Wholly Quilts December Newsletter
Christmas Greetings
I can’t believe I am saying that – the year has flown. My New Year resolution, and I don’t often made them, is to appreciate every day, go new places, try new tastes and keep in touch with great friends and maybe the world will stop spinning as fast as it has been doing.
Maybe if I do all my future planning this year then the clock and calendar will not feature so prominently in my life. And I have done some:
The Leaf Project is now a happening thing. I have done the basic design on the puter, chosen my fabrics (woven plaids) and even played with a couple of the blocks. Each month you will receive a new ‘class/technique’ and have a large single quilt to show at the end. The cost is $65. The first instalment goes out in March and will run for at least 12 months.
Summer Picnic for Quilters
Pot-luck lunch, raffles and give-aways start the day from 10.30am-ish. Bring your show and tell (I do think that should be called share and tell) and picnic basket to Wholly Quilts in Mangatarata. I am still looking for the answer to the question – have you herd of quilters?
Some answers are already in – a stash, sew and sews, a hug or maybe a giggle.
Turquoise Sherbet
Next year’s BoM will kick off in March. Each month you will receive a pattern and turquoise fabric. You decide on your colour scheme (chocolate brown and turquoise – yum, lime green and turquoise – mmm) and add enough fabrics to make a 12-inch block The price: $30 for individuals or $25 for groups of six or more. When you send the money you must include your snail mail address (incl post zone) and then find out how nice it is to get a ‘squishy’ in the letterbox. For a lot of us that is a distant memory.
Pumpkin Patch
My squash seedlings are in great health and flower and are beginning their inexorable creep across the garden. Last year’s count came no where near the previous best of 21 off two plants so these are getting lots of TLC as I have a great stack of recipes to try out. As much as I love the birdlife around me, I find battling them a daily ritual (I had to get out my newly invented ‘nest destroyer’ tool to haul the makings out of my carport three times yesterday) and netting detracts somewhat from the laden strawberry plants and blueberry bushes but needs must.
Block details are as follows:
Cream background – calico is fine - 6 ½” unfinished size (so they will be 6” finished) - Pieced or appliquéd heart or hearts - Any colours or patterns for the hearts. Some of the quilts will be
for children, so children’s fabrics are fine too.
Please send to the address below:
Shirley Goodwin
Once again Season’s Greetings - may all your wishes come true in 2011 – go well!
Regards
Natalie Murdoch
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