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Wholly Quilts’ May Newsletter

 

 

G’day

 

BIG news - my ‘blue dog’ has been juried into the World Quilt competitions in the US. There is only one problem with that … I can’t stand in front of it with a silly look on my face. Maybe one of my American family might make it to one of the four exhibitions it is in.  Oh well, I’ll just have to make another and make sure I can get to the exhibitions.

 

May has got off to a slightly shaky start for me. I had a gaggle, no a giggle, of quilters here on Monday (well what is the collective name for quilters? My darling daughter would suggest it was a coven but I’m not so sure). We were having a lovely day with a group from Hamilton when one of them, Rachel was taken off to hospital by ambulance. When I visited her yesterday she looked a lot better so I do hope she is well on the way to recovery now.

 

Today I spent some time out in the garden and I have harvested some of my pumpkin. Months ago I put in one plant and carefully headed it towards to fence that separates me from the café next door. Now it has climbed the fence, crossed the car park, done a 180 degree turn and headed back through my cress and tomato patches, along the footpath and onto the verandah.

I think I will have more than 20 buttercup when the final tally is taken so be warned – the last Friday in the month is now Sew n (punkin) Soup. Anyone got good recipes out there.

 

Term class will again be held in two sessions on Thursdays starting next week. The morning session will be sewing machine-free red work or, if you wish, you could continue working on the candlewick blocks or you can explore some options for paper piecing.

In the afternoon we will continue the machine-free session learning some designing skills – I will guide you through designing for art quilts or if you feel you are not to this standard then there are always blocks that need to be mastered.

These sessions are for two hours and cost $10 each

 

Sew n Soup on May 30 promises to be a big one with a group of retreaters joining us from Whangarei. The project for the night is Ooey Gooey Hearts. I have been teaching this for many years and you don’t need much elbow room so come along prepared for some fun.

As always – you are more than welcome to come to any of the sessions and do your own thing with or without my help.

Please let the catering department (me) know of your plans.

 

Not much more to report on the BIG trip yet though there has been lots of suggestions, googling, map-reading and discussions so it is beginning to look really good. No I lied, it is looking thoroughly exciting not ‘beginning to look good’. There is only one problem I have eight months to wait. My England-based son Ethan has booked the first side tour – Taste of Ireland for five days soon after I arrive so the calendar is filling.

 

Look around you at the beautiful autumnal colours and be inspired.

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

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