Hi Everyone,
Can you believe that Christmas is just 9 sleeps away and I expect you are all running around madly like me preparing for the holiday.
The Quilt Festival Registration Form and Challenge details are now available on the Stonestead blog
http://stonestead.wordpress.com
so print them off let us have your entries after the 12th January 2012.
We have had some new fabric in though and it is lovely, by Moda and is called Etchings and Pannier, so is part of the French General grouping. I have already cut a little for me to do hexagons over the holiday, you have to be prepared in case you have time on your hands!!
I am still making aprons, these would be great to make for gifts not just for Christmas but birthdays too.
Last night saw some of the Wednesday and Thursday night ladies get together for a Christmas celebration, Helen organised this and we all had a great time with lots of laughing and hilarity, I have put the pictures below and I know there are a couple of girls I have missed out, so sorry but you were in mid mouthful!!! Maryke and Sue
Helen and Michelle
Moira, Annette, Feona, and Nina
Saskia at the head of the table
We have also had an end of year shared dinner for the Baltimore class, this was a great way to finish the course and we all enjoyed seeing the almost finished blocks, so if you want to join in next year register for the class at the Class Preview Evening on Saturday 11th February.
The Official Greeters were trimmed for the long hot summer we are supposed to be having and at the moment look like Jack Russells, I keep saying to myself that there is only a week between a good and and a bad haircut!!
Finally before I finish this final blog for 2011 I have decided to tell you all about my own personal news, firstly my son James is now Dr James Matthews PhD in Bio Medicine having graduated on Tuesday, I was a very proud mother, James has worked tirelessly to attain this qualification and his godparents and myself were very thrilled to see him being presented with his PhD by the Chancellor of Victoria University.
My other news is that on the same day my daughter Georgina and her partner Ferry became engaged in London, this was great news for all the family too, although I wasn’t able to give big hugs personally I sent them lots remotely! but I have seen pictures of the ring ( isn’t technology great!) and now we all wait to hear details.
So this week has been great for me both from Sawmillers and Matthews, and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the friends of Sawmillers for your kind thoughts, flowers, cards, baking and telephone calls I received in September, I really appreciated everything and count myself very lucky to know such wonderful people.
Kevin, myself and the Official Greeters wish you all a wonderful holiday and New Year and we look forward to seeing you when Sawmillers re-opens on Thursday 12th January at 10.00am, when we may received the scrumptious new fabric that we have ordered!
Until 2012, Happy Quilting
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