Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Easter 2026

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:






















That's it for today!  Have a great week.

Sunday, 22 March 2026

19th March

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!




Four little flannel wraps...


And here are the quilts...










That's it for now.  See you after Easter.


Monday, 9 March 2026

5th March

Quite a few people were away, so it was a select few who met up last week.  It didn't affect the line up of great quilts though.

Since the last meeting we took some quilts to CABL, a support group for disadvantaged, vulnerable and at-risk members of the community in Sydney's inner west.  You can read a bit about what they do by clicking on this link.

And another bundle went to We Care Connect.  

Here are the quilts which came in this time.

The first 3 are donations from members of Friday Quilters.

Elizabeth

Lyn

Cheryl

And the rest were made by our members
















That's it for now.  Thanks for popping in.