We were hoping for a full house with six group members in attendance this month. However, life got in the way and we ended up with three of us making the meeting, one face time visit and TWO birthday cakes. Best laid plans eh!
We had planned to celebrate CD and HW birthdays this month as HT has a biggish one next month and we wanted something special - watch this space? With only half of us able to attend, we decided to open the presents next month when, hopefully, there will be more of us to share the experience.
Well what have we been up to? CB has been finishing UFO's and brought along a CAL (crochet along) granny square blanket. It is made in her signature rainbow colours with black. Some of the patterns worked up larger than others, and these blocks have been set aside for another project. The blanket looks good and is awaiting a border and blocking to finish it off.
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| All sewn up |
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| One of CB's favourite squares - bobbles |
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| Another favourite the 3D flower block |
AB has been working on a small crochet blanket, bought at an exhibition as a kit. It is very pretty colours and progressing well.
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| Rows of trebles and treble clusters |
AB also had a late birthday present from EL in the US. We all loved the flip-flop tag. This will be keeping AB's water chilled when walking, or perhaps the wine!
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| Insulated bottle bag |
CD had helped out at Olympia on the Quilters Guild stand and brought home six sets of blocks to make up into small quilts for Project Linus. Two were having borders added, the other four were ready to be backed and quilted.
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| Project Linus blocks from Olympia |
CD had also made a crochet shawl (pattern from the Crochet Project) and finished a Moorland blanket CAL by Lucy at Attic24.
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| 'Your Mileage May Vary' shawl |
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| Moorland blanket |
Lunch was minestrone soup and bread with pear crumble and custard for dessert. Sorry I forgot to take a picture of the crumble, too busy eating it!
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| Minestrone soup |
After lunch we had a go at an improvised light box for transferring quilting designs. It worked quite well for a glass panel and a clip-on lamp. It did need two people to work.
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| Improvised light box |
Well after all that hard work we needed tea and birthday cake, not one but TWO. It would have been rude not to have a piece of both and we don't like to be rude when it is homemade cake.
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| Orange drizzle cake |
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| Iced jam sponge |
Absolutely delicious, we do love a birthday. Another productive day spent with like minded friends, such fun.
