Time To Breathe.

I've almost wrapped up the year for deliveries from Oz Comfort Quilts and the organizations we support are closing for their summer break. Our precious grandson, Aidan, has graduated from kindergarten and will be starting school neat year.
 

We took the 3 hour drive back to Shepparton last Saturday for our early Christmas celebrations with our DD and her fiance. They put in a pool last year and the grandkids have been excitedly waiting for a return visit as they loved the pool.

We spent a very enjoyable 2 hours in the pool and the boys loved water bombing everyone and using their new water pistols. After an early BBQ with lots of lovely food, including pavlova, we made the long drive home. We were more tired on the Monday as we were distracted by watching the cricket against India on the Sunday. It's a long drive  but it was wonderful to have such great family fun, creating memories for years to come.

On Thursday Norma Aitken and I visited Monash Hospital Children's Wing to deliver quilts and stationery supplies for the children, from Waverley Patchworkers. Parking is always a problem but we were lucky to get a park right outside as we went early this time.

I'll still be quilting donated tops to get them ready for distribution next year but I'm also thinking about which of my UFOs I want to finish and which new project I would like to start. I'm saving the clues for Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville mystery and plan of getting started on that soon.

Christmas will be here in 12 sleeps the kids tell me and I think I might be ready! What about you?
Hugs, Jan Mac xx

Time To Sew and The Macedon Quilters

We were child free today and I'm wrapping up distribution for the year as most organisations take a break now until mid January so it was lovely to take some time to put together a top from blocks I've been working on for 18 months or so. I received a lot of hexagons and have been piecing them together to make flowers and then appliqueing them onto backgrounds.  I joined the blocks and added borders so it's now ready for quilting when I piece a back.

The Monday Quilters from Macedon came today to deliver 50 quilts and 177 drawstring bags.  These wonderful ladies are helping me to finish the donated UFOs,  orphan blocks and fabric into quilts and they're very creative in how they make odd numbers of blocks etc work. There will be lots of warm hugs and comfort for people in need because of their generosity in using their skills and time to help others. These are just 22 of their 50 quilts and I will share more photos soon.

 Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

This Week's Wrap and Distribution.

I've only finished 3 more donated quilt tops this week as I have been busy sorting and packing donations for distribution before the organisations close for their Christmas break.

Big Group Hug sent their van today to pick up our donations and we donated  17 quilts,  13 blankets,  770 drawstring bags  (regular, large and extra large sizes), 53 tote bags, 70 bibs for babies,  135 soap pouches with soap,  20 pair of booties for newborns,  40 teddies with custom made jumpers,  4 boxes of toys, a box of books, a box of hand knits,  and a box of pencil cases with pencils and library bags. 

Many thanks everyone for your generous support and donations which will help lots of children in need. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 
 

It's Been Another Busy Week

It's been a busy week with lots of sorting and packing donations to get them ready for delivery before the organisations all close for a break over Christmas. Marie Warden and the CWA ladies from Narooma NSW have sent another large parcel containing 20 beautifully knitted teddy bears which will soon be giving warm hugs to children in need. 

Helen Walker donated 2 cute "bubble"quilts and 8 pair of knitted socks for newborns. 

Jennifer Moores donated a lovely Christmas quilt. 

Janet Kidson donated 18 cute teddy bears and Sal Speed has knitted custom made jumpers for them. 

 Many thanks also to Kaye Hardman and Wendy Fry for couriering these lovely donations. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

The Weekly Wrap Up.

I'm trying to get as many quilt tops finished as possible so that they can be giving warm hugs to children in need.  I still have lots of tops to finish so I am still not accepting any unfinished items until I catch up with getting more finished. 

Many thanks everyone for generously donating so many beautiful quilt tops. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

 

Christmas Is Coming.

Vicki Tootell is a very skilled doll maker and has donated all if these beautifully made dolls and soft toys to be distributed to children in need. 

Ann Lynch has donated these beautifully stitched Christmas wall hangings, ornaments, glasses cases and 6 cloth bags.

Many thanks everyone for your generous support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx