Show and Tell #7.

 A lot of Hexagons were being sewn today, check out why on the Sydney Modern Quilt Group Blog.

Lots of lovely SCQuilters braved the heat from all over Sydney and surrounds for a few hours with friends of like minds, a bit of lunch, a bit of sewing and a bit of lunch... all in airconditioned comfort.

 Loz from Engadine with Lisa from Lewisham.

 Pennie from Turramurra and Di Jobbins from Darling Point.

 Di Bracey from Vaucluse and Jill from Thornleigh.

 Ros from Padstow and Cath from Minchinbury.

 Munaiba from Wattle Grove... and Heather from Thornleigh.

 Joy from Ryde and Sue from Kings Langley.

 Becky from Ryde and Ruth from the Blue Mountains.

 Stephanie from Thornleigh and Jean from Terrigal.

 Brenda from Endfield and Maggie from Cremorne.

 Marianne from Frenches Forest and Gillian from St Ives and Kerry from Sydney.

 Kate from Horningsea Park and Erica from Parramatta and Annette from Allambie Heights.

 Marilyn from Bungan on her knees with Michelle from Caringbah and Lissa from West Wallsend.

I know two of you escaped before I had a chance to take your photos... I know who you are  :-)

Mango Waffle Dessert that just needed photographing!!!

Show and Tell.

 I had to start the Show and Tell with this beauty from Di J.... all hand pieced and hand quilted!  What a masterpiece.

Marianne's latest Bonnie K Hunter Mystery Quilt... Easy Street... in the colours Bonnie chose herself.

 Jean made the same BKH Easy Street with only slightly different fabrics than Marilyn's above.

Marianne made BKH's Easy Street a second time changing the colours enough to make the same pattern look totally different, very clever Marilyn!

 Gillian's lovely quilt... made just because  :-)

 Annette's Jelly Roll Quilt is very striking isn't it.

 Stephanie's quilt for her son.

 Loz is still working on this magnificent diamond hexagon quilt.

 Jill needed help to hold up her latest cushion cover... she even has a zip in the back!

 Another of Cath's quilt made for a Charity.

And... a second beauty from Steph.

But Wait! There's more....

 Cath's Quilt made for a charity.

 Di B's  Aussie quilt.

 Marilyn made two quilts for her neighbour's twins.

Marilyn's quilt for the second twin... how lucky are those two eh!

 Annette need help holding up her left over's quilt... is this a pot mit Annette?  or am I being mistaken?

 Rita made this quilt for a female Soldier.

 Ros made this beaut quilt.

 Brenda's 'This is your Life Challenge'... Hexagon's are Brenda's life :-)

 Michelle's beautiful crocheted blanket.

 Michelle holding up two of Lisa Walton's 'Dyed and Gone to Heaven' fabrics!

SCQuilters Christmas Party 2012.

Our usual room at the Blue Gum was booked this month, it costs $1,300 including food to hire the room so we don't pay but we get the room for free if there isn't a booking.

We can use a bigger room if that isn't booked at $1,800 but there were already 5 other groups in that room so I made the decision to hold our Annual Christmas Party at my home. 

Now when I made that decision it was a lovely 25c sunny day and we'd just had parties the two weekends before so I wasn't fussed, we do have a lot of parties here.

 Then the weather report came out... 35c 100% humidity and raining... SO...  23 of us were all shut up inside with fans blowing and you know what?    We had a really fun day, it was great even better than it would have been at the Blue Gum, which was lovely :-)  gee SCQuilters are great!

We sent out to my local Pizza shop and the compliments flowed, I must pop in and tell them just how much we enjoyed our lunch.

Recycled Gift Giving - This has become a tradition for our SCQuilty Christmas Parties. We bring a gift that hasn't been used, is in good condition but something that you will never use... and as strange as possible.

 ... You can tell by the look on Marianne's face just how much fun this recycled gift idea can be.
Check it out on the movie below.

 Or there again you can receive something you always wanted just as Helen did.

 Jean was lucky enough to receive the recycled 'Sensational Swans' DVD from 2005... and some other goodies.

 Rita on the other hand received half a dozen fish shaped serving dishes and 'Cool Fingers'  Look out for these next year methinks!

 Steph is thinking this could be useful??

 Annette is thinking she might need to go and learn Japanese so she can read her new Quilt Book... nice little dish though.

 Someone had a good clean out of their sewing room and Ros was lucky enough to receive this gift, she said she'd certainly be keeping some of them.

 Poor Heather.... she can't bear to look at her gift, she received it two years ago and thought she'd seen the end of it!  This parcel was disguised, it was wrapped up in several layers of paper with a small gift inside each wrapping.  Heather will have to think of a different way to wrap this gift next year.

 Penny looks delighted with her gift, the top of the tree comes off and it becomes a salt shaker, the bottom is for pepper.  Looks can be deceptive ;-)

 Marilyn is hiding behind her gift!

 Claire choose the basket saying at least she would be able to use the basket after... it was filled with all sorts of wonderful stuff most of which won't be coming back.

 Lynne wasn't too worried about her gift, she thinks the grandchildren may like some of these DVD's

 Cath may not be bringing this gift back either, it's filled with 'Dove' products.

A lovely bowl for Paddy who had to leave before she opened this gift, she's coming to pick it up later today.