Sunshine Linus Inc. is a non profit group of volunteers who provide quilts and other comforts to those in need, living in the community of the Sunshine Coast.
The next Activity Day is Monday September 15th.
We need assistance as we will be concentrating on making Santa Sacks for Coolum Outreach. Sewing machines and overlockers will be used. Please only bring in those that have been tagged and tested.
Cutters and Ironers are also required, so you have no excuse for not attending. There are jobs for everyone.
Visitors to our August meeting were greeted at the door by a cheery smile from Thelma and Claire.
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| What a great way to start the morning! |
Raffle
Winners of this months raffle were:-
Rug: Dawn
Doll: Rosemary
Sewing Box: Sandra B.
Bag: Lesley
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| Get your ticket in next months raffle. |
AUGUST IN BRIEF
This month Sunshine Linus sent out 30 beach Bears to Surf Life Saving Clubs across the coast. The bears will be used to bring a smile to the faces of young beach goers over the summer months.
Sunshine Linus has a planned our annual 'Retreat'.
It will be held from 13 - 16 October at Bribie Island. Please register as soon as you can to ensure this terrific event goes ahead. Please see important dates for details.More details also on the pages section on the blog.
Show and Tell
Thank you to all who contributed. Anne explained block quilting using Missouri stars template. Quilts were finished by Judy B. Glorianne bought in a lovely pink machine embroidery and a yellow pastel made with scraps. Barbara showed how to make a rug bigger with easy borders.
Check out the quilts below they are so varied. We had quilts with green and white flower pattern, Squares in colours - potato chip, a Tea Cup in bright colours, Pastel quilt with variegated thread, Cat and dog in window boxes, Maroon scrap quilt, Bird blocks, Squares in pastels, a purple quilt using squares and rectangles and one with Koalas.
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| Small Squares in geometric pattern. |
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| Sue showed a hand appliqued rug - Apple Tree Farm |
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Letter Mats. |
IMPORTANT DATES
Last month the club celebrated 15 years of creating and caring for our community. This month it was back to business as usual. Members bought in sewing machines and overlockers to be tagged and tested. The annual event ensures machines are compliant and ready for another year of sewing. A big thank you to Norm's Tag and Test at Maroochydore.
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| Sewing machines and Overlockers ready to be tagged and tested. |
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE SUNSHINE LINUS 2025 RETREAT.
You are invited to attend this years Sunshine Linus craft retreat. The retreat will be held from October 13 - 16 at the House of Happiness, Bribie Island. The retreat allows time to complete projects that have been put on the backburner and to enjoy the friendship and comradery of like minded people.
For more details, please see the Retreat Information in the pages section on the side of the home page on the Blog.
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| Projects being completed at the 2024 retreat. |
THE SALES TABLE
It was Christmas in July at the sales table. A timely reminder that Christmas is quickly approaching and to start thinking about purchasing gifts for loved ones. The table was also filled with embroidered birthday cards, plate warmers, wallets of several sizes with two or three pockets. Perfect for credit cards, glasses and cash. There were even smaller fabric pockets perfect for smaller gifts.
Also on sale this month were some very attractive wallets for iPad, phones and chargers.
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| Matching iPad and charger bags. |
THE FREEBIE TABLE
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| It's amazing what you can find! |
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| What can you do with brightly coloured zips? |
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| Hope in a Suitcase. Jenny turned zips into pencil cases. |
RAFFLE
SHOW AND TELL
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| Quilt as you go by Anne C. |
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| Glorianne's disappearing hourglass quilt, with a standout contrast. |
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| Sue made a quilt top using strip blocks. A great way to use up scraps. |
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| Annie R. made a vibrant quilt top titled 'Stars and Spiders'. |
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| The backing of the top shows how she used triangles. |
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| A Brown Geisha quilt from Toowoomba. |
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| A closer looks shows the intricate pattern in the fabric. |
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| An unusual but effective colour combination by Judy B. |
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| Sharon H made a delightful purple fairy quilt. |
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| with complimentary coloured backing. |
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| A pretty green Batik quilt by Judy B. |
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| A 9 patch colour wash quilt. |
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| A Child's quilt by Judy B. What was once one huge quilt has been transformed into two quilts. Each the perfect size for a child. |
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| Blue violet square quilt from Toowoomba. |
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| A very pretty backing. |
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| Modern quilt by Judy B. |
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| Contrasting back of the quilt. |
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| Lucky students at Currimundi Special School get to play with "Five little Speckled Frogs, sitting in a Speckled Log". Made by Claire. |
IMPORTANT DATES
