At March's Knit and Stitch session we were joined by the lovely Sue from ADAPT, a charity which works with prem babies and their families, and here she is accepting a quilt. She doesn't look particularly pleased there, but I can tell you, she certainly was! Not only did she have that quilt, but 49 more (remember a lot of them were little prem quilts, so it was only three bags full!). It was a good job she's got a big car, as there were lots of knitted items for her to take away too!
Look at all these knitted triangles, hats, cardigans, toys and gorgeous things to show people going through a tough time that they're not alone. Fabulous!
We had a great turnout of quilters, who all beavered away. No time for slacking when I'm in charge!
We even had to get out an extra table to accommodate Sue and Doreen - I love it! Then three WI ladies arrived from Foxton, who were already knitting triangles, and wanted to set up a group like ours, where people can get together and make charity items. They were very impressed at the variety and standard of the work, and were all fired up to get busy! Sue and I agreed to go and talk to them about our group. That should be fun. Will we be eligible for a franchise fee?!
And this is what we've been working on for the last few months - Bonnie Hunter's 'Easy Street'. Despite Maria's comment that she couldn't do it as it was too difficult for her (this was after she'd made all the components!) it went together like a dream. We only need two more corners and a border and it's a finish! Everyone loved the colours, and why wouldn't they when there's lime green involved!
We have more sewing days planned. A new theatrical venue is opening in Leicester at The Western pub, and on 28th March there is a show called 'Patchwork Lives'. We couldn't miss the opportunity to fly the flag, so will be sewing at the pub from 3.30, then having a bite to eat, then watching the show. Please come and join us if you fancy it. Look here for details.
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