It's time for us to help the people of Queensland

I've just been listening to the morning news ... such devastation from the floods in Queensland ... and I'm figuring all that water will continue down the system until it eventually peters out (when/wherever that will be).

Queensland quilters helped us out after the Black Saturday fires - now it's our turn to help them.

Snuggle Quilts have been quiet for some time ... it's time for us to get going again.

Here's where we're at ...

1. There are MANY finished quilt tops that need quilting.
2. We have enough completed blocks to make up (perhaps) 8 or 9 quilts - they just need sashing and borders.
3. Fabric donations have seen our stash grow to a bookcase-full - plenty for us to work with.
4. There are currently 2 ENORMOUS (and I'm not kidding here) rolls of (eiderdown) thick batting in my lounge room.  It's too thick to use in our 'normal' quilts, but would be great in quilts with large blocks that had minimal quilting. 

So ... I'm thinking ...

• I will organise a sewing/organising day at my place after school gets back.
• If anyone is able to help out with 1 or 2 above NOW, let me know and we will get together what you need.
• If anyone knows of someone who has a professional quilting setup and is willing to quilt for us - that would be sensational.  Please let me know so I can contact them.

I will post more information soon.

A xo

Snuggle Quilts sewing day #2

As those on the Snuggle Quilt email list have no doubt realised ... we DIDN'T meet on July 24th ... it was the Melbourne Quilt and Craft Fair ... and we quilters were 'otherwise engaged'.

But we ARE meeting on Saturday August 28th.

If you are not on the email list, but you would like to join us on the 28th let me know and I'll give you the details.

A xo

Snuggle Quilts sewing day

It has been such a LONG time since we've worked on any Snuggle Quilts - so let's get together on July 24th.

Here's my current idea:

•  Meet for the day at my place.
  Snuggle Quilts now possesses SO much fabric that I can no longer cart it around.  At my place we have easy access to everything we need.
• Come for as long as you are able, when you are able.
  If we meet between 10-4 then those who want to make a day of it can, and others can come and go.  No pressure - just do what you can.  You can even stay beyond 4 ... I'm not going anywhere!!!
• Share morning/arvo tea and lunch.
  Chatting, eating and cuppas are VITAL to happy quilting.

What do I want to do on the day???


As I mentioned in the last post, Janet gave us a huge amount of fabric and quilt tops.  All the finished quilts found homes in the Kinglake area in time for Christmas.  My friend who distributed them said they brought much joy to their new families.

• #1 Priority
  What I still have are quilt tops sitting here waiting to be quilted.  It would be wonderful if they could make their way to their new homes too.  I have plenty of backing fabric so, on the day, we could baste to our heart's content.
• #2 Priority
  Don't worry if you're like me, and not good at the 'quilting' part. There are an enormous number of blocks to be made into quilt tops.  When we last me we sorted them into possible quilts - there are a lot of them!  So, there is plenty of opportunity to sew.

Bring along:

• Any SQ quilts you are already working on or have finished.
• Your quilting tools.
• Basting pins - if you're going to take one to quilt (if we use our own pins on the quilts we're going to do, then we don't have to worry about returning them).  No pins? No worries - we'll tack!
• Food - for morning/arvo tea and lunch (whichever you're staying for).
• Your sense of humour and willing to have a chat.   ;-)

I so hope lots can make it.  I loved the times we spent together last year - so let's keep it going ... there are lots of people who are still in need of a Snuggle!

Please let me know if you're coming - so I can be prepared.

If you'd like to grab something earlier, contact me and I'll get whatever you need to you.

A xo

The latest quilts and quilt tops

When I met up with Janet Rowe last Sunday I was TOTALLY unprepared for what awaited me ... to say the car was PACKED would be an understatement!  There was SO much, in fact, that I'm now having to completely rethink how I have all the Snuggle Quilt goodies stored at home - I have NO space left ... LOL!

 

Due to end of year craziness, we ended up having to meet before the Snuggle Quilts meeting, at a Spotlight carpark halfway-ish between our houses.  I must admit we must have been quite a sight having our 'clandestine' meeting in the corner, unloading bags and boxes of quilts and fabric!

I've taken photos of everything Janet gave us, but ... it's Christmas ... and my focus tonight is on getting quilts ready to go to their new homes.  What I wanted to do is show you the wonderful finished quilts that will go home, and the tops we aim to have quilted asap.

THANK YOU Janet and your band of quilters - these are just amazing.

... remember, my pics are not to scale ...

Finished Quilts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quilt Tops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will put up photos of the REST of what is hiding in those bags and boxes after Christmas.

May Snugglequilters and all our Snuggle Quilts followers have a blessed Christmas and New Year.

A xo

Snuggle Quilts get together

Greetings Snugglequilters,

My goodness ... it has been AGES since I last posted - I can't believe it's been so long. It has also been an age since we met, and I've broken pretty much every promise I made to get together asap ... but I'm afraid school and my daughter's wedding (last week) kind of over-filled my days.

SO ... because the days in the year are fast running out ... those of us who can ... MUST get together asap ... in fact ... on Sunday December 13th - at Plenty Valley CC (where we had the quilt hanging).

'Why the rush - it's the Christmas crazy time of the year?' I hear you shouting. Well, there are several reasons (in no order of importance - just how I'm thinking tonight):

• It's nearly Christmas - and there are STILL families who haven't received quilts. I have the names of quite a few, and there are more coming - they need snuggles - and perhaps a lovely Christmas present that lets them know we are still thinking of them.
  

• Holidays are coming up for many of us, and that may mean that some who are usually time-poor will have a 'bit' more time to put towards a quilt (or 2).
  

• If Snuggle Quilts is to continue, we need to meet.
  

• On the 13th the wonderful Janet Rowe, from Wildcraft Farm (quilt and stitcheries designer http://www.wildcraftfarm.typepad.com/) can join us, as she would like to deliver a HEAP of goodies for us. Janet contacted me after reading the article about Snuggle Quilts in Nurture magazine. Here's a bit out of her email:

I live in the thick of the Dandenongs where bush fires threatened daily (Jessica's school was cancelled a few times due to the danger), so in order to keep my sanity I went on my blog and asked my followers world wide to help out - and they did (in a very big way). Unfortunately the fire threats got in the way of us being able to complete and distribute some of these quilts, my intention had always been to see if we could help the Plenty Valley School first, and it's surrounding families. It's a long story, thats why I'm wondering if you can give me a call - as I am now in the possession of a lot of items I need to get to where they are needed.

Janet has quilts, blocks and MORE that she would love to donate to Snuggle Quilts for us to finish/distribute/make into more quilts. To get an idea of what her group have done, check out her February blog posts:
http://wildcraftfarm.typepad.com/wildcraft_farm/2009/02/index.html. I can't wait to meet Janet in person, and see what she has to share with us.

That is why I REALLY hope you can all come along - even if only for a short while.

That said, given the time of year, I totally understand if you can't make it 'this' time.

Here are my (current) plans for the day:

• Get together for an afternoon of sorting out what we 'can' do.
• I'll bring the Snuggle Quilts fabric we already have (including backing fabric etc).
• I'll bring the batting offcut 'bits' we have + any other batting people have let me know they need.
• Janet can show us what she has - and we can work out who/what we will do get it organised.
• Work out what could be distributed before Christmas.
• Spend some time sewing/planning/cutting/plotting/working out who can do what/grabbing some supplies ... whatever else!!
• Work out when we will next meet.

If you can't make it on the day, but would like to be involved, email/phone me and I we can arrange to get some goodies to you.

At this time of the year, let's share our love, the way He shared with us.

PLEASE contact me with any ideas/questions etc.

A xo