Wholly Quilts February Newsletter
G’day
It’s reality time. No more holidays (well apart from today’s Auckland/Nelson Anniversary Day). No more eating and drinking just because. No more putting anything off because it is a nice sunny day. Today I am concentrating on you, this year’s projects and finishing off a quilt for the tutors’ exhibition at the Remarkable Symposium cos yes, I have five days teaching down there – yeah!!
A couple of days ago I was ankle deep in mud that had gone through the lovely café next door to me. It brought home to me what the flood victims in Oz have had to face. Fortunately I had no flood damage at all though it has not a good time for a lot of people.
My ‘American’ sister arrived in the country yesterday and I am excitedly waiting for her to arrive at my place. She is tripping through vineyards and national parks at the top of the
Summer Picnic for Quilters
About 30 turned out for the day. It was great catching up after the Christmas break. We did decide on the collective pronoun for quilters - Gillian came up with a binding of quilters. Overcast weather made for a pleasant day of alfresco stitching and chatting.
The Leaf Project is set to launch early March. Each month you are given a technique or class by email. These include piecing, appliqué, foundation piecing and stitching. The finished quilt will be a big single so fabric requirements are down to you. I guesstimate approximately 5 metres of scraps in your choice of colour. I am doing mine in plaids. A minimum of 12 months will cost $65.
Turquoise Sherbet will also start early next month and is a block of the month with me supplying the turquoise fabric and a pattern. It is up to you to choose your colourway but some suggestions would be turq with brown, turq with cream or maybe greens. The final month includes suggested settings for your blocks. The cost is $30 for individuals or $25 each for groups of six or more. You will need to include your full postal address (incl post zone) when you sign up.
Payment for both the above projects can be made by cheque to my address at the foot of this email or to my bank account Wholly Quilts 389005 0972408 00
Pumpkin Patch
It’s tomato time – tomato sauce, tomato chutney, dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, giveaway tomatoes – you get the gist? No need to go anywhere near a greengrocer in the foreseeable future.
Regards
Natalie Murdoch
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