WPQC Christmas Meeting 2017

It was a nice club meeting yesterday, the last for this year. Of course there was a yummy lunch, extra raffles, the Xmas Challenge and more. 

But the most special event was the naming of two new Life Members.

Both were completely surprised and overwhelmed, which made it all the more special.

The new Life members are Lynne O'Donnell and Leonie Wihongi. 

Congratulations  Ladies and well done to the club committee for keeping it secret. 

The Club also now has it's own facebook page, use this link to check it out. Hopefully they will have photos up of our new Life members and the Xmas Challenge Winners soon.

And lastly here are some of the clubs charity quilts. We voted on which charity to donate them to at the meeting. 

Donated to Women's Refuge

Donated to The Salvation Army

Donated to Habitat for Humunity

Donated to Hospice

Auckland Festival of Quilts 2017 (2)

Second lot of photos from the Auckland Festival of Quilts.

I have taken a photo of the whole quilt, then sometimes a detail photo, and then the labels and another of their ribbons if won.

I did have a Dr Who Quilt photo here it has been removed as the photo was stolen and used fraudulently 

Dandelion Wishes by Margaret Reid

Gypsy Mistress by Megan Lourie

In the Pink by Anita Arbery

Variable Stars by Birgit Rahm 

Green Swallow Sommelier by Robyn Rognstad

Fiery Cabins by Dawn Chambers

Auckland Festival of Quilts 2017 (1)

I really enjoyed the Auckland Festival of Quilts this year. Here are some of the photos I took.
I have taken a photo of the whole quilt, then sometimes a detail photo, and then the labels and another of their ribbons if won.

Enjoy having a look at the wonderful quilts.

 Night Flight by Rosemary Rush

Ode to New York by Hazel Foot

Postcards from Sweden by Samantha Scott

Round and Round by Shirley Sparks

I've Got the Blues by Muriel Prescott

Lloyd & Lola by Carolyn van Wonderen

My Around the Corner Quilt by Rebecca Bishop

The Wedding Quilt by Val Williams

Sophie's Star by Samantha Scott

Okay that's enough photos for now! I have some more so will do another post later, bye for now.

Show n Tell November 2017

There were more on display than this, but I arrived too late to take photos before the meeting started, and then got caught up talking at the end of the meeting! So here are the few that were still hanging (most had gone home with their owners)

Nursery Rhyme quilt made by Shirley Julian

Both of these quilt tops are made by Helen Barron at Symposium.

The left handside top was made in class with Luke Haynes, 

the one on the right in Sherri Lynn Wood's class.

Mariners Compass wall hanging made by Hazel Phillips

Modern table runner made by Robin Halverson

Mariners Compass quilt made by Lynne Madden