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With a combination of a few green thumbs and a couple of black thumbs, we have our vegetable garden set up with cauliflower, broccoli and beetroot and a whole lot of yuccas in pots. Thank you to the people who kindly donated seeds, seedlings and cuttings. Thank you to Bunnings for getting us started withContinue reading “HOW DOES OUR GARDEN GROW?”

How lovely it’s been, welcoming new members to our Women’s Shed nearly every week. It’s been wonderful to meet new people, hear their life experiences and see their crafting skills (even when they don’t think they have any). Check out our knitting, crocheting and quilting projects being worked on this week.

We’re still smiling, even after our second lesson in quilting. We speak a new language now that includes backstitching, binding, fat quarters, ditch stitching, basting and mitered corners, just to name a few. Next week Kathy will be our ‘go to’ quilter, solving any quilting problems. Some of us have already gone back to aContinue reading “THE QUILTERS’ SMILE”

We had our first lesson in quilting with lots of new members joining. Some of our ladies were very new to quilting while we also had some experienced too. What a great way to meet new people and feel like your part of our great Branxton community. Thank you to Keren for organising the materialsContinue reading “BUSY, BUSY QUILTING”

Our first meeting for the year is Thursday 4 February at 9:30am in the Branxton Uniting Church Hall (opposite the Post Office). We are so excited to offer the first of our free lessons. The first two weeks we will be able to learn quilting. The cost of the materials is $10 and you canContinue reading “WELCOME TO 2021”

Happy Christmas to everyone from the Women’s Shed Branxton. We had our Christmas party yesterday, getting into the Christmas spirit with lots of food and fun. We enjoyed some very rummy rum balls, chocolate, ice creams, sick bon-bon jokes and Christmas music. Thank you to everyone for supporting us this year as we look forwardContinue reading “HAPPY CHRISTMAS”

Diane was the winner of our lucky customer draw. She was so happy to receive her prize and is a keen crafter herself. Congratulations. Remember, that we have our final meeting this Thursday10 December and then start again in 2021 on Thursday 4 February.

One lucky customer will be receiving a phone call today or tomorrow to let them know their name has been drawn in our Lucky Customer Draw. They will be receiving the Limited Edition tin of Roses chocolates.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We would like to thank everyone who visited our stall on Saturday. It was so hot and windy on the day but it was amazing to meet and chat to lots of people who were so supportive of our group, both locals and non-locals. Well done to our teamContinue reading “MARKET DAY”

Today at the shed we practiced putting up the cabana so we wont have any dramas putting it up on Saturday for the Twilight Markets. Fingers crossed it wont be too hot or windy. We also had some new crafting adventures making some Christmas brooches and baby headbands, clips with bows. The final products allContinue reading “FINAL ORGANISING TOUCHES”