Another Busy Week!

 Lots of different projects at group this week, starting with a couple of finished from Jan.

Lap Quilt

 Both of these were made by Jan and hand quilted by Barbara (kind and talented!) and both will be heading off to Jan's Grandson.

King size

 Ellen is making (many) ribbon palm crosses for her ladies at church.

1/8th inch ribbon

 And Mrs Beal was busy sewing a piano key border for her Kaffe Fassett quilt

she LOVES having her photo taken, can you tell?

stripy fabric and stripy border

 Chris is busy stitching a bear embroidery that will become a cushion

 And Eileen is adding some appliqué to her scrappy squares lap quilt

Fat Log Cabin

 Jan, Liz and Barbara are all making their cushions to be raffled at the Exhibition in September

Appliqué on Log Cabin

Celtic Knot

 They are getting a head start as the Exhibition is not until September, but it's good to get tasks crossed off the list.





Now, I'm not sure if these ladies all attended the same workshop, but I think the evidence suggests that they did.

Sheila's

Di's

Sue's

I just love the seed-head embroidery. I wonder what the final item will be?


 Sue has also finished her Baptistery Window quilt top. It still has to be quilted, but it is looking stunning don't you think?  The workshop that Sue attended was based on the Baptistery Window at Coventry Cathedral.  I know that Sue hopes that hers and Helens quilts may hang at the Cathedral in the future

 Meanwhile Jo was quilting a charming panel ready to donate to Project Linus

 If you have a Linus quilt in the making, please get it back to group  by the end of March when the next batch will be passed to the Linus co-ordinator.


Chris is making panels for another Sensory quilt ( for Dementia and Alzheimers sufferers) . I think the rainbow abacus is a great idea. I am sure that Chris someone will appreciate the hard work ;))

 And I am sure that Kim will have dementia when she has finished this Hexi quilt. It will be King size when completed! Those hexi's are VERY small

 Hazel was sitting quietly sorting out the threads for her next project, a (I think it's called Hardanger?) scissor keeper. It is nice to see the clear vinyl zipper wallet and the needle case and the little bag being used. These were projects made at previous group sessions. Those zipper wallets are really handy.

The Tutorial can be found on our Tutorial page. Have you had a look?

The Wednesday ladies added some more of the "Fidget" quilts to the pile and they have now been taken for a "Show & Tell" at the local Mothers Union.  We will then hand them over to some recommended sites in Higham & Rushden. Do you have anyone that you think would benefit?

 And this one has its own maze with a bead to push through

How clever is that?!!

 There has been some really good ideas come from this exercise. Well done ladies!


Carol has finished another crochet bag and you can read more about her big bottom here

a combination of patterns

And she is also making progress with her "counter-change" smocking that will become a coat-hanger cover.

 Lynda is between projects and this is her ongoing Candlewick Embroidery rabbit.

one of his legs

 Linda is sewing in many ends on this patchwork crochet blanket.

the worst bit!

Anne has a little box that is rapidly filling with hexagon flowers

 And when Louise had a tidy up she found a past birthday gift that needs making up.

All cut out and ready to sew - Easy!

 Amanda is quilting a rather elegant cushion panel

 Barbara has started a Drunkards Path project.

templates and drawn sewing lines - old school but always accurate

 And Maggie is working on another embroidered panel from this book. She has finished quote a few so will be making up the quilt in due course

a lovely book

 And Gill is also embroidering a panel ready to put into a wall hanging. This (I have on good authority) is a self portrait.

it's the stripey stockings that give it away!!

 All in all it's been a productive week.