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 Fleur, the Co-ordinator of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren was the guest speaker at my Quilt Club meeting the other evening.  It was interesting to hear about her role in this group, which she took on after she started raising her own grandchildren.  Fleur does a wonderful job and spoke about the challenges grandparents face, as they navigate the changes in their households when they take on their own grandchildren to live with them.  And supporting them through the legal and benefit issues too, which can be daunting when you don't know what to do, or what government department to go ...

 My Quilt Club meeting had a theme of Christmas in July.  We were shown how to make a folded Christmas Star, it seemed rather tricky to me.  And there was a special supper provided, that was much appreciated by the members.  The highlight of the evening to me was the special Christmas themed show and tell.  We were asked to bring a couple of Christmas items and talk about them - I took a Christmas table runner, and a Christmas quilt which had a particular memory for me.  What I found really interesting was that some of these things were made ...

Our NEW Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) Quilt Club #2 is here and I hope you are considering joining the fun! Tune in today for all the details you need to know to join this new club. read more