Second April Meeting

We had another big meeting last week, with some amazing work from our members.

We are having issues with sourcing wadding again.  With so many quilts coming in for wadding and backing, it is hard to find a good reliable source at a reasonable price.

There was also a lengthy discussion on places we could perhaps support in our local area.  A few suggestions were bandied around, and they will need to be followed up.

First up we had a couple of little quilts made by Lyn from Friday Quilters.  The fabrics were originally in a kit donated by Susan U from Queensland, and one kit was made up into 3 small kids quilts by Lyn.

The hearts fin this quilt were left overs from a UFO which Susan U donated too.

And some nice warm woolies to help with the current cold snap we have having.

And that's it for now.  See you in a couple of weeks.

First Day of Winter

Yesterday, our last meeting, was officially the first day of winter here in the southern hemisphere.  I have been slightly envious of all those lovely Spring photos I have seen on social media.  Not a problem though, as our winter weather is usually lovely - cool sunny days, but cold nights.

Our members collected a large bundle of children's clothing which were delivered to We Care Connect.  We were told that May has broken all records with the organisation providing Winter essentials to 292 families with over 600 children.

We also delivered a bundle of quilts to the Dandelion Network, who mentioned us on Instagram.

Some lovely donated quilts were amongst those brought in this week.

The first 2 quilts were donations from Susan U in Queensland:

And this one was made by Sue E from Friday Quilters.

The winter woolies brought in today will be a bonus to those of our recipients who are doing it tough. There were beanies, shawls and a pair of baby booties.

And here are the quilts made by our members.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by and supporting our group.  See you next time.

Second Meeting for April

We had a lovely meeting last week, despite a few people still being away.

A delivery of 20 quilts, some baby wraps and booties was made to We Care Connect in Wyong.  They were so appreciative, and we were given a short tour of the warehouse facility. 

Some lovely quilts came in today including some donated by 3 of our regular donors.

First up is this one - donated by Susan U from Queensland.  She has donated quite a few previously, and sent us a bundle of tops recently.  Thank you Susan!  

Next is one from Sue E from Friday Quilters:

And one from the Monday Quilters Group. 

They do the cutest applique work, and this quilt is no exception.  Just take a look at this darling Mrs Duck off to do her shopping.....

I am doing things upside down today.  Usually I show the woolen items last, but just in case you thought they were not important, I am doing them first.  These items are just so appreciated when we donate them, so they are really an important part of what we do.

This quilt is amazing - each block has a part of a story on it and was probably meant to be made into a book.  There's one of the blocks in the next photo to show what I mean.  

We are always short of masculine quilt, but this week we actually had 3 come in.