……Dear Peeps, to let you know, in case you’ve been wondering, why it’s very quiet here at p and c – I’m suffering from a bout of laryngitis.
Should be on the mend soon. I will be back, just give me a few days.
Thanks and hugs (from a distance!)
Meredithe x
Just a show and tell from the quilt shop in Eltham at the beginning of this month.
Sue brought in the quilt that she made several years ago
and it’s the left overs from this quilt that she has been using to make the one she’s been working on in class. And with just the final borders to cut and stitch, it’s done! Not bad for a “left overs” quilt. We just added the green sashing fabric, and “made do” with the other fabrics for the blocks.
Jennifer has just 8 more blocks to make but we had a trial layout, just to see how it’s all going
Rhonda has been busy hand quilting her wall hanging, and has just the top portion to go
and Denise laid out and basted the four “Elizabeths” into place
then started on appliqueing them down.
Meredithe x
This class is held on the first Wednesday of each month at the quilt shop, Eltham.
Last Saturday Cathie kindly offered her home for our Squealers gathering. Cathie and Mr Cathie have worked hard over the last two years since buying their home to renovate and redecorate, to great effect.
with touches of colour in the quilts dotted around
Cathie knitted the grey cushion above and is now knitting a mustard one
Miss E is knitting too and had some lovely Tilda fabrics to show us
Helen is still madly appliqueing
and Andrea saw these coasters at an op shop and bought them for Helen (who is an Audrey-ophile)
Miss F was stitching her “Ruby May” 
Karen is getting close to finishing this one
as is Maree with hers
and I stitched another of my new blocks (this one might be my favourite yet!)
Before long Cathie had the fire going to ward off the Winter chills, with a lamp glowing in the gathering gloom to ward off yet another swathe of dark grey clouds dropping rain 
and of course the kettle boiling away to make cuppas to accompany our treats!
(Thought that was never coming, didn’t you?!)
Meredithe x
Winter is nearly over and those cold nights in front of the fire have been good for me as it’s been another productive month here at p and c!
:: You may have seen that I finished Ma Kettle’s jumper and it’s a perfect fit!
:: Another tick off my list is “Steampunk” – yep, it’s finished too! 
Carol quilted it for me and I’m so happy with it!!
I chose one of the new widebacks that Carol has in store, and used the fabrics from the cornerstones to make a scrappy binding
just loving it!
It doesn’t quite cover the bed from head to foot, and while the nights are still cold Mrs B will stay on the bed, so “Steampunk” is safely stored away to wait for its turn.
:: I’ve also put the borders on my 365 Circle quilt
yep, a different colour on each side – you’ll have to wait to see. Now to make up lots of circles for complete the 365.
:: Setting triangles are cut for “Brompton Road” so it shouldn’t (fingers crossed) take long to put it together.
How did you go this month? Hope you’ve made Substantial Progress too!
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Meredithe x
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Well!! We had a very weather adventurous day on Sunday! The forecast was for cold and rain; we had blue skies and sunshine, dark skies and rainbows (5 in all over the day), rain, hail, sleet and……snow!! Yes, it snowed in Ballan
not sure if you can actually see it snowing here, but it did lay for a little time on the ground
This was during the morning, then it was snowing when we went next door to the cafe for lunch. Brrrrr!
Delicious hot food soon warmed us up though
Jan K had brought along her beautiful printer’s tray that she’s filled with her embroideries, buttons and trinkets to show us (pics taken in three sections).
It’s one of those treasures that every time you look you see something different. It will have a perspex covering and hang on Jan’s wall.
Meanwhile, Jan K worked on the border of her “Flower Bed“
Deb has nearly finished the embroidery on her “Folk Tails“
Jacinta made her applique into a cushion
Lynne put the binding on her “Cuppa“
Lizzie was hand quilting
and I finished another bird
Catherine and Jo visited; Catherine was binding her DWR
and Jo was working on her 365 Circles
and while I gazed upon Jan K handiwork a little more
I munched on afternoon tea!
One piece anyway!
Meredithe x
There were just a couple of Stitch Sisters around town to meet at Miss V’s on Saturday; everyone else is on holiday in warmer climes!
Miss V’s beautiful camillas are in bloom and she’d picked some to enjoy inside.
There was lots of scrumptious food
and as Helen’s birthday is coming up, we had cake (with a very discreet single candle!)
served with berries
The fire kept us warm
as Helen knitted
and showed us some yarn which will probably become scarves
and I started on a new block
while Miss V kept us plied with cups of tea and treats! Heather turned up a little later and I missed taking a photo of her work – apologies Heather!
Meredithe x
Had an impromptu sewing day on Friday at Rae’s home as Jen R was visiting from Sydney. Jen and I worked together many years ago in a patchwork shop and I have always admired (and longed to emulate!) her fabulous design and colour style with her quilts. So it was with a day filled with great excitement and anticipation!
I was up early and made a Walnut Cake. I’ve been watching lots and lots of re-runs of The Great British Bake Off to the extent that I took out a Paul Hollywood book “British Baking” at the library this week. The recipe for the cake is from that book and it was deemed a hit.
There were other lovely treats to be had too
and in amongst catching up on all the news there was a little sewing. Jen is making this gorgeous Double Four Patch using only Liberty fabrics
Amanda stitched the last of the blocks for her next quilt (which is one of Rae’s patterns)
Rae was cutting up for a new quilt
and I nearly finished the last of the 15 blocks of “Parsons Geese” (finished on Friday night).
A very lovely day, indeed!!
Meredithe x
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