The Weekly Wrap.

I've finished off 6 donated quilt tops as well as piecing and quilting another I Spy quilt with alternate blue squares. 

This week we also donated 10 quilts to SECASA and Norma Aitken very kindly couriered them for me. 

 Many thanks everyone for your generous support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

This Week's Arrivals.

Kim from the Somerville Community Centre dropped off a huge amount of donations including 7 lovely quilt tops  (2 ready for quilting), as large amount of beanies and bootiesas well.

Helen Walker has donated 6 cute elephant soft toys she made.

Eileen Nash has donated 12 crocheted blankets,  80 beanies, some puzzle books and some toiletries. 

Many thanks everyone for your generous support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 
 

Very Exciting.

I've been working on a few quilts for family and finished this one for a special little girl.

I also knitted her another little jumper.

My excitement though is because I found an old UFO today and also found the patterns and most of the background fabric. I'd made 7 of the 20 blocks of the Civil War Bride quilt by Corliss from Threadbear in Castlemaine. 

  I originally started this in December 2009 and saw the original quilt in New York in 2010. I've just realised that I haven't worked on any of my own quilts since we moved to Melbourne and I really want to finish this one. I thought I might have started a few more blocks but haven't found them yet so I am going to just buy some more background fabric and get on with the remaining blocks.

I made the big mistake of moving a lot of my sewing things here before we moved everything and it's been hard to find all my treasures. I've also unearthed a few hand piecing UFOs and I plan on getting them finished too.

At the moment I gave another child's quilt to finish for family , an appliqued quilt for hand quilting and the Civil War Bride applique blocks. That's as well as the charity quilts to quilt. I think that will be enough for now until I  get some of these finished. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx