I would like to introduce Breggie Viljoen

Breggie started quilting in 2003 after buying a kit, Backyard Friends, from Beatrice (Quiltalk).  She always wanted to quilt as it looked nice and one can make the nicest stuff.  She is currently working on an Album/Memory quilt as well as a hexagon throw done by hand and is a member of the Goue Drade group.

  

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:  I am the youngest of six children – five daughters and one son.  My sisters and I share lots of hobbies and enjoy working together on certain projects.  I am married to a wonderful man for nearly 20 years and the only children we have is of a four-legged kind.  Two cats and two dogs.

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A:  definitely not morning…

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A:   sweet

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A:   I have a collection of letter openers as well as flick knives from all over the country.  I am also an avid reader and collects books, cd's and DVD's.

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A:  Definitely a cat.

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A:  Pink

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A: Yes

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A: Beading, knitting, crochet, parchment craft, cross-stitch embroidery, decoupage

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A:  No.

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A:  I tend to postpone tasks up to the last minute.

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A: I am a friendly person.

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A:  messy

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A:  Egypt

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A:  Flavored   water

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A:  Books

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A:  I don't think such a gift exists.

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A:  I don't want to change my name.

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A:  I suffer from frog-fobia…

Thank you, Breggie

Brand new mystery quilt from Pat Sloan

Who hasn’t heard of Pat Sloan yet?  I’m sure you have somewhere along the lines heard of this international quilt teacher, web store owner, renowned radio broadcaster, host of a website, blog and several Flickr groups and now she’s offering a free mystery quilt and her friend will publish a novel to go  with this – so read and quilt for free and if that is not going to keep you busy enough, you can even enter the monthly challenges and stand a chance of winning prizes.

To read all about this and so much more (22 free tote bag patterns, etc) CLICK HERE.

Remember Oranje quilters guild members who participate in this (or any other project on this blog) must please forward their photos to me so that we all can see you progress.

 

Meet Rina Scholtz better known as Kokkewiet

I saw my sister, Petro’s, beginner’s quilt in November 2008 en there and then decided I just had to do it.  I made a quilt or 2 prior to this but in my own manner and gave these away as gifts.  I wanted to learn all the techniques and did a beginner’s course through PFAFF and as they say…. The rest is history as I am now into quilting.

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:  I have a husband, 4 married daughters and 4 grandsons

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A: Night

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A: Both

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A: Teddy Bears

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A:  Teddy Bear

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A:  Black

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A:  No

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A:  Making teddy bears

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A: No

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A:  Talk to much

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A:  I am friendly with  an outgoing personality

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A: Clean

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A:  Dubai

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A:  Fruit juice

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A:  Fat quarters or teddy bear kits

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A: Something to eat

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A:  I am happy with my name

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A:  I don’t show hurt feelings

Much appreciated Kokkewiet

Quarterly meeting reminder

We have our quarterly meeting on Saturday, 12 February and this allows all the working ladies to attend as well. (see page with important dates for members on the top of this blog).

Those people who ordered beef for our National Festival fundraising can pick up their meat and we thank everyone who supported this project as well as Christel who kindly made this donation and project happening.

The quarterly challenge is:

Any useful item, quilted but not a quilt (bed-cover) – so let us see what else you use quilted items for.

Hope to see all our members there!!

Hettie

Let's quickly run in by Iessie Steenberg

I don’t think I have to introduce Iessie to anyone in the guild but let’s get some history on one of our ex chairpersons and very competent and capable coordinator of our National Festival in 2013.

As a sick child she had to mostly stay indoors and her mom kept her busy by giving her small sewing projects to make.  She had to make quilts for her dolls from Crimpline fabric and most of these consisted of blocks such as the Grandmother’s Flower Garden and Suffolk Puffs (Yo-Yo’s).

With the revival of quilting and patchwork in South Africa in the 80’s she started buying books and taught smaller groups.  Then their family spent a year in the United States of America and this broadened her horizons and gave her the courage to go bigger.

She regards herself as crafty land enjoys most any handwork such as mosaic, jewelry making, scrapbooking, crochet, knitting, sewing and many more.

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:  I have a husband (and like him a lot).  Eldest daughter, Lia, married (or not) to Andre.  Two little grandsons, Joshua and Jaden (hooligans when in a shop). Youngest  daughter, Andra, (being away from home does her good).

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A: I think I am an early morning till late night person.

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A: I  must like salty snacks because sweet snacks are not kind to my body measurements.

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A: Like all other quilters, I am a collector of fabric.

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A: A tortoise, mainly for the ready- to-go house.

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A:  Green and purple (and blue).

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A: No, I have been waiting a whole night for one and did not see it.

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A: Jip, just do not know how to spell it every time -  should it be hobby or hubby?

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A: Jip, some “bolletjies” that Hettie showed me.

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A: I snore so loud that I am always convinced it is my husband snoring.

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A: I think I am organized, because I write everything down in my diary.

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A: Definitely clean, and don’t listen to what anybody else tells you.

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A: New Zealand or Australia, to attend some quilting classes.  I am sure I do not want to go East, because I am afraid they will catch me and put me for fish on the menu.

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A:   I like coffee best as I drink about 11 cups per day.

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A: Anything not edible is a good.

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A: Chocolate -  for its mean trick afterwards.

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A: Something un-pronounceable.

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A: Not many people know that I am actually a very quiet person.

Hands up anyone who believes the last answer?  No-one?  I thought so.  Sorry Iessie we know you too well.

Hettie

What are you making for Valentine's Day???

It is almost that time of the year again and I know some of our members stuck to their New Year’s resolutions and finished ALL their UFO’s and are eagerly looking for a brand new project to start on.  I found this (free) neat little table topper just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Click HERE to get this pattern.  Please respect the designer's request and use this pattern for personal use only.  You can download the pattern as a PDF document.

The “Goue Drade” group now also has their group photo on our blog (see the tab at the top of the blog) and I would appreciate all the other groups to please e-mail me their photos.

Hettie

We talk to Frances van der Walt, absolute involved and very valuable all rounder in our guild

"now you know how short I am"

Frances has always been sewing and even made a quilt or 2 before taking a beginner’s lesson in 2007 when her daughter was in matric.  She enjoys being involved and soon took over leadership of the Friendship Group, manages our quarterly newsletters and even volunteered to handle registrations at our festival in 2013.   Way to go, girl!!

 She also has a couple of other projects going on the sideline and one that might interest quilters is that she is already selling fabric (still on a small scale) and looking into stocking and selling books and notions soon.  With so much going for her no wonder she claims to “love life”.

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:

I am married to Adriaan for 30 years. We have a son and a daughter. My son, the eldest is an IT Lecturer at Cut. My daughter is a fourth year art student at the local University of the Freestate. My husband retired recently from his job at Wesbank.  Myself, am a”stay at home mom” after the birth of my son. Now, with everything going with a slower pace, I can enjoy the things I like.

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A: Both

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A:

Both – chips and chocolate

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A:

Oh Yes! Bears, tins, books, quotes, lappies etc. I am a bit of a hoarder.

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A:

Maybe a little white rabbit – like the ones of Beatrix Potter.

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A: 

All shades of green

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A:

No

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A:

I like reading, gardening, photography, the outdoors, travelling and playing tennis.

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A:

Not really, but I like to “surf” on the internet

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A:

To snack between meals.

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A:

I am very loyal.

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A:

 I like things to be in place/clean.

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A:

I love Europe.

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A: 

Coke – summer, hot chocolate in winter.

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A:

Books.

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A:

Kitchen appliances.

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A:

Anni

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A:

I do sometimes have very “blond” moments!

Thanks Blondie!!