July Gatherings

This is a very, very photo heavy post, while the gatherings were smaller due to it being mid-winter, the show'n'tell was wonderful and there was lots of it.

Starting with a border for a "Rotherfields Grey" quilt...

Followed closely by S working on her "Rotherfields Grey" centre panel...

The hexagon flowers pictured in the tin below are being appliqued onto the border strip for part of C's "Rotherfields Grey" quilt.


The photos of this quilt do not quite do it justice.  Such a wonderful use of blues and browns, combined with light tone backgrounds to make a wonderful scrap buster.

 


As always, W, is doing stunning hand applique, here is one of her "Caswell" quilt blocks....

Another quilt from W, we have seen this in progress for the past few months, and it has also turned out stunning.

 


And, of course no gathering is complete without many more hexagons being paper pieced. 

Hand pieced hexagons, no papers.....

Now for the knitting!  M purchased a ball of wool at our day in Maldon and has knitted up a very nice slouch hat, followed by C who is knitting with a mix of commercial and hand spun wool.  A very nice tactile piece.

Now, for some more completed quilts and quilt tops...

Lots of little triangles.... and..... Some blocks of "Patchwork of the Crosses"

To finish off, some truly lovely embroidery and embellishing....

Thank you for stopping by our blog.  We hope to 'see' you again next month! xxx

Winter in Maldon

It was indeed a very chilly morning, with the day starting at -2deg C, our members were well rugged up to enjoy a perfect day in Maldon.

We were greeted with beautifully decorated shop windows, glorious sunshine and no wind.  Some chose to immediately hit the shops, while others were content to wander and have coffee.

 


 

At 12:00, we all headed to the Maldon Hotel, where we had a wonderful roast lunch (turkey, beef and ham with lots of vegies) followed by delicious plum pudding with custard and cream.  Special diet needs were well looked after too.

After lunch, some did more shopping and others sat by the wood fire, in the light of the huge window and the Christmas Tree watching over them to sit, sew and chat the afternoon away.

 A purely blissful day of shopping, sharing a meal and being with good friends.  Perfect.