The start of a raffle quilt

Judy from Cornerstone  Creations was a trader at our quilt show a few years back. She donated a fabric pack to our group. 

Well, it’s time to use it. After a few calculations I have designed a quilt that we can make and have a few ladies to help. This also allows for different abilities with their stitching. This is a quilt I made many years ago and fits well with this fabric.

So I got it all cut up

and sorted into rows

And the first strip sewn together. Phew, it measures about what I thought.

Now to get a group together to finish the top. 

Waikerie sew in day and my raffle win

 We had a great day sitting, sewing, shopping, listening and learning. Then going through all the raffle prizes. Yes, there were 120 of them…..

So many times the number called was either side of my ticket.

Some people on our table won a few prizes. Colleen got drawn, collected her prize then she was drawn again. She kindly said I could claim the prize as I hadn’t won anything yet and it was my birthday coming up. She is so kind.

Colleen also bought me some sashiko thread for my present.

Then we got to nearly the end and everyone was just wanting it to finish. My number was drawn for 2nd prize. Wow what a gift. Here is what I got.

An A4 light box, a table runner pattern, a $25.00 gift voucher for a local store (so I have to go back for a visit)

And a beautiful little quilt.

This quilt will now be a gift for a work colleague who has recently had a premie baby girl. Even though itis blue the butterflies are suited for a little girl.

SLOW STITCHING SUNDAY

While I was enjoying my FNWF and when I had done working on my X stitches I was drawing out the blocks for my local quilt group.
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Anyone from the group can take part in the making of the blocks for next years raffle quilt.
I chose to do 4 applique blocks.
So on Sunday I was sitting here sewing and joining in with everyone on Slow stitching Sunday.
http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/slowly-stitching-and-not-multitasking.html
Here they are.....
I made these 2 easier blocks

 And 2 of the sunflower blocks.

They are to be handed in at our next meeting.
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And on Friday I received my swap blocks from ANNA. We were partners in the paper piecing block swap.

Anna made this lovely Hunters Star block. It measures 12" and is lovely.

We have been partners in another swap do she also made me a scissor fob.

Anna coloured in the block, hand quilted it and then finished it off into a fob.

It is lovely. Thankyou Anna.

Unfortunately I have decided to no longer take part in these swaps. They were really great for me when I didn't want too many commitments and large projects. I now am wanting to do more sewing and have a lot of projects that need finishing and quilting so I have decided that my time is needed there. It has been great for the past 18 months but we all need to move on.

Thankyou Sue for all the organising you do in these swaps..

http://paperpiecersswapclub.blogspot.com.au

Heathcote's WIP baby quilt

Part of being a member of a quilt group is to help out where & when needed.

We have our quilt show coming up at the end of the year so we are working on the raffle quilts.

We have a larger one being done and this little beauty.

A cute little baby quilt. 

The embroidered blocks were donated.

A few of the ladies pieced the blocks together.

Fun quilting with a giraffe, rabbit,whale & dolphins

Then I added a dog, cow, pig, horse & birds

 Next to come was a cat, sheep & an elephant.


 

Then to add some framing colour I did a double binding of blue and orange.

I hope the girls like what I have done. 

All that is left is to finish the binding.

This is my.    WIP WEDNESDAY project today.
I'm also linking to VALS QUILTING STUDIO for Archive Tuesday FMQ...