More Arrivals.

Joy Walton has been very busy knitting and has sent another large parcel containing beautifully knitted items. These included  4 sets of matching baby's jackets,  with matching beanies and booties,  4 more sets of knitted booties and beanies and 3 more beanies.  There will be many grateful mothers who will be able to dress their babies warmly.

Liz Willing donated 11 cute teddy bears.

Dymphne Anderson and her friend,  Gail, have donated 12 teddy bears too. These will soon have custom made jumpers and beanies giving warm hugs to children in need. 

Many thanks to Wendy Fry for couriering these teddies to me. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx  

It's Good To Have Finishes.

It's  been good to get some more finishes and the first quilt is one that I  made from 3 different sets of UFO blocks. 

The next 3 quilt tops were made and donated by Wendy Evans from Geelong.  She also included binding and backing for the tops which made them very easy to finish.

I've also been busy knitting baby's jackets and booties. 

I also finished another SB sized crocheted blanket as well as joining 4 smaller crocheted blankets together to make one larger ones.

Now that the slightly warmer weather has arrived it's been more comfortable pin basting quilt tops on the deck and I have a few more ready to quilt so I plan on getting more quilts finished soon.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

 

Many Thanks To Lilly Patches in Boronia.

June from Lilly Patches in Boronia is a very generous supporter of Oz Comfort Quilts and her Tuesday ladies have made and donated another 11 fabulous quilts.  They're all beautifully quilted and in a variety of styles and sizes which will be so appreciated. June also supplies extra fabric for these quilts. 

June also gave me 5 beautifully crocheted blankets,  2 knitted teddies and a knitted scarf all made by the ladies at the Boronia Retirement Village.  Thank you all so much for generously supporting Oz Comfort Quilts to help people in need. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

 

Big Thanks to Joanna

Joanna Moreland has sent another 2 large parcels containing 10 beautifully made quilts as well as some lovely fabric panels.

These will soon be bringing warm hugs to people in need.  Many thanks  Joanna.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

 

Donations Arrive.

Delys Rogers from WA has sent another large parcel containing 2 beautiful quilts as  well as 35 knitted beanies and some teddy bears.

Joanna Moreland has sent another large parcel containing 10 beautifully made Santa Sacks as well as some lovely fabric and panels to make more lovely quilts. 

Dymphne Anderson has donated more school supplies and teddy bears and Wendy Fry has couriered them to me. 

Janet Kidson donated 10 cute teddy bears and Sally S.  has knitted custom made jumpers for them. 

Many thanks everyone for your support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

A Quilting Retreat.

I've had a lovely 4 days at a quilting retreat and for once I spent time on my own projects and I am working on Bonnie Hunter's design Abbeygate in red and neutral fabrics. I managed to piece half the number of required blocks and have plenty more pieces cut and ready to piece.

It was made much easier as I used my Accuquilt to cut the 2.5 inch half square triangles . It cuts accurately and they don't require trimming so they go together fairly quickly. 

 I've always loved red and white quilts so I am enjoying the results. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Many Thanks Margaret, Patty and Joanna.

Margaret Webb Williams has donated these 2 beautifully made quilts  as well as 6 lovely crocheted blankets,  4 small teddy bears,  2 knitted baby's jumpersand some baby's burp cloths. 

Patty McNamara very kindly delivered Margaret's donations as well as a lovely quilt that her daughter rescued from an online shop. 

Joanna Moreland has sent another large parcel containing lots of lovely Christmas fabric to make more Santa Sacks for Backpacks 4 Vic Kid's Christmas drive as they need over 7,000 again this year.

Many thanks everyone for your support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Winter Warmer with Waverley Patchworkers.

Yesterday,  my local quilting group, Waverley Patchworkers,  held their annual social day for members and friends. It was a lovely day with morning tea and lunch provided as well as a very interesting guest speaker, Monica Boldogh, a textile artist.

Her quilt, Bird Watch, won Best of Show at AQC in 2022 and a lot of her wois based on birds as well as her new designs of fairies.

Monika also designs her own fabric range and her work was lovely to see up close.

I loved how she used a simple curved block to create birds.

It was a lovely day doing some stitching, buying fabric and spending time with quilting friends. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx