It was an enjoyable evening of sewing and talking always a good combination! Rosemary presented the snowflakes bunting project for our exhibition. Show and Tell Rosemary’s “I spy” memory Quilt for her husband Tony’s birthday featuring fabric representing all aspects of his life. Every picture tells a story. It was quilted with a rippling water pattern which represents Tony sailing…
Rosemary presented some interesting facts about Jelly Rolls that she read in the current Classic Sewing magazine eNewletter. “Carrie Nelson at Moda Fabrics has been quoted as saying that the name Jelly Roll came about as most quilters like sweets and the roll looks a bit like a jelly-roll pastry”. “The Jelly Roll was introduced…
Kay Holst, our guest speaker this month, is one of the education spokespersons for the Western Districts Exhibit at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Kay gave an extremely interesting talk on “Preparing for the Easter Show”. The exhibits are the end result of a year of hard work by agriculturalists, farmers and volunteers, who plan, source, collect,…
April kicked off with “Showcase a member” – where members of the group share a little of their lives and personal quilting journeys. Lynne was the first with 10 interesting facts about herself. Then she shared a couple of her favourite quilts that she had made. Annie brought in her sewing projects from kindergarten through…
The Convenor, Lorraine, welcomed her new committee, saying that it was great to have a mix of new and longer serving members working together. The committee has planned and organised an interesting and diverse program for 2016 with lots of activities including: workshops, showcasing members, block of the month designed by Karen Matthews, quilt exhibition,…
In early March Cherrybrook Quilters had a weekend away at Ferndale Country Retreat, Lower Portland. The bushland setting was rustic but comfortable and we were greeted by peacocks each morning. Most of our time was spent in the large conference room with a lovely view over the Hawkesbury River. It was a relaxing weekend where we…
At our first meeting for the year, Sue worked very hard to create an entertaining night for us, a bit of trivia and a bit of fun. Show & Tell Some of the member’s projects completed over the Christmas break. We are all working hard towards completing the Convenor’s Challenge 2015/16 Memory Quilt – Something…
