NEW GROUP LEADER 2014.

We want to introduce our new leader for 2014. Christa thank you for being willing to take over the reigns of the group. I can tell by experience that the Rafel ladies are one in a million.

NATIONAL QUILTING FESTIVAL.

Here a group of us packing the items to go into the goody bags.

Getting all sorted to start packing. Thanks to Sas our male member and Candice my daughter for all the help.

Anna and Christa getting things done.

Karin pasting stickers on the water.

BUSY BUSY BUSY

 Juanita, Candice, Karin, Alta Street, Christa, Alta du Plessis

Tina busy packing a bag.

We even took a break to eat and chat a bit.

The bags that are already packed.

All done and ready to be transported to the festival venue.

Can you believe we did it.

Madeleine, Annatjie, Beatrice, Riana, Christa Juanita, Tina and Ruby with her back to camera.

All the empty boxes where all the contents of the bags were stored.

The bags stored at Eunice High School.

Frances, Christa, Hannelie and Marti at registration.

Our table with nartjies that the delegates could help themselves to.

Our theme was Windmills.

Waiting patiently for the ladies to arrive.

Iessie the convener of our festival taking a photo of us at registration.

Iessie opened the registration, Christa handing her her goody bag.

Hannelie giving Iessie her necessary documents for the festival.

Juanita and Riana working at festival.

A SATURDAY MEETING.

Here Alta Street is showing a quilt she made for her granchild.

 Annatjie making sure her quilt is laying perfectly.

 Anna made this quilt from the leftover blocks from her brothers quilt.

ELSIE

Elsie made this beautiful cushion to brighten up a chair in her flat.

Here is a photo of Elsie.

Saturday 2nd March 2013.

We got together on Saturday afternoon.  Here are a couple of photos to show how busy these ladies are.Karin Nel with the diary cover which she made.

Alta du P admiring Tina 's  beautiful quilt.

Tina sure has an eye for colour.

Elsie busy busy laying the backing of a cushion she is busy making.

Karin Nel keeping an eye to see that Elsie does it right.

Beatrice busy hand quilting her quilt.

Here Ruby shows her hard work payed off. 

2013

The new year started off with some beautiful quilts being shown. Looks like not everybody put their feet up and did nothing

 

 Here Christa is showing her rail-fence quilt.

 Juanita our new member is a busy lady. The photo on top is her "Skewwe Huisies" quilt. She did Mare of Bultfontein class. The quilt at the bottom is a paper piecing Tumbling Blocks.

Alta Street is going to be a Granny soon. She made this quilt for her daughter Lauren. She had a difficult time working on it as Lauren would pop in and then she had to hide her work.

Alta du Plessis finished her Graffiti Blocks.

Congrats ladies, you are all really an inspiration.

CHRISTMAS

I do apologize for neglecting this blog for so long.

In December we got together at Koekela Coffee Shop to celebrate our year end and exchange our gifts before we all went our different ways to celebrate Christmas with our families. I received the most amazing gift from the group members, a Goody Bag filled with lots of amazing gifts. I took photos of all the wonderful presents but as luck will have it I just cannot find them, so typical of my filling system.

The photos speak for themselves. We had an awesome morning opening presents and spending precious time with our wonderful friends.

Beatrice, Madelein, Anna and Christa

Anna, Christa, Elsie, Ruby, Tannie Rina and Alta du Plessis

Ruby, Tannie Rina, Alta Street and Karin Nel.

Elsie and Ruby

Riana and Ruby

Anna

Alta du Plessis, Alta Street and Karin Nel.

Elsie and Ruby

Christa

Tannie Rina

Just look at the yummie food.

Ruby

Karin de Villiers, Annatjie and Beatrice.