Vireya and Marie had the excitement of unwrapping some fabric they had ordered from overseas, which arrived today:
It felt like a birthday, or possibly Christmas.
Joy brought along this fellow to add to the atmosphere:
This cute Santa and his reindeer were made for Joy by her granddaughter a few years ago. Each Christmas they sit on the back of Joy's couch, keeping an eye on proceedings.
Joy and Vireya worked on their respective appliqué projects today. Marilyn has completed the bag she showed us last time, and today was cutting squares for another one:
That's her completed bag on the left. It looks great! As Marilyn was cutting, I noticed how she transported her rotary cutter:
This handy gadget roll was a gift from the teacher of a patchwork class. It rolls up and ties with the braid you can see on the left. What a lovely idea for a gift which would be fairly simple to make for anyone with some patchwork and quilting skills!
Marie was stitching down the binding on her 1930s quilt:
Now we can see the lovely border, which has been half hidden while Marie was working on the quilting. The little hexagon flowers complement the main part of the quilt beautifully. This sweet quilt is destined to live on Marie's spare bed.
As we seem to have a bit of a gift theme today, here's a photo of a quilt Marie recently made as a gift for someone special:
Marie called it "Hidden Dragons", as it is a variation on a Hidden Star block, made using dragon fabrics. There are also some extra stamped dragons hiding on the quilt.That brings us to the end of another Quilters' Circle meeting. Join us again on 30th November for our bonus 5th Monday meeting, which is our second-last meeting for the year.
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