Sew Wot Tuesday

It's been quite some time, but our Sew Wot meetings have now resumed for 2025.  Mary was the hostess this time, and we all gathered at her home, excited to see each other again, with the exception of  Sandra who couldn't make it this time.

There was a birthday to celebrate, our first of the year.  Happy Birthday to Carol.  We all eagerly watched as she opened her gifts.  She received all sorts of exciting things, a lovely knitting bag, wool, threads, fabric, fruit tea bags and sweets.  And a bag of toy stuffing, to help with all those knitted toys she makes and donates.

That's handy, a bag of toy stuffing

Helen and Carol had entered the local AP&I Show and brought along their winning entries to show us.  Helen won two champion rosettes, and several certificates for her craft entries.  Plus got first prize for her biscuits in the cooking section, as well as being interviewed and had her photo in the local newspaper!

Helen's prize winning entries

Carol was thrilled with her knitted toy as well, her entry won 1st prize in that section.

Isn't he cute!

Of course there was Show and Tell.  Heather had made a pretty flannel baby quilt for a friend's first great grand child.  And Carol had some more knitted toys to show us, these will be donated to new babies at the Neo Natal ward.

Pretty little baby quilt.

Mary had made a gorgeous pouch and sewing set using a hand embroidered yellow table cloth stitched by her mother.  She remembered this table cloth from her childhood days and it was brought out on special occasions.

Made by Mary

I had taken along my just finished Wheel on the Bus quilt, made from a rescued duvet cover.  This is a donation quilt.

My show and tell

We had been given a challenge to work on over the Christmas break, to make each of our Sew Wot friends a 6in finished block, any design and colour.  And bring them along to our first meeting, wrapped and named.   I made mine early, forgot to take photos, and wrapped them all up.  

Here are my mini quilts, all wrapped up

And here they are in piles ready to be opened, how exciting

It was such fun to see what everyone had made.   We can do whatever we like with them, just keep as they are, make into a book, and several have said they might make them into a banner.

These are my beautiful little mini quilts, each one a little work of art

After all this excitement, it was time for morning tea.  Carol was presented with a cream sponge birthday cake, and then we tucked in to a delicious spread.  Well done, Mary.

Happy birthday, Carol

Morning tea is served

Just before we left we went out the back to admire Mary's bountiful garden.  She has such a lot growing in a small area, making the most of the space she has.  I spotted tomatoes, peppers, corn, beetroot and silver beet, as well as fruit trees growing in large pots.  Many thanks to Mary for hosting our morning, I had a lovely time, as usual.