Sunshine Linus Open Day 2019

Well everyone agreed that Sunshine Linus Open Day 2019 was a great success with an estimated 400+ people attending. The Sunshine Coast also lived up to its name by providing perfect weather for the occasion!

Of course the success of the day was the result of a wonderful team effort by Sunshine Linus members and friends. It took many hours of planning and setting up prior to Open Day to ensure everything was in place and ready for the big occasion. A big thank you to everyone who arrived on Friday to help set up and thank you to Ian for providing the quilt stands so the quilts could be placed on display in the church and hall!

Mark and John take a much needed break after helping to carry and set up the dozens of quilt stands.

On the day the entrance team were set up and ready, waiting for everyone to arrive. From the left: Anne, Faye, Carole and Glorianne.

The raffle quilts on display at the entrance.

 The girls in the kitchen (Jill, Thelma and Sue) had everything under control.

The sales tables were 'jam-packed' with a range of stunning items to tempt all ages.

Jan, Kaye and Sue were looking incredibly relaxed prior to the day beginning.

Lyn and Yvonne were ready to talk to anyone interested in joining Sunshine Linus.

A big thank you to Dee for ensuring we were served a cuppa and some scones throughout the day!

Each team had organised a wonderful display to showcase what they make:

Jan and Sharon were on hand to answer any questions about what the 'Baby Team' makes.

The sensory team made sure their 'sensory' table was looking gorgeous.

Janet was ready to answer questions regarding the work of the 'Knitting and Crochet' team.

Denise had everything organised for the 'Sewing Team's' display.

There was also a display of Claire's story book quilts.

It didn't take long for the hall and church to fill up with visitors.

Of course a big thank you to our vendors for supporting Sunshine Linus and providing lots of goodies to be purchased.

Penny at The Patchwork Angel stall.

Margaret at the Maleny Magic Patchwork and Quilts stall.

Robyn at the Bowerbirdy stall.

Kim at her 'Kimz' stall.

Eliza and Marita at the Sewing Mill stall.

Lynda at the Crochet Australia stall.

Thank you too to Marion and Ralph for overseeing the collection and tallying of money on the day.

There was only one sad event during the day and that was the Bribie Island Quilter's bus breaking down! A small group of them were able to convince a husband to drive them to Nambour, so not all was lost!

At the end of the day Kaye conducted the draw of the raffle prizes.

And the lucky winners were:

Marie from Nambour won the Noah’s Ark quilt…..

 One of our members Dawn won the Paris quilt.

Wendy from Noosa won the baby doll and Marjorie (who was holidaying at the Mudjimba Caravan Park and had travelled all the way from Ballarat) won the baby wrap! Congratulations ladies!

Open Day Reminders.....

Just a reminder about the particulars of Sunshine Linus Open Day this Saturday 17th August:

• The venue is the Uniting Church Hall Nambour - 37 Coronation Avenue (opposite Nambour State High School) 
• Entry is off Donaldson Street with parking available on the grassed area
• The day begins at 9:30 am and finishes at 2:30 pm 
• The entrance fee is $5 (also includes morning tea)
• Raffle tickets will be available at the door 
• There will be a number of vendors present
• There will be a display of Sunshine Linus quilts and specialty items 

There will be lots of beautiful items available for sale, so get there early so you don't miss out!
Contact: sunshinelinus@gmail.com for further information.

Monday 29th July

There were 79 attendees at this month’s meeting and it didn’t take long for everyone to settle in to the business of the day.

Ladies from the Yarners team, Felicity, Irene and Beryl, were busy attaching labels to some of the knitted and crocheted items.

As usual, Lyn and Daphne were kept busy sorting the donated bags of fabric.

Val, Lisa and Marlene were collecting items ready to be placed in the children’s activity bags.

Thelma was in the kitchen checking everything was running smoothly ready for morning tea.

The ‘freebie table’ is always popular, with many ladies finding items that can be re-purposed or remade into usable items.

Our guest speaker today was Neil from the Buderim Private Hospital. He spoke about the changes to management at the hospital and NAIDOC week. He thanked Sunshine Linus for the generous donation of Kanyini bears and presented two boxes of Cadbury’s Favourites to be distributed amongst the ladies.

First up for ‘Show and Tell' today was Glorianne with a very pretty ‘quilt as you go’ quilt called ‘Ponies and Pinwheels’. The pony applique was taken from a cushion pattern by Claire Turpin. The quilt included a matching cushion!

Sometimes the items made for Sunshine Linus involve a team effort. This quaint Humpty Dumpty wall hanging was started by Chris and completed by Claire. It will be donated to Nambour Special School.

Joy showed two very cute quilts, quilted by Leslie at Mapleton.

Dorothy showed two gorgeous childrens’ quilts. She uses blocks and panels found on the ‘freebie table’ and adds complimenting blocks and borders to finish the quilts.

Frances showed an eye-catching geometric quilt, the first quilt she has made for Sunshine Linus! She used fabrics collected from the Sunshine Linus boxes. Well done Frances!

Orrawin has been piecing ‘orphan blocks’ found on the ‘freebie table’. She is ingenious in her ability to fit these blocks together to create unique quilts.

Last month Judie gave out some ‘Eye Spy’ quilt kits and asked members to assemble them. They will be sold on Open Day. Judie showed two versions of these charming children’s quilts and also another smaller quilt she had quilted. Judie has also attached a label to these quilts providing instructions on how they are to be laundered.

 Carole shows her competed ‘Eye Spy’ quilt top.

The Baby Team showed a sample of some of the items they make including a delightful reversible baby cocoon and a beanie. These items will be sent to Tanzania.

The Sensory Team showed two of their remarkable ‘touchy feely’ books.

The Sewing Team showed an example of the drainage bags they make for hospital patients and a delightful boy’s sweatshirt that was just a tad too small for Neil!

Susan reminded everyone about the new Sunshine Linus labels that are now available to attach to items. They look fantastic!

The Yarners team (otherwise know as the Crocheters & Knitters) are super organised! Susan also showed a copy of their ‘fresh off the press’ newsletter. If you would like to read this newsletter you can find it here or under the tab on the right hand side of the blog page.

A couple of other newsworthy items: some of you may have taken time out to visit the two local craft shows recently. You will be interested to know that Kaye had a number of items on display at the Palmwoods Arts & Craft Group Craftfest and Exhibition including these two delightful quilts!

And Cynthia had this amazing quilt on display a the Caloundra Quilters Quilt Show!

A few reminders for Open Day 17^th August 9:30 am - 2:30 am:

• Wear your name badge
• Parking is available on the grass
• We will be setting up for Open Day on Friday 16^th August from 1pm-4pm
• Leonie has put out a request for greenery to decorate the hall. Buckets of foliage can be dropped off on Friday 16^th August from 1 pm. Remember to name your bucket!