It seems that the fates were against me once again – what do I have to do to win one of those interesting looking raffle prizes at club night? Ruby and Carol were the lucky winners this time. With the raffles drawn, announcements made, it was time for Show and Tell. Wendy had brought along a box of her cute little Tea Cup Dollies, which she said, make lovely little gifts for special people. How cute are these!
Tea Cup Dollies
Kaye had made a rather sophisticated table runner, featuring coffee themed fabric and finished with prairie points. Very nice indeed.
Kaye’s table runner
And a flock of Kingfishers had flown in, stitched at Sonja Prchal’s recent class. They all looked great, and I’ve been told the technique is not as hard as it looks.
Kingfishers galore
Our guest speaker was Aimee from Aimee’s Homestead Quilts. After working at the Cloth Shop for 10 years, Aimee decided to branch out on her own, and opened her shop in April this year.
Aimee showing us a little ornament she had made
She leads a very busy life, as well as running her shop and offering classes, she will do quilting for customers, and even make commission quilts, if required. Such as this lovely black and white quilt with stitchery blocks. I had seen this design made up in pretty pastels, a completely different look, but the customer wanted black and white only.
Black and white commission quilt
Aimee loves to cross stitch, and likes to make a large design each year. Another love is Christmas quilts, and once again, she manages to produce a Christmas quilt each year. Where does she find the time to do all this, I wonder, and still run her shop?
Two Christmas quilts featuring stitchery blocks
She must have cleared out her shop, as there were several tables of goodies to temp us at the end of the meeting. Fabric and notions, cute storage boxes and patterns, all sorts of interesting things. I purchased a Christmas gift for my overseas quilting pen-friend, plus a little something for me. It was certainly another interesting club night.
Aimee and her wares
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