Showing posts with label Bluebird Foundation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bluebird Foundation. Show all posts

Saturday, December 22, 2018

This afternoon

I have been quilting the baby quilt I started a few weeks ago, the great grandmother of the baby is coming here on the 27th so I thought I should get my skates on and get it finished.


there is quite a nice view out the window today

the horse block is finished...yay!!

Quite a bit of my time has been spent sitting staring at this trying to work out where the pieces go, this is a wasgij, the picture on the box not what you can see but what someone in the picture can see. Keeps you thinking!

the quilt for Victor is bound, wrapped and under the tree.

These cats are so cute!

Last Tuesday evening I went with the past Guild president to a Gratitude Garden Party. It was at the Bluebird Foundation in Geelong and they were thanking everyone who had donated/supported them thru the year. The Guild donated quilts to them for their reading programmes at two venues. This drawing was created by the man who teaches the boys street art classes, how clever is that. I hope the Guild will support them again next year.
On Wednesday there was supposed to be a last meeting of the St Leonard's girls, but the venue was closed for a clean up, so we went to Jill s house and got to meet Molly. Molly could no longer live with her owner so Jill is seeing how she fits into their house and gets on with their dog. She is a beautiful quiet cat.


Jill has finished this cushion cover she got as a kit when we heard Margaret Mew speak, it is the most beautiful applique.

Here is Jills dog, after she got over being excited about visitors being in the house and had plenty of back and tummy rubs.

I emptied a gin bottle, not in a day I hasten to add, and decided the bottle was too nice to thrown away, so it has been turned into a light, not really dark enough to see it properly, but you get the idea.
Are you still awake?? Hee hee.
I am off to finish the quilting before the dinner needs to be cooked.
Happy stitching.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Fixed Up!

 The Doing the Rounds has been unsewn (only 8 circles thank goodness!!) and resewn and eagle eyed Ondrea spotted one rosette was missing, well now that BOM#3 has arrived I have the extra bit of material Sandy kindly sent, the missing hexie has been replaced and rosette is in place.

Today I have been in to Geelong to do Guild stuff, we visited the local politician to see if we could get some financial help with the Rickie Tims event we have later in the year....we have more information to take back to the committee and decisions to make now. They made us very welcome though.
Later this afternoon Cheryl (Guild President) and I went to the Bluebird Foundation to drop off the Book Reading Quilts

Bron and Lucy were very happy to receive them...discussion was happening over which quilts were going where a they work at different venues.





They are lovely ladies and have invited us to go along to one of their sessions next term.
When I got home this amazing parcel was waiting for me on the kitchen bench

Love a surprise parcel, and isn't it beautifully decorated!

Lots of beautiful goodies inside from Julie of Threadbare Cottage. Handmade soap, Kiwiana fat quarters, hand knitted dish cloths, hand made card, tea towel with a beautiful message about dogs on it, a reminder list with a Chow on it and a lovely hand painted heart with the message  "Life is a patchwork of Friendship". Julie helped me out by homing some of my mothers crystal and linen bits, I was so happy  they were going to a loving home and this is Julie's thank you!.
Thank you very much Julie, you have spoilt me!

Love the Chowchow!! The lost on the cover here sound very familiar!!
I had better run, hubby is wanting dinner and I need to rescue it from the oven.
Cheers to wonderful friends.