Arriving at the venue, Sonja Stroebel and Adie Botha welcomed each.
Mariëtte opened the meeting
followed by Nelia Venter explaining the day's program.
First up was a demo by Christa Gouws demonstrating the Japanese cathedral window technique which can be done by hand or machine, whatever your preference.
Christa made this quilt by hand using the above mentioned technique.
with another example below
You can follow this link in YouTube for instructions.
The next demo was wool needle felting by Charlotte Naudé with this absolutely beautiful piece that she is still working on.
And then it was teatime with everybody treated by our own master baker, Mariëtte Venter
at tables decorated with various vintage sewing machines.
Last up was Nelia Venter demonstrating Robert Kaufman's very useful app, The Quilters Little Helper, that you can install on your smartphone via the Play Store for Android phones or the Apple App Store, making shopping for fabric that much easier.
Nelia also demonstrated how to incorporate stars into your quilt blocks with an easy technique..
A few quilts was on display.
as well as our local Elna dealer, Annamarie Wessels.
At every pause between the proceedings, Iessie Steenberg orchestrated Pick-a-box.
And with ample time to shop, the morning was concluded.
