Merry Christmas to all (just a bit late)

After a crazy week of singing and visiting and entertaining I can now stop. To wish you seasons greetings I am showing off my bunting experiments.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Karen's Knot Bag experiments

 Following Karen's show and tell on zoom last time we met she has sent through the following...

I've finished my Xmas sewing: Japanese knot bags. 

The sheep fabric bag was the one I brought to our December get-together: an experiment that I will keep. The other three are presents. 

I experimented with different patterns: the more rounded one from the Spotlight website and the less rounded one from 'Sew Very Easy'. I found the latter's method easier (uses an opening at the base of the bag for turning inside out - video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adOsyo950u0) than the former (opening in one of the handles).

I hope you are all inspired to try a few.

Our last get together of 2025

 Last Saturday, all in Christmassy mood, we joined forces to label our finished quilts and get them off to their new home at the Cancer Day Centre at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse via Karen

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Our next quilt top has been built and is waiting for perhaps a border of the pale blue. We have decided not to put the extra corner diamonds between each block as it looks so pretty as it is...

I have still not quilted our second shadow box quilt but that is perhaps a January job. 

 Then after our lunch we were joined upstairs by Linda and Jess for some fun with bunting.

This allowed for lots of discussion and laughter about options.

Then we decided to put our last quilt blocks of 2025 up on the design wall to see how they work together. It looks rather good and we all agree that it needs a calico border and then perhaps a border of the small squares with calico binding.

Then of course there was the zoom together with more of our group. Janice and Heather were able to join us for that and Elaine was able to show her latest finished quilt.

Karen had two Japanese Knot bags that she had made. So simple but very effective.

Thank you to all those who have worked so hard this year on our joint projects and have kept me and others sane.

News from Jeanette

 Jeanette was unable to join our Zoom yesterday but sent these photos of the quilt exhibition she was involved in. She writes...

Hope you all have a great lunch today. 

Don't think I'll make it to zoom as I've got our patchwork building open today for people to see our quilts. The Art group is next door & having their open day today & asked us to join in. Unfortunately the area has very poor phone reception. 

It looks a great exhibition Jeanette. We did miss you on zoom.