Apologies for the delay in posting but yesterday was really busy and time just ran out! But today I can show you what our members have been working on over the past month.
There isn't a lot to show from yesterday's meeting as a few of the quilts will be going to judged competitions like the 2014 ACQ Challenge and the Victorian Quilters Inc. Showcase.
And as we will be displaying our 2013 challenge quilts at this year's Australian Quilt Convention, we will wait until then before putting them on the blog and facebook pages so we can give you a lovely surprise when you visit AQC!
Our members have also been making up personalised hexagons to be put together and kept as an ongoing emblem and representation of the group and it's members, both past and present. This will also be on display with our challenge quilts at the AQC which means you will have to wait until then to see those too.
Our group meet yesterday saw us celebrate 5 years together! It was a great chance for members to review all that has been achieved in the past 5 years as well as speculate as to what is to come in future years for the group.
To start off we got to see some completed challenge blocks for this year which comprises using pre-cuts. January's challenge was to use jelly rolls and it's clear that the challenge is off to a fantastic start:
February's challenge was issued and it is to use 5" charm squares. The girls gave us these examples for inspiration:
There were quite a few 2013 challenge quilts up for show and tell but as mentioned before, they will be posted about after they have been on show at the Australian Quilt Convention. We did have a few other items though:
Sam's book cover
Di's nearly completed WIP
Jen's WIP confetti quilt which she undertook at a Caroline Sharkey workshop
Helen E's jelly roll strip quilt
Helen D's Peter Rabbit baby quilt
and the back of the Peter Rabbit baby quilt
There are a couple of upcoming events for our quilt group including a road trip for our May meeting where we will head to Kyneton, Castlemaine and Ballan fabric shopping which has generated fantastic interest within the group. Also, at our next meeting in March we are having a blade sharpening service fundraiser which means that scissors, secateurs and rotary blades can be sharpened for a reduced fee in house at our meeting rooms in Lower Plenty. Sounds like a great excuse to come along get your blades sharpened AND check us out in case you are interested in becoming a member at the same time!!
Well that's about it for now. I'll have some upcoming events later in the week to put in your diary in case you want to lock them in now.
Have a great rest of the weekend, and thanks for reading.
