Meeting together last Saturday

 At our last gathering on Saturday we all had our various tasks assigned and while Karen was sewing on labels (see later in this post) I did some quilting and machine binding.

Stephanie trimmed all our pebbles blocks and then joined them into a flimsy.

Elaine machine bound the flowers quilt.

We have received more of our rainbow strips (thank you ladies) and they look stunning hanging over the bannister.

I have now purchased some woven labels for our donation quilts to make the labelling job quick and easy. These are the labels Karen was seen sewing on above. I think the others were labelling as well.

During our Zoom we had a show and tell and I have now photographed all the quilts that are finished and awaiting a new home.

Shadows 2

Ivy and Betty's Pink and Blue using orphan blocks.

Flowers 

The Pebbles flimsy that Stephanie constructed.

Now we need to add borders to the Pebbles and decide how we are going to divvy up the rainbow strips to finish those quilts as the year progresses. Of course we have not received all the strips yet but we can still start. According to the number of active members in the group we should end up with about 10 quilts eventually.

Placemats for Meals on Wheels St George area

 After seeing so many quilters making placemats for Meals on Wheels I rang the NSW branch many years ago and they did not want to know. Susan at Susan's Sewing Space suggested I ring my local Meals on Wheels. Ha success! The manager had never heard of it but thought it was a great idea. Basically she said 'how many have you got?' 

So here we go!

Anyone who has eaten at my place may remember the ones I use.

If you are looking for a little project or want to try out a new technique or use up some scraps. Ring your local Meals on Wheels and see if they'd like some to send out with their meals for birthdays or other special days.

I made some for my grand girls when they were small to teach them about setting the table.

Perhaps I will make a few to practice my machine binding rather than hand hemming the binding.

Thank you Susan for your inspiration.