Quilts For Orphans

All the news that's new .... grab a cuppa for some gifting news (both received and despatched) and more ....

Nattaliia and her husband arrived in Melbourne from the Ukraine in early 2022 as refugees and as you can imagine with very few personal possessions.  Our QFO Vice President Libby discovered Nattaliia had a passion for embroidery machine craft, especially with making beautiful women’s wallets and fortuitously, a manual Pfaff machine and Horn Cabinet had been donated to QFO so very quickly we were able to help Nattaliia get sewing again.

Our latest exciting update is a computerized Pfaff embroidery machine has recently been donated to QFO and the obvious beneficiary was Nattaliia.

You can purchase her lovely wallets on Etsy find her at VikaRepkaHandMade. They are indeed quite lovely.

As you can see from the photo, Nattaliia was delighted.

 

And from our QFO longtime member Christine ...

Just gave another’s twelve quilts to Maureen who volunteers with LLT aka Lifes Little Treasures.

Do look these amazing folk up on https://lifeslittletreasures.org.au to see the wonderful organisation that they are. And we are indeed blessed to be able to contribute our fabric 'hugs' to them.

And from Deborah ... "What a great result completing the first top from the March 7th Makers Marathon blocks".

Irene joined the blocks during the week and after a lovely collaborative discussion  on Tuesday, then promptly added the sashing’s to bring the top up to single size.

Rachel is such a cutie I just had to take a snap of her wrapped in a QFO quilt.

I forgot to take a photo of the newly arrived Horn cabinet. Thanks to Judy’s sister for the donation.

Kathy delivered yesterday and with another lovely collective effort we got it into the hall, assembled and placed in the Horn nest now numbering six .. how wonderful.

Deb

And that, folks, winds up another Blogpost from yours truly. I look forward to sharing more news .. either before or after our April Gathering Day which will take place on April 8th at the Hall in Hoddles Creek. 

Until then .. many blessings,

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

Check out the following Links:

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

https://lifeslittletreasures.org.au

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

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

We have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

Wrapping Ukraine in a fabric 'hug' ....

 Just received word via Annette from Roedie and Jeanette Rap who recently gifted a number of our QFO quilts via Evolve Church to Ukrainian recipients. I will update with further details when available.

*Edit:   Have just been told that these quilts were gifted to newly arrived refugee families from the Ukraine who are being settled in Melbourne.

Below are the pictures forwarded to me .. with the accompanying 'BIG BIG THANK YOU'S' from Roedie Rap..

I think the pictures convey just how well received our quilts were. 

Blessings to all involved with wrapping these folk in our comforting quilts.

Susan

 

 

Marching on .... our March 2023 Gathering Day at the Hall.

Well 'Hello again' from our 2nd 2023 Saturday QFO 'Gathering Day' in Hoddles Creek. And we had almost a full house coming to stitch for us. 

Present were Annette, Libby, Pauline, Sheryl, Christine, Win, Yvonne, Margaret, Carmen, Rachel, Margaret W, Sandi, a new Pauline and her beautiful beagle 'Donut', Elaine, Deborah and Jennifer. 

The kettle was bubbling away in the kitchen and soon the machines were whirring away as our 'creatives' set to work putting together and finishing off our fabric 'hugs' destined to wrap folk in comfort.

We also had Ida drop in mid afternoon with a selection of quilts that she is gifting to our Ministry and I'll be sharing photos of them further down this Blogpost.

Before that we had a couple of 'in house' Show and Tell items that have been stitched off-site by members. 

Firstly a selection of 'microwave bowl cosies' i put together as much belated 'homework over the last week or so... with more stitched in the Hall yesterday. Promise that I'll not lag behind and will actually do more of these as the year progresses.

Next we had some beautifully assembled runners put together by Sandi ... who made great use of some lovely donated QAYG blocks gifted to us last year by the incredibly generous Jennifer Knol who has been such a wonderful 'giver' to QFO over the years. Sandi searched out some fabric from our stash to complement the blocks and I think you'll agree that her eye for colour is superb. Well done!!

Sandi also created this rather bold runner using some great 'foodie' fabric which I think would be perfect for a casual buffet setting .. 

How amazing and tasty is this fabric eh? And Sandi has beautifully quilted it with a nicely toning mustard thread which sets it off perfectly I think you'll agree.

And now to continue with the remainder of this Blogpost which apparently mysteriously fell off the page between my typing it on Saturday and hitting the 'publish' button. Profuse apologies. Technology caught me napping.

Next we have two scrumptious scrappy quilts made by Sandis friend Pauline Dainty .. who has very artfully created these lovely tops and pieced them innovatively. Aren't they just wonderful?

Next we have Sheryl who was given the task of bringing order from chaos and setting up our 'Trading Table'. This is where varied sewing items that we are gifted from 'destashes' end up. They will be available ... some priced and others for a donation' for our Members to repurpose. Well done Sheryl ... you did a wonderful job!!

A short break for Morning Tea before we resumed our work ... many thanks to those who brought along tasty comestibles to share.

We next welcomed Ida who popped in with a lovely donation of gorgeous quilts for us ... such kindness and many thanks.

Delightful machine embroidery on this top ...

And again .. many thanks Ida for your generosity. We truly are blessed by our off-site supporters who continue to gift us their handiwork. We look forward to passing on these fabric 'hugs' as we continue to gift quilts such as these to those in need both near and far.

Now for a few overview shots of our Gathering Day at the Hall ... where it was busy, busy, busy from start to finish.

Yvonne and Margaret at the Gammill machine .... Yvonne is our gifted teacher of 'all things quilting machine' and continues to be an integral part of the fabric here at QFO. She has blessed us all so much with her heart and her willingness to share her knowledge.

Annette, Christine and Pauline ... busily sorting and stitching. Annette was organising the many buttons we have been gifted ... for a project that will utilise them perfectly.

Pauline and Rachel in the hand finishing corner ...

And what a veritable hive of activity it was at Hoddles Creek. I look forward to an equally productive day when next we gather .. in the interim I'll briskly send this into cyberspace ... covering it profusely with apologies for the gremlins that seemingly 'ate' my first draft :)

Till next Blogpost,

Many blessings,

Susan.

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com

And here we are .. first Gathering Day for 2023 ... February 11th. And what a turnout!!

And a lovely welcome at our front door in Hoddles Creek as we rolled up for the start of another year of creating our fabric 'hugs'. The weather was rather warm, but that didn't deter us .. and during the course of the morning a large (mega large actually) fan on a stand materialised and soon sent a refreshing breeze thru the workspace for our comfort. Think we have Jim to thank for that ... so thanks ever so muchly. And here he is .. in front of his biggest fan ;)

Present on the day we welcomed some familiar faces as well as some new folk ... we had Annette, Cheryl, Yvonne, Deborah, Pauline, Win, Isobel (and Gemma) Joan, Christine, Jennifer, Sandi, Kathy, Janet, Sheryl, Joy, Impi and Naomi (who kindly popped in with a donation of quilt tops).

I confess to missing the taking of Show and Tell donations .. I was busy stitching and kind of got 'lost' in the moment. I have however taken a selection of random snaps of the day though and promise (cross my heart) to do better next month.

First random snap is of a rather spectacular appliqued quilt which Cheryl brought along to show us. It's her personal piece (sorry for anyone hoping to see it on our fundraising table) but an inspirational work to showcase what can be created with fabric of many sizes and patterns. It's for going travelling in her caravan .. and I think it's just a leetle bit incredible :)

Now I've been told by Annette that from destashing donations we have been able to enlist a few offsite folk with a creative 'bent' who have stitched for us a variety of rather wonderful items indeed. From the Lorne quilters ... who worked on a very large donation from a lady (Shirley) whose family blessed us with the contents of her sewing room. The Lorne quilters have created for us these beautiful tote bags, which will be available I believe at our upcoming fundraising stalls (details of which may be found on our website under 'Upcoming Events')

Other items have also been created and regifted back to us upon completion and we are so very appreciative .. :)

And wait .... there's more ..... not quite sure I caught the creator of these. Intense concentration was not my forte on the day I'm afraid .. so bear with me. I promise I'll have my act well and truly together in March ;)

Funds generated from the sale of these skillfully created pieces will of course be funnelled back into the purchase of batting used in the creation of our 'gifting' quilts. Which I have taken a random snap of our shelves to show just how very busy we have been. Behind our Sheryl are our already completed fabric 'hugs'.

And below ... we have tubs of quilts heading toward completion and just in need of our finishing touches.

Of course without the willing hands of our hand stitchers ... those tubs would be even fuller. And needless to say we had been busy during our break .. so those tubs will most definitely be fuller by next time I whip my camera out.

Our intrepid hand stitchers hard at work.

Annette and Pauline catching up ... 

A combination of quilting methods .. Yvonne who runs and teaches on the Gammill at the Hall ... and Cheryl who was busy on her domestic quilting machine. Great to have 'options' with which to finish off our fabric 'hugs'.

Fascinating to watch the smaller quilting machine at work ... 

A well earned break for lunch whilst Annette filled us in on what's been happening since we last met ...

We learnt that donated items that are not able to be utilised in the creating of our quilts are in turn re-gifted to other charity organisations for their fundraising purposes. These charities include Samaritans Purse, the Benwewrren Opshop and the Leprosy Mission among others. So nothing is wasted after we have taken the fabrics and threads etc suitable for making our quilts. Of course we must thank Deborah and Annette for facilitating the 'regifting' and collection/delivery of these destashings. Should any of our volunteers be available to help in these tasks .. please let Annette and Deborah know ... many hands make the collecting and sorting easier needless to say.

A few 'post lunch' shots of our suitably refreshed stitchers ... refuelled and ready to resume. Here we have Sandi and Sheryl.

And proving that it is indeed possible to almost be in two places at once .. the multi-talented Sandi wields a mean iron whilst Cheryl trims fabric in the background.

Our 'newbie' Janet soon came to grips with learning the Gammill under Yvonnes tutelage.

And lest folk decide that lugging their machine from home is a wearisome option ... we have a selection of freshly serviced machines here ... including the whizzbang workhorse 'Husqvarna' which was gifted to us a few years ago and apparently runs like the proverbial dream. So folks ... we are never short of options ;)

And leaving on a happy note from our Sheryl ... I will now wind this up and bid you farewell until next Blog entry. I look forward to sharing with you news of quilt giftings and plans for more activities. I believe Annette will be co-ordinating a 'Makers Marathon' up at the Hall in the not too distant future. So prime yourselves for a day of stitching camaraderie and creating.

Till next blog,

Blessings and thanks to all our supporters

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com

Aaaaand again I say .... here's the news from September and October 2022. I'm the Queen of Cut and Paste.;)

Well folks ..... here is my THIRD attempt (yes, you read that right) to get this Blogpost up and running and out into cyberspace. Begone 'default account' which swallowed my two previous attempts and glued them into something that appeared seemingly out of nowhere and which few people were able to find. Called itself a 'test blog' ... ugh ... I've banished it to a corner to have a jolly good hard look at itself. 

So here I am finally speaking to you from the original and best QFO Blog ... with news of what we have been up to since I last posted. A bit of creative cut and pasting .. and a mad scramble to find the photos I have to post ... and we'll be 'good to go' in a manner of speaking. 

 

Well hello, hello, hello … and here, fresh from the keyboard and with a little Newsletter ‘cut and pasting’ toward the end … is all the latest from QFO. 

I’ll start with the most recent news and work my way backward for a change. I’ll probably need to do a little cutting and pasting and refer to previous updates so that it all comes together with some semblance of ‘coherence’.  

I was MIA in New Zealand last month and so wasn’t at the actual September Gathering Day to capture all that happened at the AGM. I'm sure that news from then will be attached somewhere on our website or in a Newsletter. However … I just got pics from Deborah of the preparations that were being done for the Monbulk Quilt Show on the day…  so can share them here. As well as updated photos just in from Annette who was at Monbulk on Saturday overseeing our fundraising stall at Mrs Martins Quilt Show.

A little bit of cheer from the Hall at the September Gathering Day ...

A gifting of beautiful hand knitted blankets from Maggie in St Kilda. I've been told that one of these beauties will be used as a Raffle prize at our Mont DeLancey event later this month. The remainder will be gifted to where they will be most needed. Am in total awe of your skills Maggie  .. I struggle with casting on and have only attempted (many years ago) handknitted jumpers in stripes (because I get bored easily) for my firstborn child. They were two large squares with rectangular sleeves attached and buttons on the shoulder. Super basic. :)

And here we have a selection of quilt tops made by our very own Cheryl .. beautifully pieced as usual and gratefully received.

And now onto the preparation for our table at Mrs Martins Monbulk Quilt Show ... remember all the cutting, folding and ironing of Fat Quarters at our last few Gathering Days ... well here is the end result. Tubs, MANY tubs, of Fat Quarters destined for sale at our fundraising table.

And here is Christine .. our 'tote bag lady' ... with some of the lovely bags she has created utilising colourful scraps artfully pieced together to make one of a kind useful bags. Well done. I'm sure these went down a treat at Monbulk.

And from Sandi .. some great table runners assembled using donated piecings from our long time (and most generous) supporter Jennifer Knol. Many thanks to both ladies.

And now to Mrs Martins Annual Quilt Show in Monbulk ... where we plied our wares as part of our fundraising. Above we see one of our members, setting up with our easily seen signage. And thank you so much to Karen (Mrs Martin) for allowing us to once again participate in your wonderful annual event. Always a pleasure.

You want Fat Quarters ... look no further. We had quite a few. 

And some of our finest Quilts for sale too. As well as other hand crafted offerings made by our stitchers. All funds raised going right back into purchasing backing fabrics and batting for our gifting quilts.

Now a bit more cyber-clagging of upcoming Events and Markets where we ply our goodies ....

Actually … insert ‘face palm’ 🤦🏻‍♀️ here … just realised I don’t have to ‘cut and paste’ our upcoming Event attendances as you will be able to find them on our website under the ‘Newsletter’ tab at https://www.quiltsfororphans.org … how easy is that eh?

 There are Newsletter ‘tabs’ on our website for the upcoming months and you just have to click on the ‘read more’ button to see where we will have a presence between now and the years end. I will however remind you that .. on our website it says with reference to our usual monthly Saturday Gathering Days:

 “Please remember the events in October and November replace the normal Gathering days. There will be NO Gathering Days in October and November.

Tuesdays open days at the Hall will continue as normal.

So other than our upcoming Tuesday get together/training days and our Christmas lunch at Rose Cottage in December … as far as our normal monthly Saturday ‘Gathering Days’ at the Hall are concerned … we will next meet up in the New Year which I'm sure we will all be looking forward to eagerly. 

And that, folks, winds up this Blogpost. I will be regularly updating our Facebook page with reference to our Market fundraising attendances and look forward to sharing with you via FB and this Blog as news comes to hand. 

Till then, many blessings, and lets get this out into publication before any gremlins mess it up again (fingers crossed)

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com

I’m baaaaaack via iPad this time. It’s been ‘one of those times’ 🤦🏻‍♀️ for technology. Glomm.

 

Our post lockdown #whatever number (take your pick we've had so many) blogpost for 2021. I believe its November ;)

Well hello again dear reader ... here we are, with all the news and photos from our get together on November 13th at the Hall in Hoddles Creek. The first group gathering since May according to my almost blank 2021 diary.

The weather was a tad brisk and the temperature a trifle chill ... apparently during lockdown some light fingered folk decided they needed our Hall gas bottles more than we did, so we are temporarily without heating in the interim ... ugh. But the warmth of our quilts as we hand stitched the bindings and the heat from our humming sewing machines and quilting machine soon distracted us. 

Present on the day we had Yvonne, Jenny, Christine, Joan, Deborah, Libby, Michelle, Impi, Sandi, Sheryl, Anette, Isobel (and her two grand daughters Jasmine and Gemma) Stephanie, Joy and yours truly. 

We soon had Show and Tell of some recently gifted quilt tops as well as some tablerunners pieced together by our clever Sandi ... the machine applique winter themed quilt top below was gifted to us by the Stash Fairy in Ivanhoe. Isn't it just lovely?

Table runners below ... also from the Stash Fairy and pieced together by our talented Sandi.

The runners below were pieced by Christine as well as as couple gifted by the very talented Jennifer Knol. 

We were also gifted some lovely quilt panels and fabric from Jenny Pickering .. a sample of which are pictured below. Thank you so very much Jenny.

Isobel got to 'play' on the quilting machine with Yvonne and was 'supervised' by her grand daughters Jasmine and Gemma ...

And here we have Joy .. a new member ... with Jenny and a vibrant quilt top that Joy created. Just lovely ...

Annette decided on a little 'retail therapy' from our Sale table. This helps boost the coffers that fund the purchase of supplies for our fabric 'hugs'. Deborah takes these items to the many markets she attends to publicize the work of QFO.

Next .... Annette tells us about this amazing donation. Gifted to us by Anna who found the pieces in an Opshop and blessed us with them. By an 'unknown quilter' these pieces are just awaiting assembly by us .. they are quite incredible I think you'll agree.

Libby, Sheryl, Sandi and Yvonne with some of the pieces of the Caswell quilt project.

One of our newest members .... Joan ... having fun with fabric.

Stephanie ... one of our newest Committee members ... thanks for stepping up :)

And Michelle, another new Committee member... on the far left, seen here with Sandi, myself, Sheryl and Joy ... thank you also :)

Yvonne and Stephanie ....

And that just about winds it up ... we now have our Christmas lunch to look forward to in December on the 11th .. at Rose Cottage in Monbulk. Booking in is essential as we need to keep within the gathering head count presently operating for hospitality. Check our website for details or contact Deborah or Jenny. Payment for your fine dining is to be made on the day. 

Flowers and welcoming back to the Hall arrangement courtesy of Annette ... delightful much? Thank you Annette.

And now, after an afternoon of 'wrangling' on a rather recalcitrant laptop ... lockdown has made us both a tad 'rusty' and I resorted to using my 'outside voice' more than once in the course of the afternoon .... I will bid you a farewell till my next Blog update. Trusting it finds you all well ...

till next Post, 

blessings to all,

 

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com

Our presence will be at the Warratina Lavender Farm … another excuse for a day out 🥰

 

And don’t forget that QFO will have a presence here as well. So plan your calendar now.

How awesome is it after 18 months of restrictions to actually be able to travel/stretch our legs and do a bit of retail therapy at such a beautiful place? 

It's November which means one thing, the lavender season at @Warratina Lavender Farm is about to begin! 💜

On Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November celebrate the start of the lavender season at Warratina's annual Lavender Harvest Festival. Come and enjoy over 10,000 lavender bushes in full bloom! The festival will also include lots of fun entertainment for the entire family plus craft and produce stalls and lots of delicious food - including lavender ice-cream 🍦#yum

We’ll be there and cannot wait to see you!

Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3mpdo0U

And look out for our updated Blog after we gather tomorrow in Hoddles Creek.

 

Many blessings,

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com

We’re coming baaaaaaaack ….. believe it or not. Lockdown is kicked to the kerb.

May I have your attention ... here's our May 2021 Blogpost. Better late than never eh?

I know, I know, I know .. it's a tad late ...  life happened .. as it does and I confess I 'may' have dragged my feet a bit catching up on a myriad of other tasks. But here I am with the bits and bobs of news and pics from our May 8th sewing day at the Hall in downtown Hoddles Creek.

Present on the day we had Annette, Jenny, Deborah, Yvonne, Christine, Joanne, Jennifer, Nina, Impi, Sheryl and Mel ... plus yours truly.

First pics taken were from a vibrant donation of themed novelty print fabrics gifted to us by Julie Sutherland. Julie and I go back many years to high school days and it was lovely to be able to be sent a parcel of cheerful fabrics which we will have fun incorporating into cheerful quilts for young children. Many thanks Julie.

Next ... from the Boronia Church of Christ ... we received from Robyn a wonderful batch of 10 quilts to add to our gifting 'stash' ... how very kind and please thank all involved.

Also from Boronia Church Of Christ, this time from Anna .. there was a wonderful donation of fabrics and 5 quilt tops. Thank you so very much Anna ... we will have much fun putting this gifting to good use. Love the fabrics ... particularly the one incorporated into a quilt below. How gorgeously 'vintage' .... adorable. 

Whilst I was busy trying to get my head around joining two ends of a quilt binding together without losing the plot or my patience ... Joanne kindly grabbed the camera and captured a few shots on the day ... many thanks Joanne :)

'Moi' ... trying to not look frazzled.

Christine and Annette grabbing a quick bite of lunch.

Christine trimming a quilted top for binding ...

Yvonne demonstrating the fine art and intricacies of our quilting machine ..

I snatched the camera back to capture the lovely Joanne ..

Nina and Jennifer in our hand sewing corner .....

Jenny and Annette sorting fabrics ...

Yvonne ... busy, busy, busy ...

Elaine, one of our newest members ... picking up or dropping off ... my amnesia has kicked in 'facepalm' moment .. ooops.

And that wraps up all the Gathering Day news/pics for this edition of our Blog. For more detailed updates I invite you to wander over to our website, where Jenny keeps us regularly updated on the quilt gifting details and the organisations that we are partnering with right now. She also has updates on our appearances at Markets where Deborah fundraises for batting thru the sale of quilts and other items.

We meet again at Hoddles Creek on Saturday June 12th .... and don't forget our 'Working Days'... details of which are in Jennys Newsletter on the website.

I'll pop our regular Links below and look forward to sharing with you again in June .....

Blessings

Susan

Susan

Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org 

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

email: [email protected]

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

And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org 

On 'social media'  aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/

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 have also stitched 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

www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa

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

http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/

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

The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149

www.ujamaachildren.com