Community sewing day October 2020

We make community quilts from fabrics and blocks donated to our community stash, bolstered by fabrics from our own stashes, and sometimes a combination of the two. The generosity of our donors and members in making quilts for others is much appreciated. We have enjoyed getting together once a month since July, with a COVID-SAFE Plan and controlled numbers - a good day of sewing and socialising at an appropriate distance.

Yvette put this top together at our September sewing
day, and brought it back quilted and bound this time!

Yvette also finished this one she had made
earlier from a kit ...

.... finished with her expert quilting,
and  bargain floral sheeting for the backing.

Noelle found a stash of 30s reproduction fabrics
and had a collection of pin dots that were just right
for sashing strips - there are enough
blocks for two quilts!

Daphne made up a sweet little quilt top from
blocks donated by a friend, and a stripe from
the community stash. 

Nerida sewed lots of little scraps into wonky
courthouse step blocks, and used the big table
to baste the quilt top ...

...  she then sat at her machine and made a great
start on the machine quilting. 

Jill is making a large collection of big flying geese
to border three large donated foundation
pieced blocks with ...

... while Sue helped by appliqueing one of the blocks
to its background

... to compliment another one. 

Elaine's sweet scrappy child's quilt top made
from community stash fabrics is finished ....

 ... and she started machine quilting it this time.