...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

March 2011

Oh dear, apologies for lack of attention to this blog.  I've been really busy and for some reason kept forgetting to take my camera with me to meetings.  Not good.  Anyway, here is the last crop of pictures from a couple of weeks ago : 

When Breakaways turned One, we gave each member a FQ and a copy of a pattern from Lynn Brown's site. the pattern is free and is called Fabulous Phat Fats! It is here http://lynbrown.com/?p=52     Linda decided to make this quilt - lots of space fabric. It looks great!

Sam's quilt (hand sewn) is getting bigger each week and looking good

Jane made this big one

and this is the quilting showing on the back

Steph was playing about with these blocks

And this is Sarah's quilt made for a special little boy

Gathering Hearts for Christchurch, NZ

This is a lovely idea and the following is reproduced with permission: 

I am gathering hearts for Christchurch . Not heart blocks in the quilting sense but ‘hanging’ hearts.

Two heart shapes sewn together, stuffed or not, embellished, embroidered, CQ’d, quilted, plain or fancy, felt or fabric or anything goes. Add a loop at the top.

However many inches high that you care to make. For ease of postage, envelope size is a good measurement.

Also for ease of postage you can send them flat, leave an opening and add a note “Please stuff me” I have a couple of non sewers on stuffing.

You can choose to sign them on the back and add a message. It would be nice to have at least the area they come from.

This is just a small measure of something nice to give in this terrible time.

A heart is a symbol of caring and I know we all feel an overpowering desire to do something.

If you aren’t in a position to donate a heart or two send a little bit of fabric. I have heart makers at the ready.

Or simply pass this on message with my address  (please do that anyway).

Thank you.

Hearts for Christchurch 

C/-Evie Harris

523 Main North Road

Bay View

Napier 4104

New Zealand

Breakaways 23rd February 2011

Lesley finished her double sided quilt as you go quilt.  It is utterly gorgeous

...the other side.  I don't know which side I like the best, but it is highly covetable!

Christine's been free machining her piece and it looks wonderful

Linda added hand quilting to hers - another terrific piece

Kim hiding behind her Roosting Robin