Miscellaneous Charity Blocks

International Womens Day

Queensland Quilters are assisting Bev Parel (Maleny Magic Patchwork) by providing blocks in Purple Green & White so that she can achieve her goal of making 50 quilts by 8 March 2025.

At a Queensland Quilters meeting in the second half of last year, Bev Perel gave a very interesting presentation on International Women's Day, which is held on 8 March every year. In 2025, it will be 50 years since the United Nations gazetted the date in Australia.
Bev's aim is to have 50 quilts to display for 2025. 

I made 2 blocks last year - but didn't take pictures, so I have highlighted my blocks on these photos that Bev has sent through.

They are hard to see....but it's just for me so I have a reminder.

I have now made a third one.

Australian Melanoma Research Foundation

Echidna Sewing has launched "Echidna Flowers In The Sun - a Community Project" for the  Australian Melanoma Research Foundation..  The request was to make the logo in blue & yellow.  The pattern was available for purchase at $5 - the proceeds going to the foundation.

Echidna say:

"Our aim for this community project is to create a symbol of hope and solidarity for all those who have been touched by melanoma, and a reminder of the need for more research and action to fight this disease.

I recently lost a good friend to Melanoma.  :😧

Bags for Queensland Quilters

Occasionally I go to the Night Meetings of 2Q - and it seems every time I go there is a "who would like to get involved in this" project...LOL

In March when I went the call was to make a bag - any bag from the fabric left over from a previous challenge.   Somehow my hand went up...

I made 3 bags in all - two are In The Hoop machine embroidery and I used the fabric on the back of the bags - the other one is a simple drawstring bag.
They will be distributed at the May meeting.  (maybe as lucky door prizes???   don't really know.)