Face to Face Again!

We had our first Face to Face meeting since 5th March last week.  How good was it to see everyone?  And it was full house too, with 14 of our 15 members present.  We had to take some special precautions of course but I don't think anyone minded, we were all too pleased to see each other.  Lots of chatter and happy faces.

As I had thought, there were quite a few quilts brought in, so be warned there are lots of photos.

Besides those brought in today, we have delivered a total of 187 quilts, 10 scarves and 54 beanies to various organisations during lockdown.  A big effort by everyone.

Jill read us some thank you mail we have received, including a delightful, handwritten note from a 5 year old at Ronald MacDonald House thanking us for the beanie and scarf she received because "they kept her head warm". 

We also received a thank you note from Lillian, the President at the Crookwell CWA Branch.  We sent some quilts for Drought Relief late last year.  2 quilts raised $700 which went to a very badly drought affected area north of Lismore (up near the Queensland border).  The other 2 quilts we sent were used in a fundraising barbeque, the proceeds of $600 was distributed locally.

Enjoy the quilts:

This one was made by Robin's friend Maralyn

Someone picked up a job lot of spotty Dalmation fabric.  Aren't they cute?

And most of the plain squares have a cute dog quilted into them....

We had a teddy bear kit donated, and this gorgeous cuddly is the result.

Flannel wraps, baby beanies and booties, 

And some adult sized beanies and scarves.

Our next meeting will be first week of August.  See you then.

ISewlation Post No 7

Well I thought I had done the last of the ISewlation posts last time as we are having our first face to face meeting in over 5 months next week.  However, we have had quite a few quilts dropped off at our Sydney hub, including some donated quilts as well, so I thought I should get on an shown them to you.

We have also had another lovely thank you note from the son of a patient at the Palliative Care unit.  These thank you notes are really appreciated by the members of the group.  That someone who is going through a really tough time, manages to write us a note is truly special.

First up Maria brought 3 quilts made by her friend Robyn and quilted by Mary:

And this one is by Maria's friend Ella.

Betty S from the Shepparton Quilters posted the next 2 to us.  Thank you Betty!

The next two are little tied flannel wraps.

And just look at the variety of quilts.  No two are the same!

Well done everyone.  See you all next week.