Quilt Aid, Another Finish

On Monday, I received my first Quilt Aid block. It is the one by designer Majella Rush from Kookaburra Cottage. As I haven't done much needleturn applique, the first two blocks I purchased are blanket stitch applique ones. I will have to practice my needleturn before I start on the other blocks. The fabrics are very pretty so can't wait to see the block made up.

Today I finished a small bag I have been working on for a while. It is made out of Lakehouse charm squares which I bought several months ago. I have a pink challenge for the camp I am attending in August so thought this fabric might be okay to use. The rules state you need to make something (your choice) pink. I will try to make something else as well but if I don't have time then at least I have this to take. The bag takes only 16 charm squares which are laid out on the diagonal. I quilted it using Perle 8 thread and luckily found the pink buttons at my local quilt shop...... Homespun and Beautiful.

Quilt Aid 2009, Group Visit

A few months ago on some of the designers blogs, they showed sneak peeks of a block that they were designing for a charity project. This project is to start around June. If you wish to read about it and see the blocks that the designers have created go the logo on my sidebar. They look great and all my favourite designers are there as well.
Today, members of the Jimboomba Quilters and Stitchers went to a Retirement Village in Durack to show some of our quilts and other handcrafts, that have been made by our members, to a group of Legacy ladies who reside there. We talked about our group and what we had brought along to show them. The ladies were very interested in how the quilts were constructed and how we went about making them eg did we stitch by hand or machine?, did we quilt them on a domestic machine? We gave them a general idea of what was required as we also took along some quilts in various stages of construction and I think everyone got an understanding of what is involved in making a quilt. The ladies seemed to enjoy the morning as much as we did. It's surprising how many things you have to 'show and tell' when you look around the walls of your home.