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A fun Day despite the weather

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by the time I remembered to take my camera out to take some pictures of our programme day, Sandra Carter had won the "guess the block name" contest.  Out of the twelve patterns to name she got nine of them right...smart cookie got a fat quarter for it, too. The next game was funny and fun....dress the bride in toilet paper.  We had three teams and here is team number three dressing Judy Hughes. Team number two getting Jean Thompson all dolled up...I was with team number one and Renate was our model. Here are the lovely brides...notice Judy's fascinator.... She stepped on her train and lost it...poor bride. Renate looks like runaway mummy....she was tucked in pretty tight there and will probably find pieces of the paper later...Good fun and a few laughs..best therapy in the world.  Helen made this sweet place mat for her grand daughter...I have a feeling it will be chocolates in the pockets instead of cutlery. and here we are ...we're such gamblers

March 8, 2016

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90 years young ! Happy Birthday to Mary Lawson!  Susan got this wonderful kit for a Christmas present and put it together....isn't it gorgeous.  She told us that after washing the centre panel she ran into a lot of difficulties putting it all together...only she can tell where..we think it is beautiful. This is Susan's mystery block from Quiltmaker magazine.  She chose colours based on their recommendation and it worked out beautifully. Running into a contrary google gremlin that is putting the pictures out of order.  This is Muriel showing us the eight inch squares she is knitting out of orphan balls of yarn.  It will all be put together as blankets for the refugee crisis. What a great way to use up scrap yarn. Here's Ethel , cleaning up her UFO's.  This beautiful vest is reversible. Here's a comfort quilt top she made for the ladies to quilt when they are ready. Joan brought in her star quilt that was a block of the month a

Evening Ladies, March 7, 2016

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 Marilyn made this Emmaline Bag with the frame that she ordered on line.  Those are pins and needles on the fabric.  and then she showed us what she can do with "leftovers"  This fabric came from a quilt she made  and these are pot holders and oven mitts...clever, clever there , girlie!!! This beauty is Linda's quilt as you go.  She did it all by machine and wasn't in love with it when finished  The picture does not do it justice with the tiny red borders and sashing...it's gorgeous. Wendy tried a new technique...a quilt as you go , as well.  This one is made  making a tube, cutting as per directions and then creating a Bargello.  she appliqued the butterflies after.  What a great job!  This beauty is a quilt she put together using fat quarters and now has the dilemma of  how to quilt it. We should all be so lucky!  Renate got her chickens in a row...it's the day timer's block of the month..what a fun project .  Here are two more iro