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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Sew Wot Tuesday

The Sew Wot group is now back in business after Lockdown, but with being away on our caravan trip, I had to miss the first two meetings.  But I was there today, and it was so nice to catch up with everyone again.  Moira was the Birthday Girl today, and she was showered with lots on interesting little parcels, and beautiful cards.  We watched with interest as she unwrapped each one, it was rather like Christmas morning!  Pretty fabric and sewing items, a coffee cup full of goodies, and plants for her garden.

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Happy Birthday, Moira

There was such a lot of Show and Tell.  Our hostess Carol had been busy knitting toys during Lockdown and had quite a collection to show.  They are all so cute – such a lot of work with knitting the clothes and embellishments as well.

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Carol’s knitted toys

Sandra had been rather busy too, and showed us the donation quilts she had made recently, all beautiful.  I loved these two designs, such clever ideas working with squares.

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Two of Sandra’s donation quilts

This Eye Spy quilt was also destined to be a donation quilt, but the ladies talked Sandra into keeping it for her new grandbaby, due soon.  A much better idea, a quilt from Grandma, made with love, all ready to present to the new baby.

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Eye Spy quilt for the new baby

Mary had finished a heart quilt each for her granddaughters, same pattern but in different colourways.  Oops, looks like I only got a photo of one of them, but take my word, they were both gorgeous.

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Heart quilt for Mary’s granddaughter

Helen had two knitted projects al done, a wooly hat for a friend and a cozy scarf -  I encouraged her to model her creations for a photo shoot. Doesn’t she look well protected from the winter chills! Helen was also working on an EPP project, Lucy Boston.  I really admire the ladies who can do this sort of work, sadly, it’s much too fiddly for me.

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Helen and her Show and Tell

And Heather was working on her pre-printed  Sashiko stitchery, taking the colours from a lovely piece of gifted fabric she will be using for the border.

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Heather and her stitchery

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We had a lovely spread for Morning Tea, including scones with jam and cream, so yummy.
 
Before we departed, Heather reminded us that she was hosting the next Sew Wots morning, and don’t forget to bring along a finished item using the cat block she gave us ages ago.  I certainly had forgotten, and had to rush home and find it – luckily I did have an idea of what I wanted to do with it.  So that's what I’ll be starting this afternoon.  It will be fun to see what the others do with their cat blocks at our next get-together. 

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Found it – the elusive cat block

10 comments:

Maria said...

Sew good to spend the morning with your Sew Wot friends again.
Beautiful gifts for the birthday girls and lots of wonderful show and tell.
Be great to see what you and all the ladies do with the funky cat block...

Karen S said...

Gosh, your group has been a busy lot. Thanks for sharing.

Janice said...

Gosh, everyone has been busy. I admire the ladies with the patience to make those knitted toys. They are so effective. I don’t have the patience for much EPP either. All the quilts have turned out beautifully. I wonder what you will create with your cat block. Morning tea looked delicious.

Lyndsey said...

It's such fun to spend time with friends and enjoy their creativity. The morning tea looks yummy...so much so I'll have to make my own scones. Happy birthday to Moira. That cat block is very cute, looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

that is a cute cat block. It looks like y'all have a lot of fun chatting and sharing ideas

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

From your past posts Jenny...so glad Gemma gets to "knit" too. How cute that she likes to play with things. Love those string blocks with all the pretty pinks and now the darker blues.
The Sew Wots keep busy and are so productive with all the lovely projects. And the lovely lunch too!

FlourishingPalms said...

How nice to be able to spend time, in person (!), with creative friends! You all make such a lovely range of things. The knitted dolls are very impressive; love the two donation quilts, particularly the right side one with squares; and I've seen several EPPers making the Lucy Boston quilt. I like the "fiddly" sort of work, but find that my hands can't take non-stop hours of it. Your dessert table looks fabulous! How I miss being able to get together with friends. I hope you're able to continue doing so. You may be living in the only place in the world where friends can still gather!

Julierose said...

What a lovely group of projects..Those knitted little people are adorable...the clothes and all--lots of work in them...
Nice that you could get together...we are still self-isolating here...we haven't dared to socialize as too many people refuse to wear masks...and won't keep their distance...
~ ~ ~ Stay safe Julierose

Tired Teacher 2 said...

I love the colorful toys! I know you enjoyed the Sew Wot group, seeing their projects and visiting.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Nice to back with frjends again Jenny. Beautiful show and tell by clever ladies. Happy birthday wishes to your friend. Look forward to see what the cat blocks herald x