Spike Border

I think most of us are just so grateful when we finally get to finish a quilt top that we tend to neglect the border.  Another lovely tutorial found on the blog of Molly Flanders is just the thing to spice the final step of your quilt top up.

Read her step-by-step tutorial for this spike border over HERE.

Photos from our February 2014 meeting

 Mari Strydom's challenge winner (above)

Guest speaker SAQG president, Elsa Brits (above)

Adrie Botha winner of Show
and Tell with this lovely quilt
for her newborn grandchild.

Groups and group leaders for 2014

2014 February newsletter uploaded

For those of you who simply can't wait until your next meeting to get your February Newsletter from your group leader, click HERE to read it on-line.

Now don't forget to mark all the important dates to remember as you read through them.  Enjoy!

Time to prepare for The annual Bloem Show

This year the theme of the Bloem Show is Bloemen Leka – sounds interesting doesn't it?

Now for the braver amongst us, why not design a quilt with this theme in mind.  We are all aware of the unspoken (darn and here I talk about it!!) competition between groups about which group will enter the most quilts.  So be the instigator in your group and get those creative juices flowing or simply just enter those quilts you've finished this year!

This year the Bloem Show will be held from 24 April until 3 May but you do realize the quilts have to be entered and handed it at a much earlier date.

Crochet Course by Doortjie Gersbach

For all those ladies who can manage both quilting and crochet, we did not forget about you.  

Again Doortjie is the teacher that can do both and she’ll be showing you how to crochet a Barberton Daisy.

Date:  3 May 2014 (Saturday)

Cost:  R240 per person

Place:  NG Church, Strauss Street, Universitas, Bloemfontein

Tea and coffee will be supplied but you’ll have to bring your own cup and lunch for the day.

Bookings can be done at:

Anna van der Linde – 082 297 9977

Or

Christa Gouws – 083 542 5709

2 Day Quilt Course by Doortjie Gersbach

Ah something to look forward to this year.  

Doortjie will be teaching for 2 days in Bloemfontein, so organize the family, get your gear oiled and make a plan to attend this course.  Remember we will only get teachers to visit us if we support them well.  Make it worth her while.

Date:  1 & 2 May 2014 (Thursday and Friday)

Cost:  R480 per person (for both days)

Place:  NG Church, Strauss Street, Universitas, Bloemfontein

Tea and coffee will be supplied but you’ll have to bring your own cup and lunch for these two days.

Bookings can be done at:

Anna van der Linde – 082 297 9977

Or

Christa Gouws – 083 542 5709