The meeting on the 16th was our second meeting for April. We had an almost full house, which is always rather fun. With everyone there, we always have lots of chatter and laughter. Hard to concentrate on the business though :)
We had some lovely quilts brought in.
First up is one made by Lyn from Friday Quilters:
Business wise, this was a big meeting even though there were a few missing members.
We have had notification that we have been successful in our grant applications from the Club Burwood, Canterbury League Club and Dooleys Catholic Club Lidcombe. We are very grateful that these clubs have agreed to sponsor us. Our biggest expense is for wadding - the middle layer of a quilt which makes them warm. Although we are gifted a lot of fabric, there is rarely a piece large enough for the back of a quilt, and we have to purchase quite a bit of backing fabric. So our thanks go to these 3 clubs for their support of our group; without grants like this we could not function in the way we do.
We have had requests for raffle quilts from the organisers of fund raisers:
* for the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea on 12 May.
* Concord West Public School
* St Mary's School
* Next Sense School for Hearing and Vision Impaired Children
* The Foundation & Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Quilts were selected and prepared for delivery.
And here are the quilts for today's meeting:
Here it is, and Easter is almost upon us. This means that if you are in the Northern Hemisphere, Spring is nearing, but where we are Easter means blissfully cooler weather, although the rains have not abated.
Cooler weather means our knits and quilts are being welcomed even more than usual. And last week another batch was brought in completed. I shall reverse the usual order and show you the woolies first. They are as important as the quilts!
