There were 81 members
and 8 visitors in attendance at this month's meeting and lots of new members
have been added to the membership roll! A warm welcome to our new members!
Thelma found herself
back in the kitchen organising morning tea. A big thank you to Thelma for her
faithful support of Sunshine Linus over the years as Kitchen Co-ordinator. Next
month will be Thelma's last turn in this role so make sure you take time to go
over and thank her!
Jenny, Janet and Leslie were caught having a giggle as they showed
several sets of ‘boob’s’ Jenny had crocheted and knitted for the maternity
section at SCUH. They will be used in antenatal classes to show first-time mums
how to breastfeed.
Fran and Eileen found themselves inundated with a whole pile of
lovable Kanyini bears to label.
Dawn was happy to show a collection of very quirky, ‘touchy feely’
clappers she had made using yogurt container lids!
Show and Tell began with Lorraine and Susan modelling two of the knitted
shawls that are always in high demand. They are basically made from three 45”
to 50” squares stitched together in an L shape with a button on the front.
The Yarners Team have been creating a range of very cute sea
creatures made from small scraps of wool.
Kaye has kept herself busy making a selection of bags that can be
used to store wheel chair foot rests.
Kaye also managed to make a number of quilts for renal patients at
hospitals. They include a handle and an attached pocket for the patient’s feet
and for the quilt to be folded into! Click here for a pattern.
Leonie showed two delightful quilts she had quilted. The first was
a hexagon-themed quilt made by a lady from her church group and the second
quilt was a double wedding-ring quilt that contained beautifully quilted motifs
between the rings.
Faye showed a number of sweet quilt tops she had quilted and
finished. They were donated by Maleny Patchwork Magic.
Faye also showed an adorable wheel chair quilt that any dog-lover
would be happy to own!
Lyn showed a quaint red and white quilt with embroidered hearts.
Lyn also showed these two botanical beauties she had made.
Glorianne showed a number of colourful and scrappy quilt tops she
had quilted and completed for other members and supporters.
Glorianne also showed two quilts she had made. The first quilt was
an attempt to use some of the many floral fabrics that are donated. It is
called ‘Candy Crayons’. The second quilt was a freebie pattern from the
internet called ‘Bloom’.
Anne had been trying out the quilt-as you go technique and
attempting to use up smaller pieces of wadding with these two colourful quilts.
Show and Tell concluded with the draw of the lucky door prizes.
One of our new members was first to receive a prize. Sunshine Linus president
Susan had made a number of gorgeous, heart-shaped and scented pomanders for
prizes.
Following Show and Tell, Kaye ran a short but very informative workshop
called ‘Precise Piecing and Cutting’.
Some of her tips included:
- Always use the same ruler and mat when cutting out a quilt.
- Keep an eye on the thread count of the fabrics you use. They can differ greatly and cause difficulty when trying to align the pieces to sew.
- Use a walking foot or raise the upper feed-dogs on your sewing machine if possible. This helps both layers of fabric to feed evenly.
- When joining rows together Kaye doesn’t press her seams before she sews as it can cause ridges on the right side of the fabric. Instead she flips one seam away from her and one toward her as she sews. The seams should nestle together when you do this.
- When joining triangles take care with the bias to prevent the fabric stretching.
- When joining half square triangles just sew a few stitches in a longer stitch length from the end then remove the blocks and check that the seams align on the right side. If so, go back and sew the whole seam in a regular stitch length. If not, unpick and try again!
- When you have many seams coming together at a point iron them firmly flat on the wrong side.
Look at those points!
- There will be no activity day in March as previously scheduled.
- Susan will sending out a reminder regarding the tagging and testing of sewing machines and overlockers at next month's meeting.
- The AGM will be held during the meeting on March 30th.
- If you click here, you will find the links to the new pages on the blog that describe the Structure of Sunshine Linus Inc, the Team Leaders, Rosters and Cleaning Tasks.
