Community Matching Fund 2018 -19

We applied for a funding grant and were successful. 

We are to purchase Backing fabric, Batting, Cotton and patterns for 20 charity quilts. Our group will provide the fabric for the quilt fronts and will make and quilt 20 quilts for Monash Children's Cancer Center.

Here is some of the backing we purchased.

The quilting frame

We had a instruction session for the frame.  Members learnt how to pin and wind a quilt onto the frame.  Annamarie and Robyn C  were pleased with the result.. 
The top was donated by a community member.  They did a fantastic job.

Our usual blog master has been on maternity leave!

Our usual blog master has been on maternity leave and has a lovely little girl Lilly.  Hence our blog inactivity.

We are still very active and meeting on Tuesdays and Sundays.  New members welcome.
Final meet for the year  12th December and we will return in February.

Email us:  highcountryquilters@gmail.com

We sit, sew, knit, embroider etc as well a being support for one another.

We provide quilts for children with cancer locally and Monash Children Cancer Center Clayton. All materials and equipment supplied.  This activity happens on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and by individual choice.   Some assistance is available for beginner quilters.

Currently we are holding a raffle to raise funds for fabric and wadding.  Email us if you would like a ticket.  Drawn December 18th.

RAFFLE WINNER: N. Walsh

Sunshine

A beautiful and bright colored Quilt. This is an other lovely product of the team Gay and Sue.

For once this quilt didn’t go straight to the Children’s hospital it stays in town. A local girl who was diagnosed with cancer is now the happy owner of the Sunshine Quilt which should give her lots of comfort when going to the hospital.

Simple Squares and Bars

Sonja made this very simple Quilt after a pattern of Jill Abeloe. For the quilting she used the flower stencil on for the frame. It turned out to be a beautiful and colorful quilt, a girl will love it.

Birch tree

This Kids Quilt was started by Kathy with this quilt and it ended up being a group project. By putting some of those left over strips together the birch tree look was  achieved then just find some great bright colors and  it all comes together. The quilting has been done by Mary it’s one of her first attempts and it looks just beautiful. Well done on all who helped on this quilt :-)

Fish time

Kathy and Julie worked on this Kids quilt top with lots of fish fabrics. The quilting and binding has been done by Bryony, after a longer break back on the quilt frame, supper!

Airplanes and more

What a beautiful Quilt, lots of Helicopters, Airplanes and cars. This Charity Quilt top has been sewn by Gay. Then Sue took it on and quilted some fancy cars on it, great work!

Holiday travel Quilt

This time Bryony tackled a Holyday travel Quilt panel  as a charity Quilt. Why cut a nice panel apart when it just looks great in one big peace.
She did the Quilting by just running the quilting in straight lines along the small squares.

Origami squares

Nina gave us an other class in making Origami squares for bags. We brought our own fabrics along and she showed us how to put them together.
Thanks for that Nina and it’s always a good challenge.

Assorted batik rectangle’s

Bryony put together a Quilt top in batik fabrics. The pink, purple and greens just go to getter so well, it looks like a refreshing piece one of the kids at the Hospital will love it.
The quilting has been done by an other member but Bryony was ready to do binding, she likes to do that by hand.