Another stitching Wednesday

Wednesday was full of stitching and chatting as usual. It was good to see the ladies at social stitching at the shop and at the classes. Jan has a lovely new grandson and has made him a beautiful blanket.

In the afternoon class, Jill had this very handy bag with her. It had been made by her sister and has so many great pockets. We all loved the plaited handles.

Jill finished her pin cushion and it looks so good. It is a lovely big one and so very useful.

In the evening, Danielle brought along 2 great bags she has made for gifts. They are such a good size and are reversible too. I am sure the birthday girls will love them.

Borders and a little stitching

Over the weekend I finally put the borders on the "World as it should be" quilt. It really didn't take long and as usual, I wondered why I put these things off. I am planning to use some of the spare blocks and put them into the backing once I decide which fabric to use.

I have been doing some work on projects for the stitching days in the coming months. Here are a couple of sneak peeks. It has been fun to work with felt again.

Wonderful quilt of memories

It was so lovely to see Caroline's wonderful quilt of her family's trip around Australia all quilted and finished. It is such a great quilt to remember a fantastic trip around Australia in their campervan. They designed and stitched the blocks as they travelled. She has had it quilted but Robyn at Plain and Fancy and Robyn has done a wonderful job.

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Here is a map of their trip. There are arrows to show the way they travelled around Australia.

This is their hardy campervan.

And here are some of the wonderful sights they saw. Doesn't the quilting add to the feel of each block?

Well done Caroline and daughter Emily. You have created a fabulous quilt and great memory of your holiday. We certainly live in a country of great contrasts.

A look back in time at some crochet

I have so enjoyed looking at the funny things we "oldies" used to crochet in the olden days on Lucy's lovely blog. I used to love to crochet and made lots of mad things....vests and ponchos etc. My mum was a wonderful at knitting and crocheting and used to even make us slippers. I have a half finished pair of her slippers in bright orange I should finish and wear in her memory. I also used to make things for the girls to wear and some blankets too. Here are a few pictures. I loved that sleeping bag Amy has on. The pictures are a bit grainy as I had to take pictures of the photos.

Can't believe my babies are all grown up and married. Aren't we young!!!!! I've got curly (pretend) hair! This was one of my favourite garments. Amy has on a homespun, crocheted jacket. It was so warm and cosy. Wasn't she just such a sweetie?

I also made this rug in the homespun wool. It is folded over a cane chair normally.

This is the granny square blanket I made in my 20's. I must admit we don't use it as there are quilts to use these days but I still quite like it.

the other two books

The postman/woman brought the other 2 books I had ordered from the Book Depository. They are 2 of the Tilda books and they are delightful. They have lots of patterns in them but they are also just nice to look at as the projects are all photographed in lovely homes. There are several other books in this series and it is tempting to get them too.

Might just browse through them again this afternoon.

Wednesday night's class

It was great to get together again on Wednesday night for our first class for 2010. There was so much chat and sharing. Some of the girls had show and tell and here is a little of it. Linda, who is our patchwork high achiever, has made 2 lovely kids' quilts, one for her son and one as a gift. The fabrics are so happy and cheerful and very retro too. They have been professionally quilted and look great. The top one has been quilted with numbers in the quilting.

Barbara has been busy too and has decorated a teatowel. I love the french knot berries on the top.

Carol pretended she had made this wonderful doll! It was a gift from her talented sister, Wendy. She is so lovely and we all wanted one! The fabric colours are so perfect. Might have to get the pattern, which we do have at the shop.

Indian embroidery and beading

Paddy has been living in India over the last year and she brought in this amazing cushion cover that has been beautifully, hand embroidered and beaded. There is so much detail and it would have taken so much time!