Time to re-band and make more Snuggle Quilts

I've been here before ...

Summer is well and truly here - and so are the bushfires.  At the moment fires are raging in Tasmania, with 100 properties destroyed so far.  Watching the devastation brings back the awful memories of why Snuggle Quilts first began.

We've been quiet since 2011 (life became overfull) - but it's time to reband and get sewing.

What can be done RIGHT NOW?  

Labels
I have a number of quilts that only need to have labels attached and they will be ready to go.

Quilting
This is the GREATEST area of need.  It seems that we all love to piece, but not quilt - hence, there are MANY quilts that are ready for quilting.
SQ has backing and batting - I just need quilters!
I so wish we had someone with access to a professional longarm setup  and someone who could use it!
Ah ... to dream! 

Blocks-to-Tops
There is a pile of blocks to be made into quilt tops.
SQ has some fabric for sashing, borders etc - but not a huge range.

Blocks
In its simplest form, a Snuggle Quilt is made up of 9 x 121/2" blocks.  We've found this size to be manageable, quick to make and a nice size for snuggling.

Can you help?

At the moment I can't host a sewing day as a large part of my house is 'packed up' and in a mess - we're in the middle of having our family room/kitchen/laundry floors resealed!  Ugh!!!

But I DO have access to all the Snuggle Quilts supplies.

If you are able to help, please contact me (email link via Angela next to the About Me photo) and let me know what you are able to do.

A xo

Snuggle Quilts Sewing Day ... August 13th, 2011

The next Snuggle Quilts sewing day is:

Saturday, August 13th

10am - 4pm

 @ my place

Come for as little / long as you are able.

Things to be done:

• Piece blocks (blocks and fabric already here) - but you can bring more if you want
• Quilting - tops, backing and batting supplied
• A couple of quilts need binding
• A few quilts need SQ labels sewn on

Bring:

• Sewing machine - extension lead - power board if you have one
• Thread - especially neutrals ... white/cream/grey etc ... SQ has some, but not a lot
• Your sewing gear
• Something to share for lunch or to nibble with a cuppa

Let me know if you're coming

Feel free to bring a friend ... we have plenty of room!

A xo

Assembly Day #1

On February 6th this wonderful bunch of Snugglequilters met to start assembling blocks and fabric for a sewing day to be held at the end of April.

We started to work our way through the MANY sets of donated quilt blocks, matching them with sashing and backing fabric.  Each pack can now be assembled, ready for quilting.  Caroline took several completed quilt top/batting/backing sets to be quilted by a wonderful quilter who has a long-arm quilting maching.  

To say I am thankful for this quilter's offer would be an understatement!  There are many of us who are willing and eager to complete quilt tops, but finding quilters is my greatest challenge.

There are still many blocks to be assembled, and I plan to have another get-together to continue making up quilt top packs.  I think the packs are a great idea - all they need is to be sewn together - (hopefully) enabling the completion of many tops within a short period of time.  At the moment I'm thinking of the 1st or 2nd weekend of the School Holidays (April 9th or 16th).  I will keep you posted!

Until then ...

A xo

How many is enough?

As I start to get my house organised for tomorrow's Snuggle Quilts get together, I started thinking about HOW MANY quilts would be needed to give everyone, in one of Eastern Australia's disaster zones, who currently needs a snuggle - a quilt.

The number is overwhelming!

I live in suburban Melbourne - NOT an area one would consider a flood zone - but our cellar is currently flooded.  We live close to The Yarra River - it has a flood warning - as do so many of Victoria's waterways.

So much of this country is in crisis mode today ...

Queensland floods

Cyclone Yasi

 Victorian floods

 ... on top of this, Monday is the anniversary of the Black Saturday fires ...

Black Saturday Anniversary

Like I said ... it's overwhelming!

A quilt is only a small thing, in the scheme of things ... but each stitch is filled with love.  

It really is the least we can do.

A xo

If you know of other groups making gifts of love, let me know and I'll happily post a link to their site.

Snuggle Quilts Organising Day

Time to get organised to make those quilts ...

With so many completted blocks and bits and pieces that can be made into quilts, we've decided to get together to package up blocks and sashing fabric to be sewn into quilt tops.  These can then be picked up by and taken home whenever Snugglequilters are ready.

We are also running very low on batting, and need to work out how we can acquire some more.

HERE is what we plan to do ...

1. Snuggle Quilts will meet to package up the materials needed for the quilt tops and quilting.
   
   
   THIS COMING SUNDAY
   February 6th
   My house 
   2pm
   
   I know this is very short notice - but we want to be able to hand out the packs so they can get started.
2. If you know anyone/group who might be willing to donate $ or batting ... ASK them if they could help out and let me know.
3. SEW
   
   • If you need fabric ... Snuggle Quilts has a great stash ... come and get some.
   • Grab a pack and start putting a quilt top together.
   • Grab a quilt top, batting and backing and do some quilting.
4. Let me know if you are aware of who is distributing donated goods to the families affected.

I'll keep you posted as to what will happen next.

A xo