Quilts for Benji project week 4

QUILTS FOR BENJI

WEEK 4.

 Sue and Marlyn busy sewing away on the machines.

Rege pressing fabrics, and there is lots to press.

Ruth arrived with some goodies.. or badies... depending on which side of the scale we are at the moment, but they are yummy, we have enough for next week too.

We managed to complete another quilt top this evening.  Shown off here by Monika and Adie.

 And another quilt completed by Monika at home, she has tucked another one under her arm to take home to complete, we will soon have our first ten quilts completed by next week (YESH)

SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY IN THE STUDIO

QUILTS FOR BENJI

 WEEK 3

Here are some pictures of the first 5 quilt tops completed.

The first quilt and the fourth quilt are using the same pattern with a different color for the pieced blocks. they both look great. There are more coming soon.

 the second quilt completed by Zehava, using yardage and 5 inch squares.

Quilt idea was taken from a quilt posted on the "All people quilt" site. The original was for a baby quilt, but I adjusted the sizing and it turn out really great. Seems a good pattern to make more of.

 This third quilt is a "Turning Twenty quilt except it is more like a turning thirty quilt in order for it to be the correct size, These really are very quick to make. and we can use the leftovers for a second helping quilt, wow, 2 for the price of 1, what a bargain.

 Same as quilt 1 made up by Irena, we just need to add another row to complete it to the correct size.

 Zehava also made this quilt from her own collection of fabrics.

Taken from the book Happy Hour, it is the quilt called "Snapshot" and seems to be a popular choice for the quilts. it works on the same principal as the first and third quilts, just different sizes for cutting, using fat quarters instead of strips and squares.

This coming Sunday 6th November, we will be working from 2pm till 10pm

to accomodate those quilters who would like to come during the day instead of the evening, as well as those coming after work. There are some more quilts coming in all the time, and more quilts being completed.

Thank you all so much,

 continue the wonderful work

See you on Sunday

everyone else, stay tuned for more pictures and updates of the quilts.

We will start quilting them soon.

love and best wishes to you all

TerryM

Q4B Sunday sew-inn 23-10

QUILTS FOR BENJI

IN THE STUDIO

Sue hard at work with very pressing matters, 

working hard to get things done.

 She has a plane to catch on Tuesday.

 A very exciting and different destination. 

Have a wonderful trip, Take lots of pictures, 

come home inspired. looking forward to 

hearing all about it when you return

Marlyn and Adie working on the design wall, placing the blocks for another quilt. Turned out great.










Yours truly working on another quilt.
Not pictured was Lenae upstairs cutting away for more quilts, Rege left earlier. and Sarah came and went with a quilt to piece at home.

QUILTS FOR BENJI, AMAZING FIRST DAY

QUILTS FOR BENJI LAUNCH DAY

WHAT AN AMAZING DAY

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME

 it was not easy getting everyone all sorted out and delegating jobs all at the same time, but we did manage, after a slow start,  to get things moving. There was lots to sort out, and most of the day was spent with cutting and sorting. 

I had previously managed to make 3 kits and some of the girls managed to start sewing right away. 

I will be better organized next time. now that we have everything rolling along.

Adie and Lenae managed to get going on those three inch strips

Kareen and friend started on those colorful gradations and cut up a
rainbow of colors for a future project.

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Zvia was a great help delegating and organizing the girls in the cutting and sorting department.

Even little Danielle managed to help her grandma to sort those pesky scraps

We can always find Mom in the kitchen at parties, the best helper in the world always ready to help at the drop of a hat, and finds herself on "kitchen duty" again, thanks mom.

Gotta press a patch or two

Melissa and Julie getting into the sewing of things

Irena and friend sewing up a storm

Melisa, Me and Julie posing in front of their
almost completed quilt top. well done girls

Marlyn is all cut up and ready to sew, way to go girl.

Irena, Zehava and me with another almost completed top well done girls
and thanks to everyone for making it a wonderful day.

Also a thanks to those girls who did not make it into the picture, every little bit helps, and of course PHIL without whom this girl just could not have coped if you were not around. thanks for all the running, schlepping fetching carrying, cutting (no not the fabrics the salad). And always with a smile.

It was a great start to a wonderful project. we will continue on Sunday again for the continuation and completion of a the first few tops in progress, and, by then, we will have more fabrics to complete more kits. Everyone had fun, and it was a really feel good day. See you again soon.

Till next time 

Take care

Love,

Ter,

Quilts for Benji project, Quiltathon

QUILTS FOR BENJI

LAUNCH DAY

16TH OCTOBER 2011

WITH A

QUILT-A-THON

Time to update.

Time to update,
there is a soo much happening, I need to start somewhere. So I will start this new section off with telling you a bit about our recent trip to London and France.
It was the European Quilt Festival in Ste Marie Aux Mines, Alsace, Lorraine, France, near Strasbourg. Israel was one of the guest countries highlighted this year.
Two of my pieces went to the show,this was extremely exciting for me as I have not really exhibited much, only just recently starting to get the confidence to show my work. Hubby suggested we go along, there was no way I was going to so no to this wonderful opportunity. So, we went.
We started off in London seeing as we have a family apartment there and it is familiar ground. we took the Euro Express to Paris and from there another train to Strasbourg. On Thursday 15th September we drove to the Area of St Marie Aux Mines about an hour away. There are a few towns along that road that were hosting the show at various venues, the first stop was the one the Israeli Exhibit was held, so the first quilts we saw were our own, and the first quilt to see was mine. My Chuppah (Marriage canopy) was the first to see as everyone needed to walk under it to get to the rest of the display.

Hubby enjoyed standing under it and watching the visitors and listening to the comments, so while I continued looking at the rest of the exhibit he stayed put for awhile. 

 It was really nice to see everyone taking pictures and admiring the works, especially sweet. was seeing the school kids and their teachers explaining and talking about quilting, they all seemed to enjoy seeing the textures, colors, and designs, hoping up and down pointing and generally enjoying themselves on this outing.

 My other quilt is this on called "Spring is in the Air" It started out as a challenge for me to use the ugliest fabrics in my stash, which, when adding the white made them stand out like jewels, then into each white circle I embroidered a different butterfly, and one bird, all the while singing the song in my head to the tune of "Love is in the Air", so it was named. It was also exhibited in Jerusalem last year in an exhibition called "Spring". That was the second time that I had entered a quilt for show.
There's me... ta da.

 This was the hall our exhibit was in, these banners were outside each venue so it was easy to  spot where to go.

 Here is a view of the part of the streets of Ste Marie Aux Mines, So very quaint and charming. The weather was just perfect for such a day.

At the end of the day I realized I had not taken nearly as many pictures as I would have liked, there will be more coming of the quilts from of my friends and a few more from some of the other exhibits. I am sure that anyone who would like to know more about this event can google it and will be able to see more than what I have. There was just so much to see .
At the end of the day we went back to Strasbourg, we were dog tired from all the walking around, and our heads were filled with all we had seen. it was great, but, we had seen and done what we needed to and decided to return to london the next day.

Back in London on our second last day, we took ourselves off to a shop we haven't been to in a long time "The Quilt Room" in Dorking, home of the Jelly Roll, and I filled my hand luggage, wheely bag, to the brim, in anticipation of the next exciting BIG project I have planned, starting next month.
I will be blogging about it.
A Hint... 50 quilts for 50 beds.....in one year. Starting on October 16th with a QUILT-A-THON.
So, stay tuned for more on this exciting project. The who for, what for and why for.
Till next time
Bye for now
TerryM

On the road again

On the road again, this time Nut's and I left home on the 28th April for the US of A.

The plan was for me to go to the HMQS show in Salt Lake City.

Well, I have already been there and it was amazing. But first, we arrived in New York on Wednesday morning and all I can remember of that time is that I managed to get hold of my cousin Val who lives in Toronto, we had a lovely chat and I sent her some pictures from Russell and Anna's wedding.

Also had a wonderful meeting with my friend Anita again, she has just come out with her new book and I bought from her 5 signed copies for 4 of my lucky friends.

Friday I left to spend shabbat with Keren in Chicago and left Nuts in NY.

I arrived at her home at exactly the same time as she, well timed.

As always we had a great time together, did manage to get to Joannes for a bit, bought a couple of new books. Just nice to explore familiar places again. and spend time with my friend just "being" together.

Monday I was off to SLC, the flight coming in was spectacular over the snow tipped mountains, but surprisingly the weather on the ground was very warm, after settling in to the hotel, I walked across the way to get some grocery supplies and it was pleasantly hot.

Tuesday morning bright and (too) early I was eagerly off to the show,I was the very first one there. I thought I would have to stand in the queue to get my package. but it was nice to meet the ladies as they arrived.

All in all the classes were great, I had a wonderful time and met wonderful people.

Nuts arrived on Thursday afternoon, just in time to pick me up from the show with all my shopping bags full, and I didn't even have time to see the quilts, so, we went back the next morning to see the exhibit of which I have posted the pictures on my facebook page.

Can you believe it, I needed a nail repair and it was right across the road from the hotel, what luck.

we had a wonderful weekend with Anna's family, they came flying in at the nth hour before shabbat came in, just enough time to get everything ready. Corinne outdid herself with all the wonderful food that she had so lovingly prepared for us all, what a treat it was.

On Sunday we hit the road and made our way South through Utah towards the town of Moab Close by there we took a drive through the Canyonlands Nature reserve and again these wonderful pictures are on my facebook pages.

We slept over in Moab, a very pretty town and on Monday morning we toured the Arches National park with spectacular rock formation sites to see.

Thereafter we drove along a the Colorado river for most of the way towards Grand junction and the I-70. where we turned off at Glenwood springs, we thought to go through the Rockies and Aspen on our way to Salida, but, fortunately and timously we had to turn back as we saw signs that the Independence Pass was closed. so we backtracked and went around on another road, but that too was a very pretty drive. Unfortunately we had to travel at night and it was getting late, but we made it to our hotel by about 9pm

Today Tuesday we were in a more leisurely mode and with less mileage to drive and made our way towards Colorado Springs along a charming scenic route and the Arkansas River for the first part of the journey, then the clouds started to roll in and it became cold, so, we decided to give the "Royal Gorge" a miss. I am sure if you google it you will see what it is all about, mostly a re-creation of days gone by, western style, and a drive or walk or train ride over the bridge. Had the weather been bright and sunny we would certainly have done it. but I was not warmly enough dressed.

Never mind.

Instead we continued and stopped of at quilt shops, perfect weather for this, two of the places we stopped at were closed down altogether, sign of the times I guess. the others were well worth the stops.

We arrived in Denver in good time this afternoon and have settled into our hotel nice and early. and it being cold and rainy outside serves it's purpose for an early night for us.

We went to a Kosher Deli/restaurant/grocer store for a nice meaty dinner, and hot cuppa soup.

It started to snow as we returned to the hotel, maybe it will snow more tomorrow it is expected to.

Tomorrow is another exciting day for quilt shop hopping and the quilt museum and whatever else the day will bring and this weather is perfect for it, we will stock up with fresh sandwiches from the kosher Deli around the corner, and return for another delicious hot meal tomorrow night.

I am sure I will have some more pictures to post by then, so.

Till then,

Bye for now.

Terry