Hello, I am back with a new blog after two years of silence. I have
this year been on the MPPI Quilting Exhibition Committee and have enjoyed,
together with the whole committee, preparing for our Bi-Annual Quilting
Exhibition.
The purpose of this Exhibition is to raise money
for local charities, this year being Peninsula Youth Enterprises and the
Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club. As well as exhibiting beautiful quilts made by
our members, the Committee, led by Sarah Simcock , together with the help of
many contributing MPPI members, have been busy creating beautiful crafts to
present at the Exhibition for sale. These are some photos of the items we have
made:
Handbags, heat packs, trivets, pincushions, needle & pinholders and many beautiful aprons
The following photo is of our main Raffle Prizes:
1st Prize - a
beautiful King Size Bed Quilt made by various members
of MPPI
2nd Prize - an original painting made and donated by
Andrew Page-Robertson
3rd & 4th Prizes - Two
more smaller quilts made by MPPI members
As well as this we have once again invited local patchwork/quilting
traders to sell their products which will be very exciting. The traders
involved are:
1. Lloyd and Ethel Walton - Woodcraft
2. Bob and Dot Keating –
Jarrah Lacky Geelong
3. Lynda Sibbald –
Mornington Embroidery Centre
4. Catherine Clark &
Marian Parker–Tasselart Diamond Creek
5. Sarah Griffiths –
Sewmaterialistic Frankston
6. Jennifer Warburton –
Embelishalittle Wonthaggi
7. Lyn Wright – Snugglelyn
Quilts Dromana
8. Maureen Miller - Palm
Beach Quilting Carrum Downs
9. Karen Burns – Katie’s
Patchwork Packs
10. Estelle Cadd – Craft
Quarters Koo Wee Rup
The Traders are offering a generous 10% of their sales to our charities
– so we thank them very much in advance and wish them a successful weekend with us.
People coming to the Exhibition will have the option to buy morning or afternoon tea in our small
café inside the Marjorie Williams Centre, with yummies and especially made
Gluten Free items .
On the Sunday at 2.00pm the Frankston Ladies Choir will be there to
offer some entertainment in the Café (I am lucky to be one of them). The Choir are doing this as a donation and have offered their usual fee to be given
directly to our charities.
The receivers of this blog are very welcome to provide the details of
the Exhibition to friends and family.
Looking forward to a high attendance, and lots of support.
My next blog will be following the end of the Exhibition.
Thank you very much.
Kathie Page-Robertson
