Happy 2011!

With the month of January almost over (!), I thought a brief a post would be in order.
At the last meeting, five of us got together, and it appeared we all had a pretty good Christmas and New Year. I don't hold much with New Year's resolutions, but I plan to finish at least 3 UFOs this year!
Tania has started ordering a few books for our library, and we're all looking forward to the arrival of the books. Which reminds me that our library might not only consist of books, but also magazines, patterns, equipment, DVDs, and even online subscriptions! So, ladies, put your thinking 'bonnets' on ...
I was also thinking that perhaps we could have a fabric 'library' of sorts; if members wish to share some fabric, they could put it in the box, and other members could use it for a project. Not a scrap box, but maybe a minimum of 1 FQ. I'm sure we have a few FQ around we could put in the 'share box'.
Another idea I had (as you see, my brain was not really engaged in my studies...) was to establish a sister group, somewhere overseas. This would be a fun way of meeting new friends, swapping ideas, and maybe even holding swaps or challenges. Just a thought.
I very much look forward to our meetings this year, and seeing what everybody makes.

Christmas Dinner

This is the best we could do with a very dark photo!! Happy group after a great night out.

Happy Christmas everyone!!

Merry Christmas, Gisborne Quilters!

I just wanted to wish you all a lovely Christmas and a great New Year! I'm looking forward to lots of quilting with you, and to lots of fun on Wednesday evenings!
January is usually time for a break in the quilt groups, but this year it seems quite a few of my quilting friends are around, so I invite you to a sit & sew at my place on Saturday, 8th January, at 1:30pm. If you could let me know you're coming, a few days beforehand, that would be great. Just email me on donnamcnb@hotmail.com and then I can send you directions if needed.
Happy quilting, stitching, knitting, crafting....

Christmas dinner

Dinner at The Telegraph in Gisborne last Thursday - we had a great evening, here we are with our Kris Kringle gifts.

Pillowcases

This is our collection of pillowcases (14) that I delivered up to Cobaw Community and Health centre last Wednesday (10/11/10). They were received with a smile and thanks.

Quilt for Vietnam

Annette's daughter is off to Vietnam to work in a hospital and an orphanage that cares for HIV babies - I made this cheats quilt (no wadding) for her to take over there.

Show and tell

Marg has completed her French Braid quilt - it looks amazing, the blues have come up really well.