Teddy Bear Outreach

Teddy Bears our members made for Rosepark Hospital, were handed out to the patients in hospital as well as staff working on Christmas Day.

Bookmark these dates

 Check back often as additional dates will be added regularly.

Bookmark these dates for 2023:

11 February 2023 - General Meeting 

(Hosted by Stukkie-vir-Stukkie)

18 March 2023 - National Quilt Day 

27 April to 6 May 2023 - Bloemshow 

12 May to 30 June 2023 - Travelling Exhibition at Anglo Boer Museum 

13 May 2023 - General Meeting 

(Hosted by Rotary Cutters and Gouedrade)

(Presentation by Alaë Gräbe)

2-3 June 2023 - Quilt Retreat 

(Art Quilts - Mari Strydom)

(Traditional Quilt - Annie du Toit)

16 June 2023 - Youth Day

28 June to 1 July 2023 - Quilt in Clarens 

Alaë Gräbe

19 August 2023 - General Meeting 

(Hosted by Quiltmakers)

(Presentation by Annie du Toit)

28 October 2023 - General Meeting

(Hosted by Uile)

(Presentation by Leanne Stewart)

General Meeting 19 November 2022

The last General Meeting for 2022 was held at the Universitas Faith Centre with every bit of space packed with beautiful quilts.  The meeting was attended by members from the surrounding areas as well.  The hostesses for the day were the Needles and Pins Group.

The last of the Outreach projects for 2022 was concluded with the donation of more than 100 teddy bears to Life Rosepark Hospital.  They will be handed out to patients as well as staff on Christmas Day.  Below is the coordinator of the project, Iessie Steenberg (left) and Juliana Hamlett of the hospital.

Juliana's heartfelt thank you note:

Liefste Iessie en kwilters,

Ek het vanmiddag elke beer sit gemaak, elkeen se gesiggie en uniekheid bewonder.

Dieselfde patroon, soveel kreatiwiteit, soveel uniekheid, soveel dankbaarheid!

My hart is vol van dankbaarheid.

Saam met hierdie bere het ons in totaal 350 hand gemaakte bere ontvang.

Nie alleen sal elke pasiënt wat op 25 Desember in die hospitaal is, 'n beer ontvang nie, maar ook elke personeellid wat onbaatsugtig hul diens lewer op Kersdag. 

Met hierdie beer projek, beeld ons HOOP uit vir elke ontvanger, HOOP op genesing, HOOP op 'n beter toekoms, en ook dat daar iemand is wat omgee.

Nogmaals baie dankie, ek waardeer elke liewe beer wat gemaak is, met soveel liefde 

Groete

Juliana Hamlett

Voorsitster Konsultasieforum

Rosepark Hospitaal

Some of the beautiful quilts on display.

Various vendors catered to the quilters needs.

The tables were decorated in the Christmas theme with different elves as well as little wooden reindeers with Lindt chocolate noses.

It was also time to say goodbye to Chairperson Nelia Venter

and welcome the new Chairperson, Christa Gouws.

The proud Show and Tell winner, Adie Dean on the left with Doretha Jacobs from the Needles and Pins group on the right.

The winning quilt is on the far right.

The guest speaker for the day, Rove Mittermaier from Bethlehem, did a demo on various paper piecing techniques and gave all present some new tips.

Esta Knoetze (left) thanked Rove for her participation in the day's events.  Rove is standing in front of her exquisite quilt with which she won a first prize in the Stellenbosch quilt Festival - the first quilt competition she entered.

Iessie Steenberg, OKG's well known quilt teacher, brought the Amper Sirkels Quilt to the meeting which she will be tutoring in 2023 via her Telekwilt group on WhatsApp.

Gerda Cronjé (left) was pleasantly surprised when she was announced as the winner of this beautiful quilt.  The blocks were made by various members of the OKG.

Juliana Hamlett of Life Rosepark Hospital was given the honor of drawing the winner.

A blessed Christmas to everybody.  We'll see you in 2023!

Spring Stitch Day

 On the 15th of October a few of our Guild's ladies had a lovely stitching day in the company of teacher Annie du Toit.  She showed us how to stitch a table topper called Delectable Mountains.

Chairperson Nelia Venter opened the day

Delectable Mountains

Annie du Toit

Busy demonstrating how to place the various pieces in order to achieve the mountain effect

Some of the ladies admiring Annie's work

After which it was time to start stitching

All present agreed that it was a very enjoyable and productive morning.

General Meeting 20 August 2022

Our third annual meeting took place on the 20th of August 2022 with fabulous quilts, bags etc. on display.

Denise Naudé opened the meeting with inspirational words.

One of our Youth day participants proudly show her completed bag.

She also brought along a quilt she made.  Here she is with grandma Ansie Combrink, group leader of the Langenhovenparkies..

Below are the quilts which were on display.

The Show and Tell winner made by 

Flolinda Marais

 

The usual vendors was also present.

Quiltalk

Husqvarna

Elna

Soup and sandwiches was served to chase away the winter blues.

Some of the attendees.