Hosting the Te Pahu W.I group

Two ladies in the Te Pahu book club I belong to are also members of the Te Pahu Women's Institute. At the beginning of the year I had our book club members here for lunch so that we could all get our first book of the year. I was asked if I would mind having the Te Pahu WI group here to see the crafts etc that I've made and a look around the garden, I said yes.
Yesterday was the day nine lovely ladies turned up at my door and after their WI business was done they had the guided tour.
It wasn't until I started pulling things out to show that I realised just how many things I'd made and just how many things I've still to finish!!
After the tour we all had afternoon tea and had the longest of chats, they all brought afternoon tea which was delicious.
With everything displayed, I took the opportunity to take photos, and here they are.....

Flax weaving, from a course I did

Mosaics

Two quilt tops waiting to be professionally quilted

 

Scrap wool blanket things! a UFO

Cats, another UFO

Calendar quilt, needs embellishing

Some repair work needed

Wall hangings

Still to be hung, a rug I did the finishing touches to

An old ladder displaying quilts

One of the first quilts I ever made

Arty farty stuff

Quilt made from op shopped fabric

Left: crocheted mohair blanket, right: scrappy blanket

Some early crochet and a scrappy quilt

Hexie quilt, a work in progress

Dogs on a crocheted blanket

Dolls

Cushion corner

A multitude of mixed colours and textures

Cleopatra, the door stop

Another early wall hanging quilt

Op shop found stitchery and stash fabrics

A riot of colour, a cosy spare bedroom

 

Op shop found stitchery and fabric

Made from my stash of yarns, simple crocheted stitches but the texture makes it look spectacular, it weighs a ton!

Hexagons

Made from doilies and lacy scraps, filled with lavendar

 

Clay bust

Cross stitch dragonflies

Crocheted lacy scarf

Wool blanket quilt, warm and snuggly

One of two quilts the same, quilt kit found in an op shop then weeks later I found more of the same fabric,crocheted bag

warm crocheted wool throws

bags, crocheted, knitted and free form crochet

Patterns for the outdoor furniture

Bright colours and picnic blanket

Painted project

The revamped outdoor furniture I did last year

Welcome and thank you for afternoon tea ladies

Thank you gifts

A whole lot of craftin' goin' on........

I've been knitting....socks!! 

Easy peasy and so warm.

I don't knit very often, my hands and fingers don't like it much.

My tootsies do though. I made these for me, 

and another pair in the same yarn for Joe

I made the sides on mine slightly longer than the pattern

I get cold ankles too.

I'm currently working on a pair for Natasha

As well as knitting I'm still crocheting the bed blanket

The first two photos were taken last week....

These two today, so slowly but surely it's growing

and my stash is slowly reducing.

It has to be right!

You get a general idea how much further I need to go.

I'll stop where the pillows start

I took my camera to craft yesterday but left the SD card in the computer!

So these are of last weeks craft session

Ngaire (right) had started another quilt, a log cabin this time. You won't believe it but this week she had another one started, a black and white.

The woman's a machine I tell ya!

And Jan has got her Calendar quilt blocks together and her quilt top is finished. Of course it needs batting and backing on and quilting. Another year in the finishing perhaps.

Some time ago Sue found this rather cute chook quilt in an op shop.

I liked it so much I borrowed it, traced it and made it.

I finished it today.

I used some Aboriginal fabrics in my stash, found in an op shop no doubt, and scraps from my box of scraps, perfect for appliqueing

I rather like it.

Remember if you click on any of the photos they will get bigger!

And that's it for today.

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It's a long weekend here, Queens birthday weekend

The plan is to wash the outside of the house

Have a lovely weekend

see ya soon