Monday 22nd February

Well let's hope that was the last hot meeting day for 2021! We all thought we had escaped the worst of the hot weather this summer, but it wasn’t to be!
This month and next month the members of Sunshine Linus will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a lovely quilt made by Chris F from Thagoona. Thank you Chris! Wadding will be purchased with proceeds from the quilt. The raffle will be drawn after the AGM on 29th March.

It appeared that stuffed toys and teddies were the flavour of the month at Monday’s meeting.

Margaret had made this assortment of adorable characters.

Bev S donated this band of jolly characters. How did she manage to stuff all those tentacles?

Even Sunshine Linus’ President Susan was in the mood for soft toy making! How gorgeous is Miss Piggy!

Barbara arrived with a stash of loveable tiny teddies.

The Yarners had been busy too, obviously preparing for the cooler months ahead (we hope!) Shirley arrived with a selection of beautiful baby items.

Vivienne and other members of her church group made and donated three snuggly, pastel coloured rugs.

Jill belongs to a group called the Order of the Eastern Star. They used balls of wool donated by patients at the 4WF ward to make this cosy collection of knitted shawls and quilts.

The Sewing Team and Sensory Team arrived with bags of hand made items.

Lorraine shows her stockpile of items.

Lisa donated 15 towelling-topped pillowcases!

Gail arrived with a stash of 'touchy feely' blocks, mats and card holders.

Thank you to all the members who answered the request for card holders. There were plenty to be distributed.

The Noughts and Crosses sets are still popular. How simple but how clever!

Jenny D has been getting creative with this amazing cubbyhouse cover. It is destined for STEMM (Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring).

Jenny also found time to make this snood. It is a hair covering for a renal patient at Nambour Hospital. Try making this with a number 2 crochet hook!

Jenny models the snood.

Claire made an assortment of colourful sensory items for the new Palmview State Special School that opened this year.

Claire also made a sensory mat from waterproof fabric her neighbor donated.

Lots of lovely quilts arrived for distribution this month. Lorraine managed to piece a pretty embroidered quilt despite hurting her shoulder.

Sharon made a sweet QAYG quilt using donated blocks.

Annie donated a lovely quilt with a large, central, pink star and smaller yellow star. She also made a charming owl-themed quilt and a pretty 'square in a square' quilt.

Anne made a bright, strippy heart-themed quilt using the QAYG technique.

Orrawin demonstrated her expertise making scrap quilts again with an 'on-point' 16 patch quilt.

Robyn showed a very cute crib quilt she had made.

Gwen made a two very interesting and intricate quilts. The first used a variation of the four patch theme and the second quilt incorporated quarter circles and curved piecing.

Glorianne made an intricate stained-glass 'stack and whack' quilt using a kit donated by Strathpine Quilters.

Dorothy and a friend Bronwyn worked together to make this lovely quilt made from the 'Under the Australian Sun' range of fabrics.

Many other stunning quilts have been donated these past few months. Here are a few:

A close-up of the quilting

Hints, Tips and Tricks:

Easy Corner Triangles

When making easy corner triangles on a quilt block start stitching at the top of the block rather than the corner (see where pencil is pointing) as this provides more fabric for your sewing machine feed dogs to grab when you begin stitching.

Stitch slightly to the outside of the drawn line (on the side that is to be trimmed).

This will give you a perfectly sized block when you press the block open.

Tip courtesy of  http://laundrybasketquilts.com/.

Things To Remember:

• The new quilt sizing chart and labels can now be found on the pages tab. Click on the arrow in the top right hand corner of the page and this should allow you to print the document. You will get 4 labels per A4 sheet of paper. Please attach one of these labels to your quilt before donating to Sunshine Linus.
• Don't forget to purchase your raffle tickets for the raffle quilt at the next meeting.
• Activity Day: Monday 8^th March. We will be making surgical gowns.

Cancellation of Activity Day for February

Hi Everyone, just a reminder that the Activity Day for February has been cancelled. We do hope to continue Activity Days once permission has been given by the church. The next restricted meeting will be Monday February 22nd - only a few weeks away. We do hope to see you there. Don't forget to contact Janet to book a spot!