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25.01.2022 Finished Friday. As we continue to not be able to meet at our regular Saturday gatherings I am hoping that this weekly post is helping to keep you all connected. Please show us all what you have finished recently

24.01.2022 Finished Friday. The past week seems to have flown away so quickly, but I am hoping someone will have finished something that they can post here. Lets keep connected while we are isolated due to the Covid 19 virus, this group is a great way for us to do that

24.01.2022 Finished Friday Good morning all. We have a few lightning of restrictions this week, we need to keep going in the right direction. Please put up you photos of your projects you have been working on

23.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning all, I hope everyone is well and happy. Let us all see what you have finished recently. Happy sewing

23.01.2022 Finished Friday. I am guessing that now we have less restrictions and able to move about that less sewing is getting done, please show us what you have been makingFinished Friday. I am guessing that now we have less restrictions and able to move about that less sewing is getting done, please show us what you have been making

23.01.2022 Finished Friday. It is hard to believe that September is just on finished, let's look forward to seeing if we have our restrictions lifted a bit more this coming weekend. Keep safe and happy sewing. Please flood this post with photos of your projects

23.01.2022 Finished Friday on Saturday as I was travelling yesterday and forgot. As our year is fast disappearing and after the end of November the club would go into Christmas break time, I will not be posting Finished Friday from the 1st of December. Please share what you have been making. ThanksFinished Friday on Saturday as I was travelling yesterday and forgot. As our year is fast disappearing and after the end of November the club would go into Christmas break time, I will not be posting Finished Friday from the 1st of December. Please share what you have been making. Thanks

23.01.2022 FINISHED FRIDAY I am slack today and did think about doing this early this morning but forgot as quick as a flash. So, sorry. This is the last Finished Friday I hope that by doing this it has helped you all stay connected during our lockdowns and not able to meet. Please show us what you have worked on this year

23.01.2022 What a busy day we had on Saturday! The Hub held an Open Day and a number of our members joined together for our monthly Sit and Sew. 13 of our members were fortunate enough to spend the weekend with the lovely Judy Newman slow stitching. I think all that attended would say they were inspired by Judy's work and her attitude towards the creation of our pieces. What a lovely, pieceful way to spend a weekend.

23.01.2022 The count down is on to our first Gathering for 2020 next Saturday the 1st Feb. So much has happened in our district since we all came together for our Christmas party. I feel sure there will be lots of emotional greetings of one another, comfort to be given and taken. Doors will be open at 11am, members and guests will all be welcomed See you all there

22.01.2022 Finished Friday. Please share with us the things you have finished. This is a great way for us all stay in touch during this social isolation period. Happy stitching

22.01.2022 Riviera Quilters committee members were invited to attend the meeting of the Bairnsdale View Club today held at the Sporting and Convention Centre. The occasion was to draw the winner of their major fundraiser raffle for this year. Riviera Quilters gifted a quilt for use as first prize. After a short presentation of some of our quilts the lucky winner was drawn. It is expected that $2000 will be the resulting proceeds from the raffle. The View Club support the Smith Family in providing financial assistance for the educational needs of 4 young people.

21.01.2022 Our March gathering Bring a friend / Open day resulted in over 60 people visiting the Hub. 7 Visitors stayed for the day and one chose to join. Jess and Jill came to talk to us from the Foundry, home to many talented artists around East Gippsland. Our pop up destash shop raised over $160 for Blazeaid.

20.01.2022 Finished Friday is running a bit late as I totally forgot what day it was, my apologies. If you dont have time to post your projects tonight please just do so when you can. Margaret Fraser

20.01.2022 This week saw Riviera Quilters members join together to sew for the Lakes Entrance Community Health Meals on Wheels program. Each year members sew something to brighten the day of those who receive meals on Christmas day. While fortunately there are not a lot that require meals, for those that do these hand crafted gifts in the form of table mats, serviettes and coasters are just a way of saying that someone cares. This year we also made microwave bowl holders. These handy fa...bric bowls can be used in the microwave. No more hot bowls to juggle out of the microwave. Work continued on the Exhibition charity quilt as well. All in all a great day of sewing. For those that are sewing at home for this program donations will be received at our Christmas gathering on Saturday December 7th. We will also be collecting non perishable items as well as cash donations on the day to pass on to the Mother Christmas Appeal. See more

19.01.2022 Finished Friday Good morning to you all from a sunny morning here in Bairnsdale. I hope you have a finished project to show us this week. Happy stitching

18.01.2022 Finished Friday. Hi everyone I hope you have been busy in your sewing room getting those Christmas gifts finished up. Please share a photo of your workFinished Friday. Hi everyone I hope you have been busy in your sewing room getting those Christmas gifts finished up. Please share a photo of your work

16.01.2022 There will be no Sit and Sew tomorrow 19th October at the HUB due to the UFO retreat at Lakes Entrance. This UFO retreat is booked to capacity, so I am sure the ladies will be sewing up a storm and finishing off lots of projects.

16.01.2022 Technique of the month was well attended with 16 ladies participating in the last 3 blocks of the 30 that will now make up the quilt, the 2 days of 16th and 17th November have been set aside for putting this together at the HUB. If you have not already registered for this workshop please do so. We had 2 guest speakers yesterday, Carolyn, from Grandpa Bailey's home made sauces and Suzie from Mac's chocolate mousse. After their talk we had the opportunity to purchase some products. It is hard to believe that we only have one more gathering for this year.

15.01.2022 This Saturday is our Bring a Friend / Open day. Hopefully being the long weekend we will have lots of visitors that will pop in and say Hi. We will have the Exhibition Handbook, including raffle tickets, ready for distribution as well as the 2020 Membership booklet so even if you cant stay it would be great if members could pop in and pick theirs up. Member Val has offered to bring along a stash that she recently inherited from a relative. Bring along some coins and all mon...ey will be donated to Blazeaid. See you tomorrow, Jen. See more

15.01.2022 Riviera Quilters are proud to have hosted their 6th Westalee Ruler Quilting workshop this weekend, these workshops have spanned 2 years, and given a lot of ladies and one gent this educational oppotunity to learn to quilt using your own domestic sewing machine.. Thank you Anita Ellis, accredited Westalee platinum tutor

15.01.2022 Finished Friday Can you believe that another week has gone by, I trust you are all well and busy, but I do hope you have still had time to get into the sewing room and get something finished. Please show us what you have been working on

15.01.2022 56 members joined together on Saturday for our last gathering for the year. We were welcomed by Glenda and Julie at the front desk who instantly put us all in the Christmas spirit. A game of Celebrity Quilting Heads resulted in laughs and what has become a tradition at this gathering Ula Sheather read her Christmas story which allows the distribution of our Kris Kringle gifts. Secret Pals were revealed and the finished quilt top for our 2020 Exhibition raffle quilt. Show and ...Tell is always a highlight and this month there were a number of finished quilt tops from our Technique of the Month quilt. All members present were asked to sign the 30th birthday signature quilt. The centre table groaned with delicious food for lunch along with Heathers Christmas trees and other decorations. Tis the season for giving and between the door entry takings, the raffle tickets and the Mother Christmas donations a total of $400 will be passed on to the Bairnsdale Mother Christmas Appeal on behalf of Riviera Quilters. Many bags of nonperishable items will also make their way into homes of people less fortunate than ourselves. All in all a lovely day out. See more

15.01.2022 Numbers were down at the Gathering today, most likely due to members taking time to be with their great children while they are on school holiday. Those members who attended had a great day with month 9 of the technique of the month being shown by Liz Traynor. This technique of the month has 1 more month to run and then the big reveal. A 2 day session has been organised for November 16th and 17th to put the quilt together. There is a registration form in this month's newsletter, please fill it in and sent back ASAP if you are wanting to attend. Paul Harvey from Trust for Nature gave a very informative talk on the work this organisation does to protect Victoria's native flora and fauna

15.01.2022 Finished Friday is running a bit late as I totally forgot what day it was, my apologies. If you don't have time to post your projects tonight please just do so when you can. Margaret Fraser

14.01.2022 Riviera Quilters recently spent a weekend together with the lovely Liz Traynor. Liz showed us how to construct the Technique of the Month quilt. These blocks have been made over the past 10 months as part of our 30th birthday celebrations. Liz designed the quilt in recognition of "Celebrating 30 years of friendship and sewing with Riviera Quilters". When finished Liz has kindly donated this quilt for our signature quilt for 30 years. All members will be asked to sign the top prior to quilting. The top will be available for signing at our Christmas party on Saturday December 7th. Another wonderful weekend of Friendship, Learning and Fun.

14.01.2022 Finished Friday My apologies, I forgot this post until just now. Life has once again taken a big bend in seeing us back into stage 3 lockdown, I trust you all still have some fabric left to cut up and sew back together. Please share what you have been working on

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14.01.2022 Finished Friday Sorry members and visitors, Friday snuck up on me, but here we are now, so please share your photos if your finished projects

13.01.2022 Finished Friday. We had an issue last week with you being unable to upload your photos, but I believe that this has been corrected so come on and show everyone your finished project. A fun way for us to stay connected during this isolation Margaret Fraser

13.01.2022 The winners of our 2020 raffle are as follows. 1st Lilian Kittel from Sarsfield. 2nd RQ Member Ronda Harris from Tyers 3rd RQ Member Carole Young from Bairnsdale All prizes have been delivered and all winners are delighted!

13.01.2022 Finished Friday Good morning everyone, we trust you are well and been sewing. Please put your finished projects on for us to see. This medium is the way we can keep connected

13.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning from Bairnsdale. Please show us what you have done this week, we are all interested in seeing photos and reading about the projects, some of which have been decades in the making and some much quicker

13.01.2022 Finished Friday Good morning all, we trust you have had a good and productive week. We all have our sights on Sunday to see what restrictions might be eased. All we can do is continue to sew and show our projects on here. Thank you all for your photos

13.01.2022 Hello Members, I look forward to seeing you at our gathering tomorrow. An exciting day as we see the finished layout of our Technique of the Month Quilt celebrating 30 years of Sewing and Friendship with Riviera Quilters.... Don’t forget that entries for the Bairnsdale Show close next Thursday November 7th 2019. Happy Stitching, Jen Lawrence President 2019 / 2020

13.01.2022 Hello Members, Next weekend many of us are off to Lakes Entrance for our retreat weekend. Jennifer at Lily Lane Rosedale and Lakes Entrance is a member and wonderful supporter of our group. All small businesses are doing it tough in East Gippsland and beyond and I ask you to support Lily Lane Too at Lakes Entrance over the coming week and always!... Please show your membership badge to be eligible for the draw. Happy Shopping, Jen.

12.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning to you all, please show us what you have finished in this social isolation time. Today is a cool one so it will be ideal for getting into the sewing room.

12.01.2022 A wonderful day was had by the 48 members who came along on Saturday. We were greeted by Sue and Beatty on the hostess desk and soon the room was full of friendly chatter. Of course the subject on most peoples lips was the impact that the fires have had on us all. John Fallon spoke as a representative for Rotary Fire Aid. As a club, our response to the fires in East Gippsland has been to donate $500 to Bairnsdale Riding for the Disabled in the form of vouchers from the Bairns...dale Grain store. This is our chosen charity for the 2019 /2020 year. Not only has this organisation been battling the drought, at least one of the properties that home some of the horses had pasture and fences burnt. We also donated a total of $540 to Rotary Fire Aid. The 5 Rotary clubs of East Gippsland are working together to assist local people with all funds raised staying in the local district. Some members travelled from Lakes Entrance, Sale and further down the Valley on what was a very hot day. It was a great start to what is going to be a busy and productive year. - Jen. See more

12.01.2022 Hello all. Margaret is not feeling well today so Finished Friday is a bit late. If you have anything to share please post your photos and tell us what you have been up to ... 7 months and counting. - Jen.Hello all. Margaret is not feeling well today so Finished Friday is a bit late. If you have anything to share please post your photos and tell us what you have been up to ... 7 months and counting. - Jen.

11.01.2022 Saturday 15th Feb, 10am. Sit and Sew day. Visitors welcome Liz Traynor will be present to to help with the construction of the Technique of the Month Quilt, bring long yours and do some work on it while Liz is available. Come on in to the HUB for some quiet time sewing and chatting with like minded people.

10.01.2022 Saturday 2nd November is our Gathering day, 11am start. 12 md will be the technique of the month demonstration Followed by a short meeting, Show and Tell and our guest speakers who will be Grandpa Baileys home made sauces, also we have Mac's Chocolate mousse. Both these will have products for sale after their presentation about their business' and how they got started . See further posts about these products

10.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning everyone. We are hoping that you have all been sewing up a storm and can share your finished project with us today. Our thoughts are with any of you who live in the areas that have gone back to stage 3 restrictions. We hope you still have enough fabric in your stash to keep you busy

10.01.2022 We had a full house at the Glenara Motel in Lakes Entrance for our UFO retreat weekend. Some retail therapy was provided with a visit to Lily Lane Too and the Great Pincushion Challenge was well supported. Julie Neander was the winner with her converted glasses case. Second prize also went to Julie with her mannequin. Third prize was awarded to Judy White with her Dresden plate topped pincushion. Judges Fourth prize ( they just couldn't choose) went to Raelene DeLuca for her ...engineered Mouse complete with a spool of thread on his tail. Thank you to Bev and Sharron from the Lakes Entrance RSL ladies auxiliary for judging. A special thank you to Glenda Ingram for organising and providing the hand made gifts and thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute. Happy Hour on Saturday night included a couple of rounds of Quilting Heads. Lots of laughter resulted. Show and Tell of a couple of finished quilts as well as progress over the weekend. Hilary shared her work she had done at a recent 5 day work shop inn Geelong with American Quilt Artist Pat Pauly. See more

09.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning from a cold and frosty Bairnsdale. In hope You have all got something finished this week and are going to share it with everyone on here.

09.01.2022 It is Finished Friday Good morning Member and guests, we trust you are all well and coping with this latest lockdown. We would all love to see your projects so please show us by putting them on here

08.01.2022 Another month has gone by and we have been unable to meet. Fortunately Margaret has kept us together with our finished Friday page and I thank all those who regularly contribute. As members you will be aware that your yearly subscriptions are due by September 1st 2020. Details are in the August newsletter. We are relying on you all, more than ever, to rejoin so that Riviera Quilters can continue for another 30 years promoting Patchwork and Quilting and all things crafty in Ea...stGippsland. Happy sewing. Jen Lawrence. President 2019 /2020 See more

08.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning everyone, another week of our changed lives has passed and it is Friday and time for you all to show what you have finished in the last week or so

08.01.2022 Finished Friday Wow, Friday has come around so quickly this week, I hope you all have been sewing and will post your finished projects. This is a way we can stay connected during this pandemic while we are unable to meet

07.01.2022 It has certainly been a trying time over the past few days for East Gippsland. I sincerely hope that you are all safe and I look forward to seeing you at our first gathering for the year on Saturday February 1st. My thoughts are with you all and to all those still impacted by the fires. Happy New Year to you all. Jen. President 2019/2020

06.01.2022 We are going to start a fun thing to do. It is called "Finished Friday" Please put a photo of your finished project on our page and tell us a bit about it, we are hoping that this might help us all stay connected via Facebook. I am looking forward to seeing a lot of projects on here tomorrow

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05.01.2022 Finished Friday Hello ladies and gents, we hope you have had a good week in the sewing room, please show us all what you have been working on

05.01.2022 Finished Friday I hope you have been busy in your sewing room and getting some projects finished to share with us. Looking forward to a flood of photos today

05.01.2022 Finished Friday. Good morning everyone, we trust you had a good week. Regulations have changed since we were here last week with the introduction of masks, I am guessing most of you would have at least tried to make some, I do hope you made time for sewing as well. Please show us this weeks work

04.01.2022 It is not fun to wear a mask but please do it! Keep safe and keep others safe.

03.01.2022 I look forward to seeing you at our gathering on Saturday. Jen Lawrence President 2019 /2020

03.01.2022 For all members - Why not pop in and see Kim at Lily Lane Too, Lakes Entrance this Friday or Saturday? Please show your membership badge to be eligible.

03.01.2022 As 2019 draws to a close we invite members and guests to join us for our final gathering for 2019. Our Christmas Party is a fun time with our Kris Kringle Christmas Story a highlight. I look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday. Jen Lawrence President ... 2019 /2010 See more

03.01.2022 Finished Friday. Hello all, I trust you have been sewing and getting projects finished, if so please post them here and share with us all. It is important for us to stay connected during this trying time

02.01.2022 I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow for our first gathering for 2020. The weather forecast is for hot hot hot so take care. My thoughts are with the all those still under fire attack. - Jen

02.01.2022 Finished Friday. Hello ladies and gents, I hope you have all got lots to show us today, as after today some of us have the freedom to move about a bit and maybe the sewing will take a back-seat after months of isolation and sewing. For those of you who do not have this lifting of restrictions as yet, I can only hope you will very shortly enjoy days out and about.

02.01.2022 Finished FRIDAY Welcome to our Facebook page and to our segment of finished Friday, we have been using this media to help us all stay connected to some degree throughout this difficult time of lockdown and reduced numbers allowed to gather, so please help others by putting your photos of finished works on here today

01.01.2022 Finished Friday. It is that time of the week again ladies, time to show what you have been working on. Due to the current restrictions Riviera Quilters cannot meet so this is a way of staying in contact