Sew Wot Tuesday

This was our first Sew Wot get-together of the New Year, as several of our ladies had been experiencing health issues, so it was great to get everyone back this week.  Carol was our hostess this time, which coincided nicely with her belated birthday.  It's always such fun watching the birthday girls unwrap their gifts, I'm sure we enjoy it as much as they do.

Happy Birthday Carol

Once that excitement was over, it was time to view the rose challenge.  Rose wall-hangings in various shades were shown.  They were all so lovely, well done, girls!  I didn't want to make a rose, and had decided instead on a poppy, to celebrate Anzac Day.  But..... my poppy was a no show, I haven't even started it yet.  In fact I'm not too sure where the pattern and fabrics are, I'm sure I've tucked them away safely somewhere.

Helen's pink rose, to be donated to Rural Woman Association

Red rose stitched by Sandra

Mary stitched three red roses

Jude made a cushion, a white rose on red 

Carol's rose was the lucky last

Show and Tell is always exciting too.  Sandra had made two pretty donation quilts, sure to be well received.

Made by Sandra

And Carol had a lovely blue and white quilt to show us, such pretty colours.

Carol's blue and white quilt

Helen had been knitting up a storm and brought along several pairs of socks.  The men in her family have big feet, she remarked.  Helen and Mary are teaching sock knitting on two needles at my favourite quilt shop, Fox's Cottage.  That's where I went to my sock knitting classes too, several years ago now.  I really need to cast on another pair of socks, I think, even though I've got other projects on the needles.

Helen's socks

My snow people came along to say hello at show and tell too, together with the blue and yellow cot quilt I finished recently.

Hello from the snow people

There was plenty of news to catch up with, it's been ages since we all got together.  And then, morning tea time, all laid out on another of Carol's recently finished quilts.  Ooops, hope we didn't spill anything..

Morning tea time

As always, it was such a lovely morning.  Many thanks to our hostess, Carol.