Breakaways in August

Linda's triangles

Lesley's Roosting Robin finished -looks gorgeous!

 Lesley's other challenge quilt.  This is going to a child from Chernobyl.  Quite out of her comfort zone but we thought it was grea
t!

Quilted top and wadding

Tied through to the fleece back

Jane is making quilts for her new niece/nephew.  This is one of them.  The lady on the right is our new member, Fiona :)

Wilma's Roosting Robin which made her try lots of new things.  It is just waiting to be bound and looks really, really good :)

Christine is doing a block for her Patricia McLaughlin quilt

Dawn is quilting this piece with back stitch and beads.  It is looking great.  Such an effective technique.  she might make a bag with it, not sure yet.

Breakaways in July 2011

Wendy's circles all together - mmmmmm, looks fab

Kim's wall hanging

Dawn made a bag to keep all her bits in

Jane's

Jane's

Jane again

Lesley's out of her comfort zone quilt.  Must stop using flash in that room it looks awful. Anyway, Lesley did a fab job with colours she really doesn't like much.  A challenge from one of her other groups I think.

June 2011

Jane teaching Steph how to hand quilt

Some of the Breakaways - think the rest had gone to make the coffee!

Wilma's cushion covers

Dawn's quilt

Libby's reversible quilt

and the other side.  Colours are off - they are purples

...and some more pics

Wendy's circles - the squares are labels with numbers on - very organised

A closer look.  Wendy has been very organised and the quilt is looking fab.  It will be a Linus quilt.

Dawn and Kim admiring Dawn's sumptuous quilt - this pic does not do the colours justice

Libby made a double sided quilt as you go quilt.  Purples on one side and greens on the other - yummmmmm

This is what the backs of Wilma's cushions will look like

Jane's new pic - could be reflections this way up.  The other way up it looks like mountains

Dawn and her quilt

Jane's the correct way up.  I see a boat with oars and sails.  She sees something else, but I have forgotten what she has called it

more photos

my very out of proportion lady in 3 parts Christine and Libby and someone else holding her up.  Such a big head.....never mind, it was a bit of fun....

Lesley's quilt - quite out of character but beautifully made as usual

Chris has been fiddling around with this block, trying to get the colours right

photos.....

All the above cushion covers have been made by Wilma

This is Sheila's sampler

Jane decided to have fun with the quilting of her Roosting Robin

....so tactile

Doesn't it look fantastic!

Books....

Not much sewing done by me, except for a class I will write about another time, but some lazy mornings in bed reading, thanks to all these long weekends :

Dark Summer by Ali Sparkes - Junior School - good adventure

Torn Pages by Sally Grindley - Junior School - Yr 7 - excellent

Where Your Wings Were by David Almond (World book Day choice) Yr 6 up - evocative writing

Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman - Teenage - brilliant

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman - a re-read, better 2nd time around

Richard and Judy - The Autobiography

On the Summerhouse Steps by Anne Fine Yrs 6 upwards - lovely, gentle book and very funny