Romany Quilting

 My Quilt Club meeting had a theme of Christmas in July.  We were shown how to make a folded Christmas Star, it seemed rather tricky to me.  And there was a special supper provided, that was much appreciated by the members.  The highlight of the evening to me was the special Christmas themed show and tell.  We were asked t...

 I did really well combining two outings to the Manawatu today.  Always a good thing with the way the price of fuel is these days.  So up SH1 I drove, turning off at Foxton and continuing along the road to Foxton Beach.  I was a little early so went down to look at the Foxton Estuary.  You may remember that I came on a bus...

We were out in the country this time for our Sew Wot Tuesday, meeting at Helen's home. Up the internal staircase we climbed, into the cozy sitting room, to find the log fire glowing nicely.  It was a fine, but chilly winter day.

I've spent a little time stitching around a tuatara on my New Zealand panel.  I've been lucky enough to hold one of these rather special creatures.  Those spines on the head and back are not sharp, but rather feel rubbery - yes, I had to touch and see for myself.

These two latest memory quilts, using by brother in law Dennis's clothes,   have taken a while,  and finally I have met up with my late sister's family to pass them  on.  I had previously made a quilt for Adam using his grandfather's flannel shirts.