A Little Break.

I attended the Southern Cross Quilters retreat last weekend and had a lovely time seeing old friends and making new ones, with lots of chat and laughter. I took a class in Clamshell stitching and Veronique D. was an excellent tutor.

This fabulous red and white quilt was my favourite at Show and Tell and it shimmered.

I also finished 3 more donated quilt tops,  the first 2 were donated by Lesley Lowe and the Kyabram quilters. 

The last lovely quilt top was donated by Mary Anne Rooney.  I also received lots of lovely donations from members of SCQuilters and will post photos of them over the next few days.

As most of you are aware Northern Victoria is currently being devastated by severe flooding and the events continue to impact on communities along the Murray River.

We will be holding a quilt drive for these badly affected communities and will work with local quilting groups as many are very active in their local communities.  It will take some months before they are able to accept quilts so it gives us time to get larger quilts made which will be appropriate for most adults. Thankfully the weather is warmer now and we should have sufficient large quilts to distribute before next winter. In the meantime we will still be supporting our usual organizations for Palliative care services,  children in care, and victims of domestic violence.  

Many thanks for your ongoing support., as the need is greater than ever.

Hugs, Jan Mac