Quilts For Orphans

At the Monbulk Quilt Show ...... March 19th 2016

A quick Blogpost to share pictures taken on the weekend when we participated in the Monbulk Quilt Show.

Despite the erratic weather we had a most enjoyable time at the show, selling a couple of quilts, dog coats, some fat quarters, stitched goodies and also made the most of the opportunity to share what we do with those who stopped by our display table.

One of our 'customers' ... young 'Daisy' ... and doesn't she look smart in her new coat??

 

Gaynor had a quilt on display .... and isn't it beautiful?

And a selection of some of the other wonderful quilts at the Show .... we certainly have some talented quilters in our area.

And from one of our QFO stitchers ..... this beautiful quilt (below) .......

Met this lovely lady too ... and her amazingly beautiful card creations ... absolutely detailed and original.

And below .... more of what we had on offer at the Quilt Show ... anna and grandchild matching gardening pinnies .... cute eh?

And now .... Deborah and Gaynor .... winding down after a longish day ...

And that wraps up out little foray into the Quilt Show at Monbulk. Look forward to the next Blogpost which will be happening 'dreckly' after our April gathering at the Barn. Till then, keep on stitching and supporting us ... we appreciate all of our fans :)

Ooooh .... I almost forgot ... I would ask that you wander over to the Angel Gowns site if you can. They are an amazing organisation that 'repurposes' donated wedding and formal dresses for families that have experienced neo-natal baby loss. They are having a fundraiser in April and we have donated a quilt to them for auction. Details will be at the Link I am posting below. An extremely worthy cause and one which we were happy to be involved with supporting.

http://angelgownsaustralia.org.au/

 

Blessings

 

Susan

 

 

Time Marches on ..... and the Quilters stitch on at our March working bee :)

                                                          

Here we go again ... another Blogpost highlighting all that has been done since we last updated our readers. We met up yesterday, March 12th, at the Barn and had quite a good turnout. Even managed to enlist the skills of a new stitcher, Robyn ... always a delight to have someone hear about us and come stitch :) Gracing us also with their presence were Jenny, Sandi, Christine, Julie, Alison. Yvonne, Jan, Val. Gaynor, Joy, Emily, Isobel .. and yours truly :) Not too shabby a turnout at all for a long weekend .... 

Firstly I will share news of our latest quilt 'outreach'. We have boxed up and ready to despatch 200 (!!) quilts. Destined for Israel ... how awesome!! These quilts will be heading to Pardes Hanna, in the Galilee area north of Jerusalem in central Israel, and will bless children aged from 5 to 18. A generous benefactor is presently organising with us the freight for this despatch, and for that we thank them profusely. 

Gaynor and Joy with the quilts destined for Israel ...

 Now ... as quilts go out ... more quilts come in, and here are some of the gifts we have received since our last Blog. Firstly Sandra Perry in Queensland, who heard about us in the Patchwork and Stitching magazine article, a lovely parcel of quilt tops ... and we thank you so very much Sandra and also your friend Lyn Chappel. So very appreciated ladies ... and such beautiful fabrics too :)

And here they are ...

 Loved the fabric in this one ..... ^ 

 

 And from the mother/daughter team in North Ryde ... two more completed quilts ... thank you so very much Sylvia and Edith :)

Now for a little 'Show and Tell ... and firstly we have two lovely quilt tops created by Jans friends Anne and Carol .. beautiful!!!

Loving the 'Flying Geese' pattern ...

And from Jan .... who is an absolute whizz at using every tiny scrap she can, and creating wonderful quilts with them ...

Next ... from Gaynor ...

And Gaynor also put together some of the UFO pieces that had been sent to us ...

Now some snaps of our lovely stitchers ... before we had a break for lunch ... firstly we have Sandi .... 

Jenny .... 

Our new stitcher Robyn ....

Emily .....

Christine and Val .....

Our leader ... Gaynor ....

Yvonne .... who also custom quilts our finished quilt tops ...

Julie ....

Alison ...

Isobel ....

.... and 'Moi' ... then we paused for lunch. A lovely BBQ, cooked to perfection by Reg ..

..... and dessert :)

And now ..... finishing off with one last quilt top ... by Sandi ... absolutely brilliant fabric. Cannot wait to see it quilted :)

 Now .... grab your pens and calendars ... because NEXT Saturday March 19th Quilts for Orphans will have a stall/table at the Monbulk Quilt Show. The Monbulk Quilt Show will be held at the Monbulk Living and Learning Centre, Cnr Moores Rd and Main St, Monbulk. 9.30 - 3.30 (doors close at 3). Would be lovely to see some of our supporters there ... I will be updating the Blog after the Fair to let you know how it all went.

And on that note, I will now put this Blogpost 'out there' for you all to read. We meet next on April 9th ... lunch 'Theme' will be Quiche and salads and I look forward to sharing with you all that happens at the Barn on that day. Many thanks to all our supporters and I will finish up with the customary Links to those we bless and those who have supported us in our works,

Till next Post ...blessings to all,

 

Susan 

 

 Contact us at ...

Gaynor Peterson ...phone (03)9756 7950

email: [email protected]

Susan Hamilton .....phone (03)9737 1825

email: [email protected]

Our postal address (for donations) is  P.O Box 398 Monbulk Victoria 3793

Check out the following Links:

http://kayleenwest.com.au .... for Art with a positive spirit

http://mellyandme.typepad.com .... creative clothing etc for children

 http://mrsmartinsquiltshop.typepad.com/  ...whose customer blessed us with awesome fabric

We also stitch for the following Childrens Homes ....

http://www.butterflych.org/.... for news about the Butterfly Palliative Care hospice in China

And their very own Blog ... which is beautifully written and contains inspirational stories on the children in their care. See the Link below:

http://butterflyhospice.blogspot.com.au/

http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d6a59784e7a45314d6a673d0d0a&sb=1

www.freetobekids.org/- .... the rescue organisation that frees children from slavery and exploitation

www.hopefosterhome.com ... the babies we are creating crib quilts for in China ...

www.zoehopeproject.blogspot.com  .... giving hope to children in Zambia.

http://english.chinaconcern.org/  ... more children in China that we have stitched for ...

http://www.lolachildrensfund.org/ .... in Ethiopia

http://www.fikelela.org.za/orphan.asp .... the Fikelala AIDS Project in Capetown

http://mifanmama.com/Shining_Star_2.html the Home for vision impaired children in Shanghai

http://www.austchamshanghai.com/about-us/csr/mifan-mama.aspx

And also our latest Project .... for the Holocaust Survivors in Israel.

http://au.icej.org/

http://www.thebabesproject.com.au/

 http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

http://rangescc.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/elisha-care/

https://jewelsofhope.wordpress.com/partners/