Freezer Paper

A Versatile Tool for Transferring Quilt Designs

Freezer paper is excellent for making quilt templates or stencils to transfer your designs to your quilt top before quilting. Use your own original designs to fit specific areas by drawing onto the paper with a black permanent marking pen. You can then place over a light box under your fabric and transfer design this way. Stencils can also be made by folding and cutting the freezer paper as you would do to make a snowflake design IE this would be made by folding and cutting a design into the paper and then opening out. Once you have cut a stencil it can be ironed in place onto your quilt top and the design can be traced direct to the quilt. The stencil can be used several times before it no longer sticks. Have fun trying out some of your own original quilting designs.

BIGGEST MORNING TEA RAFFLE QUILT

During our Biggest Morning Tea day our group held a raffle with the prize being the quilt pictured above. One of our foundation members Dot Tainty had made the quilt top and it was kindly finished off and quilted by Stella Edwards. I am delighted to say that I am the lucky winner of this beautiful bargelo quilt!

BIGGEST MORNING TEA

Stylish Barbara enjoying morning tea.




Pretty in pink Marlene.




Delicious devonshire tea.

Another great day shared by our members to raise funds for The Biggest Morning Tea with proceeds going to the Cancer Council. We all enjoyed a delicious morning tea which included cucumber sandwiches and devonshire scones. Our ladies displayed their favourite cup and saucer sets and we had a great day.

LITTLE QUILTS OF LOVE

Just one of the wonderful, caring projects carried out by Aldinga Quilters, "Little Quilts of Love" may be just 18" square, but they cover tiny babies with acres of love and warmth as they fight to grow after their premature births.

Some quilts provide comfort to help ease the grief of parents whose little angels just aren't strong enough to stay with them.

If you'd like to make a "Little Quilt of Love" to donate to the Neonatal Units of The Women's and Children's Hospital or The Flinder's Medical Centre please use the following instructions as a guide.
Quilts need to be either 18" or 24" square finished size.

• All materials used in the construction of the quilt must be prewashed and suitable for use by newborn babies.
• Flannel (or similar) is a suitable batting.
• They may be pieced or appliqued.
• Please keep quilting simple and do not tie quilts.
• Place a label on your quilt.

Aldinga Quilters will arrange delivery of the quilts to the hospitals.

If you'd like some ideas for patterns to create a Little Quilt of Love the following link has lots to choose from

http://www.azblankets4kids.com/patterns.htm

Thank you!

Aldinga quilters received this very kind tribute from the Staff and Residents of St Joseph's House at Port Pirie in appreciation of the beautiful quilts that have been donated.

Judy receiving her healing quilt.

FRIENDSHIP

Thank you to all my fellow quilting friends for your kind thoughts and messages during my illness. I am getting well day by day and hope to see you all soon. My healing hearts quilt made by our members was a beautiful surprise and I know it was made with much love. Thank you.
Judi

LITTLE QUILTS OF LOVE

Our members continue to produce an array of beautiful baby quilts for donation to the baby units in our hospitals and this is just a small sample of the most recent.

WEDDING RING QUILT

Congratulations Val on completing your wedding ring quilt. This quilt style is a style that I believe many people consider to be one of their favorites. Keep inspiring us Val and well done.

DRAGONFLY

OH YOU ARE SO CLEVER

Highlighted here is a small sample of Margie's stained glass quilts. These quilts are her passion and they just get better and better. Well done.