Christmas in May, Quilts and 2 UFOs Finished.

It's been a busy weekend as restrictions have lifted somewhat and we were finally able to have our children and their partners over to visit.  Our eldest DD was working last Christmas and we were planning on having another Christmas gathering in January but due to family illness and the Covid-19 virus,  we were unable to hold it until this weekend. It was lovely to finally get together but I was so busy with cooking etc that I didn't have time to take photos. 

 I also finished quilting 5 more donated tops,  the first is from Sarah Williams (NSW) and it's such a beautiful quilt.

 Illene Tiziani (Vic) donated this lovely seaside kid's quilt top.

 Helen Stewart from Vic sent this lovely large top for a male.

 Wendy Snook (Vic) donated this beautiful pastel quilt top.

 Clare Jamieson from WA sent this beautiful top for a young boy.

 I also finished 2 knitting projects that had been put aside for a while and finished these baby jackets for the Peter Mac auxiliary shop to sell and raise funds for patient services. So that's  UFO 4 and 5 finished for this year, which is slower than last year but better than none.

I also received an incredible amount of donations over the last few days and will have to document and photograph everything as soon as possible.  It was lovely to have some family time and I will catch up as soon as I can.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

The Fishbowler Sewists from Launceston Tasmania.

 Robin Walker and the Fishbowler Sewists from Launceston Tasmania are long time supporters of Oz Comfort Quilts and they have sent another large parcel stuffed full of donations.

 They have been very busy and sent an incredible 14 quilt tops as well as 2 small quilts.

They will be such lovely quilts to give a warm hug to those who lost their homes in the recent bushfires.  Thankyou so much ladies,  you're doing a great job and I hope to have the tops quilted soon.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

More Beautiful Donations Arrived.

Clare Jamieson from WA sent these 6 beautiful tops for kids. They're a large size and there are fabrics suitable for boys and girls which the kids will live.

She also sent 5 orphan blocks and labels for the quilts. I plan on quilting them soon so they can go out when we start distribution again.

Linda Rother from Qld sent these delightful teddy bear blocks and they will make such fun quilts for kids.

There's so much work in these blocks and they will be treasured so I hope to finish them off soon.
Thanks so much for your very generous donations everyone.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

Happy Mother's Day.

 I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day and took some time for you. It was a quiet day here as Victoria is still in Stage 3 lockdown but it's essential and we're coping ok because we're just grateful to be well. I have been busy quilting more donated tops as it's possible that we will be able to start distribution again soon. The first beautiful bright top with Australiana designs was donated by Illene Tiziani (Vic).

 This lovely I Spy quilt top was donated by Del Soden from NSW.

 Kerry Moore from WA donated this lovely I Spy quilt top for a boy.

 Maia Butler from NSW has sent another lovely quilt top for a child.

 Diane Muir (Tas) donated this beautiful top and one of my sewing angels finished the machine applique for me before I quilted it.

 Lyn Rootes from Tasmania sent another beautiful top.

Karen Bennett from Qld sent the lovely foundation pieced top and she also sent 2 others still to be quilted. The tops I quioted this week were from all over Australia and we're hopeful that we can start distributing the quilts before winter when travel restrictions are lifted. It's getting cold in the mountains around Corryong and I have been backing the tops with lovely snuggly flannelette donated by the Fishbowler Sewists from Launceston Tasmania so they will be lovely and warm for them.
I hope you all had a lovely day and stay safe.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

Tribute to Di Ford Hall and Donations.

 I'm handstitching blocks for Di Ford Hall's Lyre design based on an antique top in her collection.  There are only 9 blocks and I have completed 6 so far and I am really enjoying some slower stitching.

 I also received a lovely child's quilt top, backing and binding from A. Silcock from the Northern Territory as two huge bags of QAYG blocks from Vic Quilters.

I have been contacted by a person working with the government's bushfire recovery program and we're hopeful that we will be able to distribute the quilts again as soon as travel restrictions are lifted which will be a relief. In the meantime I am busy quilting more tops so we have plenty of quilts ready to donate.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

Bushfire Quilt Appeal Update.

 I've  been in contact with someone working with the government bushfire recovery program which will be very helpful with quilt distribution when travel restrictions are lifted and we're hopeful that we might be able to start distribution during winter.
     This first QAYG quilt was made from blocks donated by several quilters as I combined those with mainly purples.

 Another donated quilt top has been finished and this one was madd by Angela Silcock from NT.

 This lovely top was one of several donated by Diane Muir from Tasmania.

 I also quilted a lovely quilt for AQA's Gift Quilt Program and I love the Civil War reproduction fabrics used.

 I also received another large parcel from Carleen Richardson from Tasmania and she sent this beautiful oriental quilt top with backing and binding.

 Lyn Rootes from Tasmania also sent 16 fun appliqued "hand" blocks for a child's quilt, and she also included a large amount of fabric.

I've also been making some of the donated tops larger and making more tops from donated blocks, and I plan on getting busy with getting more tops quilted now it looks like we will be able to start distribution in another 4 to 6 weeks or so.
  I hope you're all enjoying some time at home and staying safe.
Hugs, Jan Mac 

A Change of Pace.

 I've added a few additions to my sewing projects so I don't get bored with just quilting tops. I also make items for Peter Mac auxiliary shop to raise funds for patient services and I have received quite a few donated kits for them so I need to get somd finished while we're in isolation.

 The stitching only took an evening or so of stitching time but I appliqued the heart instead of stitching it and also didn't satin stitch the dots.

 I finished the stitching piece into the front of a small bag and it was fairly easy as everything was included in the kit. It wasn't how I would have sewn the bag together but I am following the pattern for these projects as I might learn some new skills.

 I also stitched the second block for Di Ford Hall's Lyre design based on an antique top in her collection. 

I'm piecing the background blocks using Max and Louise Pattern Co's fabric and so far I'm happy with the result.  There are only 9 blocks to stitch and I am using needle turn applique which I find is very relaxing.
I hope you're all enjoying finishing some UFOs or stitching some different projects too.
Hugs, Jan Mac