This month saw the Sunshine Linus Inc. Annual
General Meeting take place. The AGM was officially declared open by Cynthia and our
President Susan announced the results of the elected and non-elected committee
positions.
The Executive and Committee positions are as follows:
Executive
President – Susan
Vice President – Kaye
Treasurer – Marion
Assistant Treasurer – Claire
Correspondence Secretary – Marion
Minutes Secretary – Val
Membership Secretary – Lyn
Committee
Blog Editor – Glorianne
Assistant Blog Editor – Carole
Distribution Leader – Jenny
Assistant Distribution Leader – Sharon
Storage Coordinator – Leone
Assistant Storage Coordinator – Bonnie
Venue Coordinator – Thelma
Assistant Venue Coordinator – Sue
Susan gave her ‘President’s’ report, (click here to read the report in full), and
Claire gave her final report as Treasurer. We thank Claire for all her efforts
these past years as Treasurer for Sunshine Linus!
Something New:
If you take a look on the right hand side of this Blog post you will see that a new page has been added titled 'President's Monthly Update'. Each month a new update will be added for your information regarding what has been happening at Sunshine Linus Inc.
Show and Tell began with Gabrielle showing a selection of
adorable baby beanies she had knitted for babies in Tanzania.
The ‘Yarners’ (new name for our knitting and crochet ladies)
have been busy this past month making a selection of delightful items including
this cute bunny and pairs of fingerless gloves.
Julie showed two bright, cotton beanies she made for cancer
patients and a lovely shawl to donate to an aged care facility.
Beanie showed two colourful crochet rugs and a
‘conversational rug’ with tactile objects attached.
Jenny showed a rather quirky flower ball. The link to the
instructions can be found in the ‘Patterns’ tab on the right hand side of this Blog page.
Orrawin showed two charming quilts that incorporated both
applique and piecing techniques.
Liz has kept herself busy piecing small pieces of fabric!
She presented two brightly coloured quilts. The second quilt was made from
pocket-scraps and had polar fleece on the back.
Laurel from the Bribie Island Quilters donated a pretty ‘Sunbonnet
Sue’ quilt suitable for a girl.
The Bribie Island Quilters also donated several other
gorgeous quilts including a Margaret Rolfe quilt called ‘Bears in
the Woods’.
Lyn continues to attach bindings to the many quilts that are
made by other people. Thank you Lyn! She showed this striking ‘Sturt Desert
Pea’ quilt made and quilted by Kaye.
Another quilt made by Kaye had a distinct pansy theme and a
third quilt quilted by Kaye would be very suitable for a man with its geometric
design.
Kaye also managed to find time to assemble these flower
blocks into a beautiful quilt top and piece together two more quilts from left
over fabric scraps from other quilts.
Joy showed two cute children’s quilts made by a lady in
Mapleton. The backs were just as quaint as the fronts!
It was lovely to welcome Anne back with us. She showed five
beautiful quilts she has made in her absence.
Judy showed three eye-catching quilts foundation-pieced by Jan from
Chinchilla. Judy has embellished the quilts with some spectacular quilting.
Cynthia and Claire have been getting very creative. They
collaborated to make this interactive ‘hard and soft’ themed wall-hanging for the
students at Nambour Special School.
Claire made a quilt based on the book ‘Pete the Cat and His
Four Groovy Buttons. With its removable buttons and numbers it teaches the
concept of subtraction.
She also made a second quilt based on the story ‘The
Gruffalo’. It is sure to keep the students engaged with its removable parts and
hidden creatures!
One final item made by Claire were these colourful
cheer-leader ruffles. They attach around the wrist for children who have difficulty
grasping objects.
One more item to mention.....Last month Susan made thirty bright and cheerful pillow cases for the children's ward at Sunshine Coast University Hospital! They look gorgeous.
Don’t forget to come along and join us for Activity Day on
15th April! We will be making a number of sewn items including these
quirky playing card holders used by residents in Aged Care Centres around the
Sunshine Coast.
Remember Open Day is approaching fast on the 17th
August, so get busy creating everyone!
