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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Melbourne Cup Festivities

06.11.12 Race Day

First Tuesday in November and our members turned up in their glad rags to enjoy the Melbourne Cup with their quilting friends.

  Ineke and her helper Dot did a great job in organizing the day with sweeps and prizes for best dressed, best hats, etc.

06.11.12 Melb Cup sweeps

Ineke and Dot with ‘customer’ Maureen at the sweeps

06.11.12 Checking Sweeps

Member and guest checking out the draw.

The members provided a delicious luncheon which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Collage Melb Cup

06.11.12 Ladies in hats

Ladies in hats – from L-R, Linda W, Lyle, June and Lyn L.

06.11.12 Ladies parading

The fillies parading in their hats.

06.11.12 Group Melb cup06.11.12 group Melb cup 2

There was also some show and tell on the walls as well as some inventive hats.

06.11.12 Heather's Hat

Heather has done a wonderful job with her yellow creation.  Fascinators seemed to be popular this year.

06.11.12 Tricia's fascinator

Tricia made her fascinator out of one of her hexagon flowers, a sequin motif and some netting.  All stitched so she is able to rescue her hexagon for her quilt.

06.11.12 Dianne in hat

Dianne C used a $2 party hat decorated with fabric flowers.  She was very excited to have used her Olfa circle cutter for the first time since she purchased it some 6 years ago!!

On the walls:

06.11.12 Advent Cal Marleen

This beautiful Christmas Advent calendar is made by  Marleen for her little granddaughter.

06.11.12 Cats quilt Glenda

Cats in various positions enjoying themselves, by Glenda.  Quilt entitled “A Cat’s Life”

06.11.12 June & Jan Challenge

The “June & Jan Challenge Quilt” by June P and her sister-in-law, Jan.  Jan’s quilt is apparently much more subdued in colour.

06.11.12 Leaf Flowers Di C

“Leaf Flowers” made by Dianne C from fabrics totally from her stash.

06.11.12 Wallhanging Marleen

Marleen did this charming applique quilt called “Fruits of our Labour” started in a workshop with Dianne Johnston in 1997 at ‘Quilt Experience’ in Toowoomba.

06.11.12 Marleen close up

A close up of the sentiment in the centre of the quilt.  How true!

We are all looking forward now to our Christmas break up party which this year will be on Tuesday 27th November.

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