quirky quilters: May 16th 2015

May saw us meeting at CB's, with a variety of projects.

Bunting was once again in evidence, this time with a bee theme. HW (Epsom Beekeepers Association member) is making it for an event taking place at the Ewell Apiary on 11th July 2015, the same date as the Ewell Village Fair.

Bee bunting to be stitched

Stitched pile, HW

CB started work on a challenge block for another Group of which several of us are also members, Quilters of Sutton. The challenge is to make a block using black, white and one colour, CB chose orange.

Kite block for challenge, CB

HT had decided to finish off her Jennie Rayment workshop sampler. She has made it to match a double bed quilt, so is planning to hang it in the bedroom. It is looking lovely with the addition of lace.

JR sampler by HT

AB continues to practice her crochet and is showing improvement.

AB's Granny square

CD was getting some homework done for a new project at evening classes. This small quilt has some bias folds for folding and stitching to give curved stars. Turquoise on a cream background.

Assembling strips to be cut for blocks, CD

Lunch was eaten outside in the garden, as it was a glorious spring day. Salmon salad and home-made bread, with an Eton mess style desert.

Yum, we do eat well on QQ Saturdays

There was a little bit of honey tasting. AB had brought back some Sweet chestnut honey from her French trip. Nice flavour, not as sweet as HW's own, or so I thought.

French sweet chestnut honey.

For the fourth month in a row, we also celebrated a birthday, with lots of presents and a cake, home-made of course This time it was HT's turn to make a wish and blow out the candles, we were kind to her, there were only two.