Last day of retreat

Christine has bordered a scrap quilt made from Judy's scraps

Great effort

Another top is going together,  this one is Maria's I think 🤔 

                                                                                 

My Kwandi is finished, this was started with a class at the Guild with Irene Blanck.

This Quilt is being made by Maria, she found the centre at an op shop and has added borders.

Back home I have sandwiched three quilt tops, only took one photo

It was lovely out the back yesterday afternoon.

Last night we went out for an early Mothers Day dinner

 Finn was taken with the guitar player and got up to dance. He had a great evening, as did we all.

Happy stitching.

Fun day stitching

The Guild had a class in Kwandi taught by Irene Blanck today. Irene is a fun and informative teacher, we had a great day. We had to take along a backing piece with wadding onto and the edges sewn down (forgot a photo). We learned about the history of Kwandi and the people who traditionally make it. Kwandi is made by the Siddi people in India, they have an African history. They make their quilts from old clothes often with sari backings, with lots of quilting stitching. 

I don't know why this is upside down, but you get the idea!

This is where I finished for the day, lots to continue with at home, once other projects have been done.

Irene and Anne.

This is one of Irene's Kwandi quilts. I like the extra squares on some of the bigger blocks.

That is it for me for now, off for dinner

Happy stitching  🪡🧵.