Monthly Archives: April 2016

Roselie from West Hoxton, Sydney took up this month’s offer for new KoolKat customers from SCQuilters.  Roselie sent 4 quilts which arrived today.  The red and black quilt is being quilted with the henna flower e2e machine quilting pattern, the pink quilt with roseleaves e2e, the yellow quilt with daisy chain, and the purple quilt with the maru bishamon (Japanese circles) e2e pattern.

Ree from Wallumbilla dropped off this western theme quilt while is in Toowoomba today for appointments.  She will collect the quilt later this afternoon on her way home.  It is being quilted with a western theme boots and hats e2e machine quilting pattern in a charcoal thread.  The centre quilt is from Carmel of Toowoomba and is being quilted with the budget loop-d-loop e2e, while the bottom quilt from Christine in Sydney is being basted ready for hand or domestic machine sewing.

Lyn from Toowoomba dropped off two quilts yesterday.  The pink quilt is being quilted with the budget deb’s swirls e2e machine quilting pattern, and the white quilt for her first grand-child, is being quilted with the dragonflies e2e pattern.

Betty from Placid Hills in the Lockyer Valley sent these two quilts which arrived today.  The first quilt which has some Aboriginal-inspired fabric, is being quilted with the sticky buns e2e machine quilting pattern in a charcoal thread, and the butterfly quilt is being quilted with the daisy chain e2e in a lilac thread.

This week we replaced our 1kW solar PV system installed some years ago as part of the Qld Solar Homes Scheme.  We now have 24 panels producing up to 6kW, with a 5kW hybrid inverter and a 6.4kW battery backup system.  The aim is to replace our daytime usage with our own power (including electric hot water, which will now heat during peak daylight hours).   The battery backup comes on when the panels stop working late in the day, and should take care of most of our night-time needs.  We are not independent of the grid, and will still use some power during cloudy days or when Kathy is using her electric kiln to make ceramic sculptures.

The installation was done by Mick and Craig from http://www.dynalec.com.au/.    Their work is meticulous, and Mick made sure we understood how to use the system, especially the computer and iPhone app which lets us know what the system is doing (and how to find where the hungry energy users are in our household).

Loading panels for installation

Amidst the excitement of our new solar system being installed, and the arrival of our first AirBnB guest, Geoff still managed to get a quilt done. This is Ruth’s quilt from Highfields which is being quilted with the daisy chain e2e machine quilting pattern in a grey thread.

Jeanette met Kathy at the KoolKat Quilting stand at Boonah Quilt Show last month, and visited today with this quilt.  It is being quilted with the budget meandering leaves e2e machine quilting pattern in a charcoal thread.

Two quilters sent quilts to KoolKat from Sherwood in Brisbane today.  Blue Mood comes from Judy and is being quilted with the petal power e2e machine quilting pattern in a sky blue thread.  The next two quilts are from Shirley – the mermaids quilt is being quilted with the alfresco e2e and the bugs quilt with the frisky feathers e2e.

Jenny from Pittsworth dropped this quilt off after lunch today.  It is being quilted with the budget deb’s swirls e2e machine quilting pattern in a hot pink thread.

The lime green quilt came from Jenny of Toowoomba and it is being quilted with the yin yang e2e machine quilting pattern in a lime green thread.  Molly from Roma sent the beige paisley quilt from Roma and it is being quilted with the paisley playtime e2e pattern in a dark cream thread.