Our quilt group had a fabulous trunk show on Friday night.
Flip La K with Brenda.
We raised $140 for cancer resources. Great effort ladies.
Saturday we had a workshop to learn how to use these wonderful rulers/templates.
We all made the same block each which will be put together for a charity quilt. We also were all given the ruler to keep. Brenda was so generous.
The group all worked hard to finish the block then start on their own block/quilt with their own rulers.
Everyone was so busy.
I wanted to learn the flying geese block. This is one that I never get right. Brenda’s quilt is so pretty.
I grabbed a pile of Batiks and hand dyed fabrics
Started to sew the dreaded block.
Finally worked out how to do it with the ruler.
It does work fairly easily once you get it. A great workshop.
Sunday was time to start another block.. my friend made this block as her first attempt.
Now it’s my turn
and this is the fabric I grabbed.
I didn’t get any of this sewn as my machine played up stitching the batiks. I cut the strips needed then packed them away.
This is such a beautiful design
I went back to stitching the last 2 charity blocks. Now to work out how to put them together. The blocks were to measure 10 1/2” but they measure anything from 10 - 11” so a clever idea is needed. A few seams will be pulled apart and restitched and the sashing I have chosen will give a wonky look which hopefully will hide the odd sizes.
10 of us went to the RSL for dinner on Saturday night and my oh my… it was delicious.
The shanks.
Chicken and vegies.
Garlic prawns, rice and vegies… Delicious
Pavlova with berries…. Yummy. I didn’t have this but the person next to me thoroughly enjoyed it.
There was 7 different meals ordered and they were all great quality.
6 of us bought meat raffle tickets and 3 on our table won…
It was a fantastic weekend. Now to make something with the blocks started…..