina 3

This is a close up of some of the beautiful fabrics.

Next are a couple of quilts from Rita for the Hope in a Suitcase organisation.

Rita 1

Rita 2

Lastly from Glynis. A completed quilt and a couple of tops.

This stack n'whack quilt has been waiting for years for the 'right' binding fabric to come along.

Glynis 2

Glynis 3

Next get together will be at The Blue Gum on Saturday 6 September 2025. See you there!

 1 March 2025 @ The Blue Gum Hotel

We had quite a bit of show and tell today for the 6 ladies at our get together.

Show and Tell

These are some very colourful laundry bags completed by Rita for the 'Aussie Hero' project.

These are 4 completed quilts for charity completed by Rita.

This quilt with 'wolf' fabric in some of the tumbler shapes was made by Rita and claimed by one of her sisters as the name Wolf is significant to the family.

This top by Rita will be quilted and then raffled for charity when it is completed. Sorry Rita don't remember which charity!

Marilyn was finishing a crochet edge on this beautiful knitted shawl.  

Glynis's completed quilt with hand applique and waste triangles kindly donated to her by a friend.

Next Get Together

Saturday 5 April 2025 at the Blue Gum Hotel, Waitara.

Blue Gum

It was great today to see so many smiling faces at the Blue Gum as 9 of us sat chatting and stitching and had a lovely time.

The Hand Work

Marilyn was joining her hexagons into dark and light rounds.

Heather working on her applique

Irene knitting a scarf for charity

Jean hand sewing on last of a binding.

Rita working on a very early hexagon project from 25 years ago and hoping very much to complete.

Lynne working on a pretty stitchery.

Liz working on her Christmas ornament stitcheries.

Cath working on her current project.

Show and Tell

Jean's lovely small quilt for any new small addition to the family. Pattern Zoe from Kitchen Table Quilting