SUMMER PARTY

Jan, Jill and Anne with 'Colin' the cockerel. Colin was a gift for Jill as a very big thank you for all her help with the group over the past 15 years. Jill has now retired from Committee work after tireless support which is greatly appreciated. It is hoped that Jill will now be able to sit back and enjoy all the activities, and have a very well deserved rest.

MONKEY BUTTONS WORKSHOP

The above workshop last Thursday was really good. Amanda is a very good tutor and she does a whole lot more than just bags. It would be nice to get her back at a later date to do one of her quick quilts, she has designed several using Jelly Rolls, have a look at her website.

I have spent years of frustration trying to find a good way of marking quilts ready for quilting. Well here is the solution....(I got it from Amanda at Monkey Buttons). It is made by Clover and is described as a CHACO LINER PEN STYLE. Mine is bright yellow but I gather you can get it in other colours and is just brushes off when you have finished. It is like a tiny wheel and is filled with powdered ink, you can get refills. I'm sure some of you already know about it but it's new to me.