May Club Night

The rain did it’s best but the wet weather didn’t dampen any spirits at the May Club Night.  The annual subs were due, so Denise,  our new Treasurer was kept busy accepting payments and writing out receipts.  The meeting got underway and the new committee were called up on stage to be introduced to the members – so now you know who is is doing what and who is who.  Our President Sandra then called up Janelle, Vickie and Kathy, members of the outgoing committee to present them with a small gift each as a token of thanks.  Vickie’s daughter Hannah got a special mention as she was always happy to step in at club-nights and help out when required doing all sorts of jobs, to make things easier for the committee. 

Janelle, Vickie and Kathy

Show and Tell was interesting, as usual, with five quilts or so being shown before they make their way to the Ronald McDonald House.  It is wonderful that members continue with their ongoing support of this wonderful charity to help children undergoing hospital treatment.  And amongst all the lovely things on show, everyone was especially interested in the huge hexagon top made by Wendy’s Mum.  She is known as the Hexagon Queen, we were told, and this quilt has been made with 5500 hexies.  And it didn’t take her too long at all!  It seems to be a fact that hexies take over your life, and once you get hooked, you just can’t stop making them!  But so far I haven’t been bitten by the hexie bug.

 Lovely  Hexagon top

Five of our members set up tables in the Supper Room to show some techniques.  Kathy was demonstrating how the Accuquilt cutter works.  This cutter belongs to T&CQ and is available to the members to use.  There are guides available for different shapes, and it seems to me that it would be particularly useful for cutting those fiddly star shapes.

Showing how the Accuquilt cutter works

There were interested crowds watching as Lynne demonstrated her binding techniques, and Janelle showed how she does her hand appliqué.    Vickie explained her system for English paper piecing, and I heard murmurs of amazement when the ladies spotted her ever-so-tidy box of papers and patches.

Vickie loves the precision of  English paper piecing

I really wanted to know how those fancy twisted cords are made, and Diane took the mystery out of this technique.  It can also  be done by hand, I believe, but Diane showed us how to twist the threads using the bobbin.  Very clever indeed, and hopefully I will remember all  the steps.  Thank you, ladies, for all the tips and techniques.

Diane making twisted cords

Then there was the library books to browse through, get ourselves a cuppa, and catch up with friends.  Another good club-night, and we didn’t let the weather put us off.