Author: maureenbilbao

Although it was a very wet miserable evening 11 members braved the elements to attend the first Sit and Sew evening meeting of the year.  It was a pleasant evening with members working on their individual projects, and looking at some of the quilts that members were working on for the upcoming Exhibition, Members had the opportunity to chat with each other and catch up on news.

Sit and Sew Saturday

A bright sunny day encouraged members to brave the cold for the first meeting of the New Year.  As members arrived, the hall soon buzzed with chatter and laughter whilst we all worked on our individual projects and enjoyed some lovely cakes and biscuits that had been brought for us to share.  We also took the opportunity to look at a selection of Maggie’s fabric that Kate had kindly brought along.  At the end of a very pleasant and productive day members went home happily laden with quilts to finish or a collection of Maggie’s fabrics to add to their stash. 

The last meeting for the year was the Annual Christmas Party, when 20 members arrived promptly, armed with delicious plates of food to share.  Tables were set up and arranged quickly then everyone was treated to a glass of warming mulled wine or soft drink.  The evening’s festivities started with the Charity Game, kindly organised by Carol.  With much laughter some very interesting presents were swapped around the group.  As members chatted and enjoyed the refreshments a selection of clever and attractive Christmas Cards, made by members, were exchanged.  The Fabric Challenge attracted a varied selection of items for the 1p vote, which was won by Carol for her book cushion.  As the evening came to a close we said farewell to one of our members, Deborah Jarman, who was moving away from the area.  It was suggested that at some time in the future we might be able to twin with the new quilting group she had identified.  Everyone agreed they had enjoyed the evening and all that was left for us to do was tidy up before we went home.  Thanks go to everyone who helped with the washing up and stacking the tables and chairs away. 

As the programme for the year came to an end, 14 members attended the last sit and sew session for the year.  Accompanied with plenty of chatter and laughter it was interesting to see some clowns appearing from the last mini workshop meeting. Other members worked on their individual projects or worked hard to increase the supply of baby quilts ready for donation

Thanks go to Lindy and Adele for making the teas and to Adele, who provided us with some lovely homemade cakes.