We have just held Desperation Week for 2015. This is the time where members get together for a week in the CQ room to sew on a project they are ‘desperate’ to finish. It is very productive as you can see from the images. Last year we had the witch finger tool introduced, this year… Continue reading Desperation Week 2015
Tag: Sew-In
Sew’n – May 23-25
There was another Sew-in (Sew’n) held on Friday afternoon and the weekend. Lots of work done on machines and by hand. Here are some images of some of the work: The next Sew’n is in June, following the Friendly Friday meeting on 25 June and on Sat and Sunday 26 and 27 June. All… Continue reading Sew’n – May 23-25
Australia Day at Canberra Quilters
A lot of quilters probably spent some time over the Australia Day long weekend doing some sewing. A few signed up for the Canberra Quilters OzDay weekend Sew-in – 3 1/2 days of sewing with the only interruption for lunch and cups of tea (and going home to sleep at night). Here are some of… Continue reading Australia Day at Canberra Quilters
November Sew-in
The last Sew-in for the year was held last weekend. We all had a good time and were, once again, very productive. The next Sew-in is over the Australia Day long weekend in January 2015. All the places are booked for tables for machines, but members are welcome to join the group to hand sew,… Continue reading November Sew-in
October Sew-in
A number of members gathered on Friday afternoon and over the weekend to have a concentrated period of sewing on various projects. Some sought help from the group, others had a plan and just got on with it. Here are some images from the weekend. Jakki and Mary dropped in to use the HappyJack to… Continue reading October Sew-in
Sew-in held on 23-25 May
Last Friday afternoon and over the weekend a group of Canberra Quilters gathered for another “Sew-in”. We set up to have a table each and worked on our various projects over the weekend – leaving everything in place overnight and coming back fresh in the morning. The image in the banner of this post is… Continue reading Sew-in held on 23-25 May
Another successful “Sew-In”
Last weekend Canberra Quilters ran another successful Sew-In. Members booked a table and came along for a concentrated period of sewing – whether it was quilting, piecing, tracing designs or using the pinning table. Those participating all progressed their projects. Participants leave their equipment in place overnight and come back the next morning. Some more… Continue reading Another successful “Sew-In”