07 January 2018

Saturday 6 January 2018

 Everyone was glad to relax and chat after the busy Christmas period and some hand work was even completed!

 26 of us travelled across Sydney for a busy first get together of the year. A new face and some faces we haven't seen for a while.

 Jill and Marilyn

 Lynne and Liz

Betty-Anne and Ann-Maree
Jackie and Heather
Joy, Robyn and Shirley

Rita and Emma

Irene, Shirley, Jean and Lyn

Selina and Jean discussing Jean's progress on the new Bonnie K Hunter (Mystery Quilt) On Ringo Lake.
Joy's colourway and progress on the same Ringo Lake Mystery Quilt
The Handwork:

Lynne is stitching some Gum Nut Babies

Liz is creating something new.

This is Ann-Maree's work but because Betty-Ann had no handwork with her Ann-Maree graciously let Betty-Ann do some of the stitching for her. Betty-Ann has already completed her own!

This is what the completed project will look like.

Ann-Maree was actually appliqueing baskets.

Emma was crocheting a pretty hexagonal rug.

Jackie was binding.

Heather was appliqueing

Joy was appliqueing

Shirley was also appliqueing.

Jean was hand sewing.
Selina was busy cutting fabrics for her next project.

Jill was creating a great Toucan quilt with circles for her son. Now I've never seen Toucan fabric before but Jill's son asked for a Toucan quilt one day and the next day she went to the shop and there it was .. Toucan fabric in three different colourways!

Roslyn was also binding.

Nicole was creating hexagons.

Cath was working on her purple hexagon collection.

Robyn was working on ........ hexagons!

Penny almost completed another Patchwork of the Crosses block (Lucy Boston) block.

Ann was knitting a beanie.


Saturday 6 January 2018

Show and Tell:

 Jackie has a friend who likes Polar Bears and likes to buy panels. Jackie gets to make the quilts and quilt them for her friend. Lucky friend! This is a Polar Bear panel quilted with snow flakes and ice crystals.

Jackie no 2 quilt top for a Grand daughter.

Jackie no 3 quilt, a gift for a work colleague's mother who has just moved into a care facility.

Roslyn's quilt, a 'Disappearing Nine Patch'. I've made a disappearing nine patch quilt before but not like this, it must be cut differently.

Bonnie K Hunter Show and Tell: 

Members brought along their Bonnie K Hunter quilts and mystery quilts for a combined show and tell.

  Ann-Maree's Easy Street, January 2013 Mystery.

Jean's Celtic Solstice, January 2014 Mystery.

Marilyn's Roll Roll Cotton Boll, November 2010 Mystery.

Jean's Allietare, January 2016 Mystery.

Marilyn's work, Lazy Sunday, a Bonnie design from one of her books.

Marilyn's Carolina Christmas, 2009 Mystery.

  Glynis's Orca Bay, Winter 2011 Mystery.

Marilyn's Grand Illusion, January 2015 Mystery.

 Jean's Grand Illusion, January 2015 Mystery.

Joy's Grand Illusion, January 2015 Mystery.
 Marilyn, Jean and Joy's Grand Illusion, January 2015 Mystery.

Jean's Double Delight, January 2009 Mystery.

 Jean and Glynis's Double Delight, January 2009 Mystery.

Food:

 Pumpkin Salad 

 Wagyu Beef Salad
 
 Mussels

 Pulled Beef Burger with Chips

Lamb Salad with Yogurt Beetroot Dressing
 Next gathering will be at the Hotel Pennant Hills on Saturday 20 January 2018.