Monday July 8, 2013

Snags, Santas and Spending-Up Big

This week our meeting was a huge event as we celebrated Christmas in July with a sausage-sizzle provided by the team from Mornington Peninsula Youth Enterprises. Following a very informative talk by Bob Couchman about the function and activities of MPYE we were treated to snags and onions in bread with all profits going to this great organisation who are on hand every month to set up for our meetings.

Bob Couchman and boys from MPYE

It was also our Mini Market Day and we welcomed Maureen Millar from Palm Beach Quilting, Jenny from Sewing Bee Cafe, Lloyd Walton with his wood-turned pieces and our own Lyn Wright with her wares from Snugglelyn. It was impossible to resist the temptation to purchase yet more gorgeous fabrics and threads to add to our stashes; we just never seem to have enough! The displays set up by the traders looked very enticing and we thank them for the effort they made to 'bring their shops' to us.

Palm Beach Quilting

Sewing Bee Cafe

Snugglelyn

Lloyd Walton

The atmosphere was certainly festive as our members decorated their tables with Christmas baubles and there was a busy hum as friends came together to sit, sew and chat to make it an enjoyable day.

A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE!

It's  the 4th Thursday of the month which means it's our monthly workshop at Baxter Hall. Today was to be the "Stitch & Rip" workshop tutored by Margaret Stead of Point Nepean Patchwork & Quilters Inc. Yesterday, one day prior, by accident we found a Notice shoved under the side door of Baxter Hall from the Electricity supplier stating that the power would be cut off for the whole day on Thursday!

Our trusted Workshop Coordinator Christine Stevens took action immediately by contacting all the participants and inviting them to come to her home where the workshop would now take place instead of Baxter Hall.  The following photos are the result of  a very successful day.  Well done ladies and congratulations for your quick thinking and generosity Christine!

AFRICAN SAFARI IN JUNE 2013

Despite it being a public holiday, we had a pleasing turn out of 92 members for our June meeting.  We welcomed Leslie Edwards of Quilting Fabrications fame and her sister in law Trish, who displayed many of Leslie's beautifully designed quilts some using vibrant African fabrics. It's amazing how quilts of the same pattern can look so different by using a variety of colour ways. 

An African theme was created with a beautiful display of quilts made by many of our talented members. 

Thank you to Leslie and Trish for an inspiring presentation.







We can now look forward to our next meeting and our annual "Mini Market" with 5 (perhaps 6) traders coming to sell their wares. We'll celebrate Christmas in July with our sausage sizzle provided by and as a fundraiser for Mornington Peninsula Youth Enterprises.  Mr. Bob Couchman from MPYE will also be there to talk to us about this organisation which we support.

Christmas fare will be provided for Morning Tea and you can join into the spirit of Christmas by bringing decorations for your tables and the hall.  Visitors are welcome.

As you know I shall be overseas for a few weeks and Margaret Roberts will be in charge of this blog in my absence in her efficient manner. Expect to receive some travel updates from me as well.  Thank you Margaret!

By now you will all be preparing your quilts for our Exhibition in November.  Happy stitching and so long!

Kathie and Margaret 

P.s. Thank you Georgia for your guidance in putting all this together xx

MPPI ANTI-CANCER COUNCIL BIGGEST MORNING TEA 13/5/13

Wow what a turnout 121 members and visitors, plus the gentlemen from Eview Real Estate, Arthur, Jarrod and Derek who very kindly donated their time to conduct our Shoe Box Auction.  This was done in a very professional manner and thanks to the boys’ charm and experience, the ladies could not resist putting their bids out there. 

The Shoe Box Auction brought $2000 for the Cancer Council, and Eview donated a 4 hours landscaping voucher which was auctioned.   Added to all the contributions from the local trade for our door prizes , our very generous members supplied four major  raffle prizes, a Skylight donated by  Steve and Jo Clark of Solatube, a beautiful painting donated by Andrew Page-Robertson, a coffee machine donated by Marg & Den Roberts and a gorgeous quilt made by some members.   We were also treated to a most magnificent morning tea. The sale of crafts made by members, plants and jars of homegrown olives brought our total up to around $3,600.00.  A fantastic effort for a wonderful cause.

Just to add to the fun and pleasures of the day we had a “Show n Tell” of some of the completed quilts from the Noriko Endo Workshop.  A delightful display.

Well done MPPI – it is truly a privilege for me as President to work with such wonderful and giving group of ladies. 

We wish all those organizing a “Biggest Morning Tea” for the Cancer Council, as much success as we’ve had.

Happily,

Kathie