QUITLS FOR BENJI

WEEK6

We are about to start working twice a week from this coming week, Sundays and Tuesdays.

 Anyone can come and work at any time they like, just call first to let me know when you would like to come

 With the help of Marlyn and Adie, we  managed to complete another quilt top.

 I also started to prepare a couple of kits, now mostly we will continue to prepare kits for the next few sessions of working, before all those little pieces get way out of hand.

That's all for this week

Take care

Love

Ter

Now for something not related to the Benji project but what I have been up to on the other days of the week. I have been working on this charming Double wedding ring quilt using my collection of Liberty and William Morris fabrics that have been in my stash for ages, using the "Quiltsmart" appliqué techinque wich makes it go really fast, and now have almost completed this quilt. just need to bind it and it is going on MY bed for the next seasonal change.

WEEK 5

No pictures of us this week, we were so busy cutting, cutting, pressing and cutting, but we are no still nowhere near all cut up, so, instead here or two pictures taken of the progress to the actual Ha Bayit Shel Benji

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,