Hello everyone and welcome back to Sunshine Linus' monthly blogpost. Well, what a fantastic meeting we had on Monday. It was so good to see most of our members back. Of course the holiday period allows everyone more time to make and create so everyone came loaded up with their donated items!
Also, welcome to the new members who came for the first time! We hope you will find a lovely place with us to make items for those who are in need in our community.
For those members who are new to our meetings, Sunshine Linus wouldn't function without a dedicated team of members who arrive early to set up the hall for the day's meeting. Thankyou to those members who do this faithfully every month!
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| Setting up |
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| Lots of boxes to unpack |
Thelma and Claire greet members as they sign into the meeting.
Val oversees the sale of the raffle tickets each month.
The raffle prizes this month include a very handy tote bag made by Elaine, a cute boro notions bag made by Kaye, a beautiful doll made by Marilyn and two very smart felt necklaces.
And then there is the sales table which Dorothy sets up so beautifully.
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| Lots of goodies for sale |
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| Thanks to Leonie for the gorgeous flowers |
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| There was even some fruit and veg for sale! |
And then everyone arrives and the fun begins!
Members check out the 'freebie' table. Thankyou to Sue and Margaret for their efforts setting this up each month!
Jan arrived with these precious pods made for stillborn babies 20 weeks and under. They are sent to the Butterfly Suite at SCUH.
Norma machine embroiders these beautiful angels to attach to the pod packaging.
Dawn couldn't help but smile when she modeled this clever, tactile apron.
There were plenty of children's activity bags donated with lots of goodies included.
These brightly colored zipper pouches will be handy as toiletry bags.
Jenny H finished a couple of quilts started at last year's Retreat including this stunning Geisha quilt.
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| Jenny's Hidden 16 patch quilt top |
Daphne brought in her pretty floral quilt top ready to be quilted.
Fran arrived with another collection of 'Loveys'. Aren't they adorable?
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| Monkey and sheep Lovey |
Fran also showed this colorful, crocheted rug made with scraps of left over yarn from other projects!
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Kaye opened the formal proceeding by welcoming the many new members and visitors. Kaye also gave a report on the Retreat held at the end of 2022.
Barbara arrived with an arm full of splendid quilts she had started at the Retreat.
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| Crumb technique renal quilt |
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| Back of renal quilt |
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| A pretty strip quilt |
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| Bright stained glass window effect |
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| Layer cake friendly renal quilt |
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| Disappearing 9 patch |
Another one of our members who enjoys making scrap quilts is Orrawin.
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| Orrawin's scrappy, on point, log cabin quilt |
Anne C's two lovely quilts completed from the Retreat.
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| Brightly colored log cabin quilt |
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| Scrappy pinwheels |
Glorianne's two fun quilts completed from the Retreat.
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| Sailboats perfect for a little boy |
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| Bright butterflies from colorful scraps |
Yvonne's snowball scrap quilt completed from the Retreat.
Judie B showed the quilts she sewed during the holiday break including these two brightly colored scrappy quilts that use 2 1/2 inch wide strips.
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| A good use of borders to frame the quilt |
With so many new members, Judie was asked to give a short talk on the history of Sunshine Linus.
Dorothy showed four lovely quilts she completed during the break. They came complete with their own carry bag!
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| Hot pink diamonds |
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| A fun cot quilt |
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| Scrappy squares |
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Perfect for a retired farmer with all those
sheep blocks! |
Leonie has also been very busy during the holidays. She showed seven lovely quilt she had made and quilted!
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| A border top and bottom always adds length to a quilt |
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| Scrappy squares |
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| Squares and frames |
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| Blue fans |
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| Scrappy cot quilt |
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| Owl themed cot quilt |
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| Beautiful baskets |
A few more lovely quilts....
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| Annie R's pretty bird themed quilt |
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| Annie R's hexagon block quilt |
Elaine's clever double pinwheel blocks were incorporated into this fun quilt.
One more of Yvonne's clever scrap quilts.
Claire never ceases to amaze us with her wonderful selection of weighted toys. This month there were purple puppies, some feline friends, an adorable bunny and Beryl the beetle.
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These cuties will find a home at the 4FW
ward at Nambour Hospital |
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| Cute kitty |
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| The perfect fabric for a tiger |
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| A cuddly bunny |
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| Beryl beetle complete with a textured, crackle body |
Some reminders:- Membership fee and forms are due
- Keep an eye out for the 'Wish List' for this month
- AGM is scheduled for the March meeting
- Next meeting is Monday 27th February
Hope to see you then!
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