Quilt Finishes Again

It was good to get some more quilts finished after a severe storm overnight which left us without power again until almost lunchtime today.

The first quilt is a combination of purple QAYG blocks donated by quilters from around the world. It photographed darker than it is because today has been rainy and overcast for most of the day.

The second quilt is a variation of QAYG and the blocks were made and donated by Sandra McLay (Vic). The binding is 2" wide and I think it cam from AQA but it also may have been from Maryjane Morris as I received donations from both on the same day.

The third quilt is from a set of "boy" blocks from the Colleambally quilters in NSW. They have cute fabric with checks, plaids and tractors and will be going to a boy from a farming community so it will be well loved I'm sure.

The last quilt was made from a donated top and it has cute kid's prints and will be loved as well.

Sorry that I'm late in emailing you to tell you that your parcels have arrived. Keep checking the blogs and you should see your blocks displayed and then made into quilts and I'll try to catch up with emails soon.
Many thanks for all your help with this quilt appeal.
Cheers, Jan Mac

Donated Quilts from AQA

These beautiful quilts were all donated to the Flood Quilt Appeal by the very generous members of the Australian Quilter's Association. This is a group which meets in Melbourne once a month as well as having sit and sew days and evenings. The day time meeting means that I can attend and as they have excellent speakers I try to make as many meetings as possible.
Thank you for the donation of these 9 beautiful quilts which will bring comfort to those who lost their homes in the floods and cyclones.
Time to sew again today.
Cheers, Jan Mac

This Weeks' Finishes So Far

Apart form the visit to the dentist, housework and all the tripping around I managed to get these 3 quilts finished from donated tops and the middle quilt was put together from donated QAYG squares I received last week. I still have another quilt to bind and more QAYG quilts to finish so I'd better get off the computer and back to the sewing machine.
Many thanks for all your donations.
Hugs Jan Mac.

Quilts From NSW

These beautiful quilts were all made and donated by Margaret Harris from NSW. They are really pretty and will bring some comfort to the people who receive them.
Thank you so much for your generous and ongoing support.
Hugs Jan Mac

And Four More Quilts

It was my birthday yesterday as well as the two year anniversary for the Victorian Bush fires. I decided to go to my Quilt Guild, AQA in Melbourne yesterday and had a lovely day chatting with like-minded people.
I also met up with one of my blog readers, Maryjane Morris. She is a delightful lady and she delivered five huge bags of fabric, 2 finished quilts and some tops.
I haven't had time to unpack everything yet but here are the two finished quilts I think she said a friend had donated them for the flood appeal.
The last two quilts are more QAYG that I put together before my trip to Melbourne.
Today has been a day of sorting and photographing all the donations from yesterday and today so my other blog will have an update soon.
Hugs and many thanks for all your generous donations.
Jan Mac

A Quilt or Four

After I uploaded photos on my other blog I tried to upload these but we had problems with our internet connection so I made another QAYG quilt instead.
So today the internet is working and I have some photos to show of some more finishes.
The first one is from a set of pretty pastel blocks from Stephanie Driel (WA) and I love the floral strips.
The next is a combination of QAYG blocks from around the world.
The last two quilts were donated tops which I managed to finish this week.
We were lucky to be spared the second lot of thunderstorms last night and the sun is out so I plan to get some more quilts finished before I'm off to Melbourne for the night so I can attend my quilter's meeting of AQA. I'll be back at the sewing machine as soon as I get back.
It's also lovely to hear from other readers who are now making blocks and quilts to donate. I am also accepting finished quilts now and will be delivering them in Victoria where the farming areas have been wiped out by the flood waters.
More then, Hugs Jan Mac

Some Progress

It's been a slow week so far with the heat and humidity combined with night shift meaning I haven't had as much time or energy to quilt as usual.
I did finish a couple more quilts as far as the quilting goes but they haven;t been bound yet so they are not finished enough to show.
The quilt shown here was a donated top and it is a wonderful mix of smaller blocks using thin strips of fabric and it looks lovely and will be a real treasure for someone.
The other lovely cot quilt was donated by Susanne Nixon from Tasmania and she also sent over QAYG blocks and thread.
We are in for some rain over the next few days and hopefully a lower temperature too. I plan to go to bed early to try to catch up on sleep again and then get busy with the quilts tomorrow.
Now that Queensland has just experienced their worst cyclone and many homes have been destroyed along the far north coast around Tully and Innisfail again the need will be ongoing for some time.
More tomorrow, Hugs Jan Mac