Members' Posts - 20.2.2021

 Pam Morris Says

Some of the items were for a monthly challenge Pam Brittain and I set each other.

It has help us continue to keep in touch & stay sane.

1. Log Cabin pelmet for kitchen

2. Birthday card

3. Seat cover, blue & white blocks from a Todays Quilter booklet

4. Hand of Friendship,  Tree of Life, challenge 

5. Christmas panel, photographed for Christmas cards

6. Sheep by stone wall picture

7. Autumn leaves, challenge

8. Hexagon tablet cover

9. Sir Terrace Conran chair, Habitat challenge when he died

Members Projects 20.2.2021

 Slow Sewing Tags by Pam Morris

After talking about our seeing & crafting at the AGM I realised the next day how many things I had been doing in the last year. Attached  are some photos of the 'Slow Sewing' tags my Yarn Bombing buddy Pam Brittain have been doing, some of the ladies were interested.  We just do what we feel like doing and sometimes we give each other theme ideas. We create one per week. The tags are a bit smaller than those Anne Brooke uses but I happen to have 2 x 50 tags from a magazine years ago.

Pam Morris's Tags

Pam Brittain's Tags

 

Members Projects 9th February 2021

 Gina has just finished a birthday card for her niece who will be 6 next week.  Made with bondawebbed fabric pieces and machine top stitch detail.   It was rather fiddly with so many small pieces, but she is quite pleased with the result & hopes her niece is too!

AGM

 AGM Minutes and Treasurers report for the AGM 2021.

Treasurer’s Report for year ended 31/12/20

The summary shows the financial position for 2020 plus the previous 2 years’ figures for comparison purposes. I felt this would be helpful as the 2020 results are quite unusual.

The key points to highlight are as follows:

 The Group is in a strong financial position, with a balance of £3,591 at the year end 31/12/20, although both income and expenditure are significantly down this year for reasons we are all well aware of.

Our spend for the year was just £646, this includes payment of the hall for the full year, which will be carried forward and used when we resume. There is no insurance cost for 2020, which we usually renew in November, as the cover was extended free of charge by the Quilter’s Guild. It now runs to 28/02/21, and we expect to be updated on the situation regarding renewal at around that time.

Total income was £1770, the major items here are subscriptions - which held up well at £1,160 for the year. Funds were boosted as we received a generous bequest of £500 left to us by our founder Joan Smith. Details of our plans for this will be covered in AOB.

Members Projects 30.01.2021

 Kathy Francis has been busy using up scrap fabric.

Members Projects 28 January 2021

 

Jo Turner has been making these bags from the monkey buttons pattern we got at a workshop some years ago.  She used 2 inch strips kindly given to her by Lynn Spencer in another life!!

Gina Cooke has made this small Christmas hanging for her 5 year old niece.  She like to stay in touch even if she can't see her in person.  Gina has also used some of her left over Christmas fabrics to make a couple of runners which were well received.

Sue Skelton has made this quilt from scraps left from a farm quilt over eight years ago and the pieces left from a Hungry Caterpillar quilt made around the same time, with a few extra plains.  My cousin's grandson has just told us that he will be a father in May.  So it has a home to go to probably in the post.

 Vicky Cooper has sent the following message

 I really must try and reduce my stash! 
I know it cost me a lot of cash.
I’ve got the time, so really should sew,
But seem to have lost my get up and go.
I go to my cupboard, and roll my eyes
How did it all grow to get this size?
I turn away and close the door
Why did I buy it?   I’m really not sure!

It just seemed a good idea at the time!