March 2026

 Sun Bonnet Sue and Overall Sam appliqué were this months offering. We had a very good attendance at this meeting with some new participants. We have made these patterns in the past, June 2016, due to popular demand they are making a second appearance. We gave out a background fabric so that members could donate their blocks for a Linus quilt, should they wish. Most participants had a go at them, some deciding to use bonding web and take them home for machine stitching, others began hand stitching at class. I did not take pictures of all the blocks being made unfortunately. You can find the patterns and instructions here.

Sun bonnet Sue blocks

Overall Sam blocks

We had some finished Kawandi projects from February's meeting.

Kawandi Boro style bag KP

Two Kawandi Boro style bags HM

Kawandi mat

Kawandi mat made to fit a tray IM

There were also some lovely quilts presented.

Double bed quilt AB

Heart quilt HM

Scrappy strip quilt AP

Quilts for Linus CD. The first 5 were made from leftover fabric from previous Linus quilts.

Two knitting projects were on the go. 

A cot blanket made using self stripping yarn LB.

A little dog with a smart coat SO

LB brought along her Acuquilt machine and some members had a go at using it to cut out Sun Bonnet Sue blocks.

Last but not least CE brought in some Sun Bonnet Sue orphan blocks she had been given. As they are a similar size to the blocks being made at the moment, we may be able to include them in the final quilt. 

In April and May we will be meeting on the second Monday of the month to avoid Easter and May bank holidays.

February 2026

 February sees us with several new members to swell our little community. We take this opportunity to welcome you all and hope you enjoy the coming months projects.

We start 2026 with a Kwandi project. You can be as adventurous as you like with this technique. Participants started with a small mat or a 'Boro' style bag. 

Kawandi lap quilt MW, bag CD

MW had made a lap quilt and supplied some samples to demonstrate the technique. Marion is currently working on the bag pattern. CD had also made some small examples and a bag. While this technique is traditionally done by hand, it is possible to stitch it by machine. Instructions.

WIP - Kawandi mats TD, ME, DG, CD and AB

WIP - Kawandi bags MW, HM

Some participants were working on knitting projects hats and teddy bears. 

Baby hat SO

These are some hexagons for making up into a picnic rug for her grandchildren MS.

Picnic rug MS

We had some lovely show and tell quilts. This quilt by AP started life as a log cabin quilt, but the first block was put together wrongly and it morphed into a striking Bargello.

Striking Bargello quilt from AP

This colourful string quilt from HM, shows how little fabric need go to waste.

Colourful string quilt HM

This lovely star quilt from one of our newer group members LB, is having the binding stitched down.

Star quilt by LB

Lastly some Linus quilts made from fabric donations. Instructions for the Strip quilt can be found here.

 4 quilts for Linus by CD