Happy Mail 15 May 2013

A little business on the agenda tonight  - the request lists for HMAS Newcastle are out.  I say "are" as there are around 30 people who have just requested laundry bags so I have split it up in to two lists, one for laundry bags and one for quilts.  If you would like to receive the emails and you didn't please just let me know.  If you have a quilt in Quilts in Waiting and I have not given you a name for it by Friday morning please remind me  

And now on with the Happy Mail

Lynn sent up another four of her awesome quilt tops this week.  I love receiving this monochrome quilts as they are really easily for me to personalise which gives someone a quilt that suits their request with a minimum if effort from us.  That is what is going to happen to this one but no more hints at this stage.

I just LOVE the colours in this one!  Rich and warm looking!

Can't beat a bit of added Aussie flavour!

Bev has been busy again and sent me four lovely tea towel laundry bags - any Melbournians out there need a bag?  These first two are up for grabs!

And these parrots always remind me of home!

Millie sent in three  more laundry bags which is always great.  One fellow I sent some to messaged me overnight and said "Hey JM, I received the box of three laundry bags today. I had the bags for all of 1 minute and then they were gone!!!!!"  Guess I better send him some more!

One of the lovely ladies from Stitching Hearts here in Sydney passed along these three laundry bags.

The outer ones have stripes and a small pig with the word "Hogwash".  How appropriate for 7RAR.  Seeing as they are just about home I boxed them up and got them in the mail yesterday.  They will be the last ones I will send to 7RAR.

And finally we have a new quilter.  Sandra was reading the AP&Q Magazine and was just about to quit quilting when she read our article.  Look what she sent me!  Four gorgeous quilts.  Lucky for us!!!  This one is my favourite.

Time for me to get back to work answering emails.

Till next time..............................keep spreading the word and happy stitching!

Happy Mail Wednesday 8 May

Only a little bit of mail this week.  In fact the Post Office box has been decidedly inactive but I can't complain as we have been doing pretty well up to now and what we did get this week is absolutely lovely.  

I received seven more gorgeous tea towel laundry bags from Bev in Victoria.  

Love these bags.

This laundry bag might choose someone from 1CSR or 1 Combat Signal Regiment as the red tailed black cockatoo is on their badge.

And the perfect bag for a Sydney-sider

Julie sent me two more quilt tops as well.  This first one is the result of a batch of Aussie Floral scraps I sent to her which she patiently cut up to make the most of them.  

Love the result!

A friend donated most of the fabric to Julie for this rich looking quilt top as well.

Well, that is it for me.  

Till next time..................keep spreading the word and happy stitching!

JMxx

Weekly Dispatches 3 May

She thought she had managed to sneak in a birthday without me noticing!!!  But no such luck, today, while I sat in my doctor's waiting room, waiting my turn to have a flu needle, I had time to scroll through some of the many blogs I rarely get time to read these days!  And so she is busted!

Happy Birthday Sue N  from all of your Aussie Hero Friends and especially from the probably hundreds of Heroes who have received your laundry bags!

The tally so far-

19  quilts this week and 36 laundry bags.

412 quilts and 905 laundry bags for 2013

1429 quilts and 2279 laundry bags in total.


Now before I forget - there will be a special post tomorrow 

night to announce first, second and third place in our ANZAC 

Day Laundry Bag Challenge.

Just  a quick one.  For the BOM for this month we have asked for the blocks to be predominantly red, white and blue.  If you have trouble as you don't have a feature fabric in those colours for the centre then feel free to use a plain white square.  If you are feeling confident with applique you can add a star or a heart, or even a small roo.  If you don't feel happy about applique, leave it blank and maybe someone else will applique something or they can just be left blank as a place for the eye to rest in the quilt.

One final announcement before the Weekly Dispatches proceed.  The next two sewing days will be as follows

at my home on Monday the 13th of May 10am till 3pm (ish)

and at Penrith Patchwork on Sunday the 19th of May 10am to 2pm.

Bring your sewing machine, your lunch and I will provide your lunch.

I probably don't mention this enough but Jeff, the owner of Penrith Patchwork, is a great supporter, donating a sewing room each month free of charge and whole bolts of material from time to time as well.  How awesome is that!

If you are interested in coming to one or both days can you please let me know so that I know how much preparation to do.

And now on with the show!

Anne sent this quilt off.  Love those autumnal colours.  What a great way to use up scraps.  And a great way to get a lot of different feels.  Make it in lots of blues with a few water creatures mixed in and you have an underwater quilt. Make it from lots of greens and some slivers of golden sunshine and you have a forrest quilt or maybe a tropical rainforest quilt.  Make it out of just two colours and it could be a footy fan's favourite accessory!  Love it!

Bev's awesome QLD laundry bag has gone off to a soon to be happy Banana Bender.

Carolyn brought this to show me at the Penrith Sewing Day and she assures me that the pins were removed after quilting and prior to posting!  LOL

September BOM Quilt.   These were all the leftover blocks, some from Kylie, and Maria and Sue N for starters.  All so different and appearing mis-matched and I was stumped and could not see them together but Gail took them away and worked her magic and then brought this gorgeous jewelled quilt back to me.

Claire's husband was kind enough to let her use this fabric that she had been saving to make a quilt for him.  He rather likes the quilt now so I suspect she will be making a similar one soon.

Debra where did you get this fabric!!!  I love it!

What an awesome quilt for a RAAFie chappie!

Evelyn has been busy with two cool quilts.

Gail started this quilt with a few of the Disappearing 9 Patch blocks from our BOMs.  

Jacqui, again, where did YOU find this fabric. Love that panel!!! 

Julie

  

KarenBet, is sending off her third quilt and I am not sure if I told you before but Karen found out about us when her own husband, currently deployed, was offered a quilt, so she has joined us to repay the favour.

Judith

This is a really great week to emphasise the value of those panels or scenery prints.  I just know the fellow who gets this quilt from Leanne M will love this.

Another quilt by Leanne and another cool panel.  Seriously I am really having panel envy!

Last weekend Leanne emailed me and said she had cut out another Eagles quilt - did I have anyone on the list who wanted one or should she use the strips for something else?  I suggested that she go ahead and sew it up as it would not be long before we had another Eagles request (well after all they are a great team from a great State!!!!!  No bias here!).  Sure as eggs, overnight on Saturday I received a very special request with a significant need for urgency.  A quick email to Leanne on Sunday morning and the quilt was pieced and quilted and in the mail by Wednesday!  Way to go Leanne!

Margaret

Millie

Su

Another busy week behind and no doubt another busy one ahead. 
Don't forget tomorrow's special post.

Till next time.............keep spreading the word and happy stitching!