Christmas is coming!

(Wall-hanging by Margaret Cunnane)

Our December meeting (Saturday 11th December) is always a relaxed and fun affair as we all wind down (or gear up!) for the Christmas holidays!

After the usual meeting and sharing of news, we will have a game of 'Fat Quarter Bingo'. If you haven't played this before, don't worry all will be explained on the day. To join in bring along a 'fat quarter' (for those of you new to quilting, that's just a square of fabric approx 20 x 22inches). The winner of the game will win the pot of 'fat quarters' to take home!

We will also have a 'Christmas Challenge'. For this all you have to do is bring along a Christmas themed item that you have made with fabric (decorations, place-mats, wall-hanging or anything). Viewers will vote for their favourite and the viewer's choice will win a small Christmas gift.

Afterwards we will have a buffet lunch. The committee will organise the food, so all you have to do is show up and be in party mood!

November: Show and Tell

Veronika showed a tiny patchwork doll's quilt she made for her daughter.

This was the quilt Veronika submitted for the national "Links" exhibition. The quilt shows the links between Veronika and her grandmother, both of whom left their homes for different reasons. The quilt traces their journeys with lots of memories along the way.

Margaret shows a patchwork teacosy...if anyone has a pattern for similar Margaret would love to find it again!

This cupcake-themed quilt was made for Margaret's daughter's friend. Both girls share a love of baking and visiting each other's houses for baking sessions and tea! The back of the quilt is ideal for snuggling up as it's a soft fleecy blanket from Penney's put to good use!

This is one of Madeleine's cushions made from a wall-hanging that was 're-purposed'.

Madeleine also made this quilt which was ordered to include lots of red, orange and yellow.

Madeleine's next project was a wonderful quilt made with scraps of curtain fabric.

Joan showed a Christmas wall-hanging where the triangles act as pockets to hold your collection of Christmas cards.

Colette made this lovely Advent calendar where the characters are taken from the pockets and attached to the buttons on the Nativity scene in the countdown to Christmas.

Bernie showed this lovely Kimono quilt which made great use of her collection of Japanese fabrics. All the leftover scraps were used to create the centre panel.