Gumnuts Meeting

We had our normal Gumnut Quilters meeting today.  Our mission today was to make a quilt for Cynthia's son (Cynthia is the one in the red vest).  Her son is due to go to Afghanistan later this year or early next year.  We want Cynthia to have a quilt ready to post to him as soon as he departs Oz. 

 As always seems to happen we cut too many strips for one quilt so kept on going to make two quilts The second one will go to another fellow who is currently in Afghanistan and who is the son of neighbours and friends of a couple of the quilt group members.

We managed to get the two quilt tops completed and layered and I have brought them home to quilt.  I will do that tomorrow and then will drop them off to Andrea to bind them.

While we were together today we also made a suprise for another Gumnut Quilter.  Oue lovely Sharon is having a tough time at the moment as her husband has several health issues to deal with.  he walks with a walker frame.  I showed Sharon the walker bag I made for my elderly uncle and she said she wanted to make one too.  With her husband back in hospital at the moment she isn't going to be able to get the sewing done so we made one for her today as a surprise - well, mostly Glenys and Irene made it.

 We used Gumnut fabric for the pockets - appropriate huh!  Andrea found this curtain fabric years ago and bought quite a bit of it - we have been using bits and pieces of it on various projects for years.  We made Cynthia;s son a laundry bag from it and put some of it on his quilt as well.

                                     

It was Andrea'a birthday today and Irene brought her these gorgeous flowers. Peonies?  But, the name aside - aren't they beautiful!! 

 I have spent the night tonight working on my Kris Kringle present - just about finished the applique.

Hopefully I will finish the project tomorrow - that's the goal!

Till next time......................happy stitching!

At last a finish!

First thing this morning I managed a couple of hours of sewing and managed to make all the blocks for one of the Christmas present quilts I am working on.  This is all I can show you but I am really pleased with the results.....so far.

 Today was Fly Boy and Guitar Hero's Year 10 formal.  They had a one hour pre-formal photo session at the HUGE home of one of the students before hopping on a bus and heading off for a Harbour Cruise.  Funny!  They would never go on a harbour Cruise with us! 

 Guitar Hero and this lovely little lady partnered up as friends for the evening but most of the kids went solo.  There are only about 60 kids in their year at school - approx 40 boys to 20 girls - and no one was allowed to invite guests from outside the school.  Luckily they are all pretty good friends so it shouldn't be a problem.

 All the boys wore suits, mostly black - a couple accessorised with caps set askew, one wore a pair of those high top runners that street dancers wear (I think!) with a white suit.  Some boys wore trendy canvas shoes, one wore a cool felt hat.

Most of the girls wore pretty, short dresses, some wore long.  Most of them looked lovely, some slightly mature if you consider they are all 15 or 16 - or maybe I am just old fashioned.  Lots of high heels - plenty of sore feet tonight but really.........I had to get a pic of this pair worn with a very short multi coloured dress!  I am sure there will be quite a few heels carried home, not worn!  I am way too old for that!!!

 On a much more mundane level hubby and I bought takeaway and came home to sit on the sofa and catch up on Survivor Episodes.  He went off to do some work and I have been sewing - this is a double sided walker bag for my elderly uncle for Christmas.  It ties on at the top and a flap with a pocket hangs down front and back.  This is my FINISH!

I also managed a little sewing on my McKenna Ryan Mystery project and did a little on this which is another sneak peak only - guess it is that time of year huh!

I am really looking forward to some concentrated sewing time.   Hopefully next week while my boys are on camp.

Till next time.............happy stitching!