Our New Best Friend!

 I have pleasure in announcing the arrival of GLORIA! She may be young but she's very HOT!

It was lovely to be back at the Hensman Hall in glorious warmth.

Lots of things to be done starting with Rosemary needing to baste a quilt - and she needed some help so she waved her wand and ---

Izzy Whizzy

 No not these little helpers but --

 All hands on deck and basting was done in a trice. Rosemary just had to sit back and relax.  

Brenda finished stitching down the binding on a quilt that she made in a workshop at her LQS with Katharine Guerrier - House Blocks with Attitude












She had the quilt Long Arm Quilted with a dragonfly design flitting about the garden

 There was some cross stitching by Hayley - not exactly what we normally do, but time is ticking and this needs finishing.

And talking of time there were lots of stockings being readied for the festive season

Traditional colours,  lots of strips

 
Piecing one with lots of strips





And a simpler design using the stitches on the sewing machine - looks good doesn't it?

Love the red and white

love the holly leaf

Ena is making some pretty beaded decorations for a very posh tree

Looks at all those little beads

And Jackie is quilting a Jelly Roll quilt that will be a gift for a friend overseas.

William Morris Fabrics

And the hexie fever has spread ----

Pretty little flowers

Nesta has been sewing these little beauties for some time. She can take them with her when she is on babysitting duty for her lovely grandchildren. The idea came from an Australian Patchwork an Quilting Magazine some time ago. The quilt in the magazine had some 11thousand hexagons in it and the project was called "Insanity" ( wonder why?!!)

11thousand of these! Yes - Insanity!

Nesta however is not at all mad and is doing her own thing!

Monday next week is our all day - everyone invited, just bring your Christmas fabrics and your lunch.

See you there