Patchwork Friday.

On Fridays when we meet for our Patchwork and Quilting Group D and I arrive early to unlock and set up the rooms. I try and have something pleasant to greet the ladies when they arrive and sign in and clollect their name tags. Yesterday I put a vase of Charles Austin Roses on the table - they have the most wonderful perfume. ( a few aphids came along for the journey ) I hope N is still enjoying their scent at her house today.

We had 2 visitors. The photographer from the BaySun and Linda from Pak'N Save. He was there to take some promotional shots for his paper of our latest charity project. He was quite outspoken and cheeky about the age of my digital camera ( my old one ) so I  was a bit cheeky back and took some photos of him taking photos.

This was "His idea " of what a quilt made from bandannas might look like . We all said, " yuk!"

It all came about like this. C seen here holding a purple bandanna was in Pak'N Save doing her shopping when she mentioned to Linda on the checkout ( seen here on the left ) that she was off to Patchwork Club. They talked all little more and together came up with the idea that all the extra bandannas the supermarket have ( and many other folk who have bought them to aid CanTeen , have popped away unused in a cupboard ) could be made into quilts to give to the teenagers undergoing cancer treatment. So of course we said Yes we would be glad to take on that project.

Here some of us are posing for the "nice photographer,"  I do think we will be able to come up with some better colour co ordinated quilts made of bandannas than his choice here.
      Yesterday we also had another of our members telling her "Quilting Journey, " and showing all the quilts she still has; even after giving away 19 over the years.

There were other finished quilts for us to savour in Show and Tell.

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Thank you for your comments and enquiries about the Kiwifruit. At the moment there are 6 orchards all within 10 kms of each other, all near Te Puke and all gold variety, that have Psa. We and a gang of checkers have been right through the orchard looking and this is the only leaf even slightly like one with the infection. ( if you look really hard you may detect one tiny brown spot ) It is actually a healthy leaf. Growers have been asked to walk their orchard every 4 days checking......that is at keast 4kms for us.

 While fruit thinning R found this bud which is a double double - most unusual.

Imagine if it had been left to become a fruit what a strange shape it would have been.

It is a lovely day for gardening. I have the hose giving some young plants a soak. The wedding seed I planted are up! The air is humming with bees and pleasant scent from many flowering roses and plants fills the air. Week ends are never long enough to do all the things I'd like to do. Enjoy your weekend everyone.