Breakaways 17th February

Very cold evening.  For once I excelled myself and got there a bit earlier and turned up the heater.  It was so nice to see everyone who managed to turn up!

 

First off, Chris J’s pyramids marching on apace – gorgeous, aren’t they?

 

Wilma has more plates to show: and Very, very neat.  Mine would be all over the place I think

Libby finished off another block and did the washing up Beautiful sewing, I had to turn the back over to make sure it hadn’t been stuck down LOL.  My blocks never look like that….

 

Lesley has gone totally crackers and decided to make a pincushion 4x4” finished.  This is the front

  It is very small and the picture doesn’t do it justice colour-wise. Very pretty.

 

Here are some of us : Libby at the front, ChrisJ and Linda and

Norma at the front, Kim and Lesley.  I don’t think Wilma had turned up at that point.  We all look very industrious but we do get quite a lot of work done!

 

This is Christine, cutting carefully with her new rotary cutter which puts mine to shame, sorry to say.  and these are the pieces for her blocks which I am putting up here in case she gets stuck.  I doubt she will, whatever she thinks…. All her sections, separated out.

First 2 sets joined up

Side piece joined on

Top piece joined on

Ta Da!  nice, eh?

She is using this pattern from the incredibly useful About.com site.  The pattern is called Hopscotch Baby Quilt Pattern and it is really very nice. 

 

Christine and Wilma are investigating terminology such as Fat Quarters, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes etc.  One does forget that not everybody knows what they mean!

 

And among the several things discussed was Doughty’s visit to Emsworth in March.  I got the times wrong.  It will be on Saturday 13th March at Emsworth Community Centre, Church Path, Emsworth , PO7 10DP from 10.30-2.30. 

 

Our absentees were Pauline who is hopefully enjoying the company of her grandchildren in the Lake district – bet it’s cold…..and Jane whose Australian Cattle dog, Jack, has been very ill.  Hope he makes a full recovery, Jane.