September 2017 meeting at Joan's
This was the deadline to show our challenge quilts--a 24 x 36 inch quilt inspired by the word "doors."Sandy, Bobbie, and Deanna weren't at the meeting--Deanna is traveling and Sandy's son was visiting from Hong Kong. Tracy was visiting Bobbie.
Arleen is back from Hawaii and was able to attend this meeting. Joan had several projects to show, many from workshops at EBHQ.
Next meeting is at Betsy's house on October 5.
From Tara Faughnan class
48 Shades of Gray
Quilting detail--quilted by Melissa Quilter
Barbara is holding the inspiration photo Joan used for her Doors challenge quilt.
Joan is doing a series and here is the first one. One is looking in and the second is looking out from inside. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of the second one.
As a thank you to our outgoing president of EBHQ, here is the quilt that Joan received. Blocks were made by various EBHQ members, assembled by Arleen, and quilted with puzzle piece motif.
Barbara's challenge door shows a gate with two birds as guardians.
This detail shows how she is using shoelaces to form the gate.
Mindy brought Bobbie's challenge quilt.
Mindy had several projects to show. This jeans jacket is getting new life with embroidery and adding fabric flowers.
Mindy has begun creating the laticce backround to hold her hexie flowers.
Mindy's challenge quilt is a delightful barn door done by hand with great embellishments.
Marty's Door challenge quilt shows the doors to her fabric closet, an ironing board, sewing machine, and a couple of rolls of batting. Wonderful.
Mary's challenge quilt shows a great door to a house with a flowering plant growing up the side of the house.
Arleen went a little wild with a Dr. Who Door challenge quilt, complete with a sound track.
The sign on the front says "Pull to Open" and when you do a song plays.
Arleen had another wonderful large quilt to show that needed four people to hold up. A true Arleen style quilt.
Betsy took inspiration from Ann Arbor, MI where there are many fairy doors scattered throughout the city.
Details show a garden gnome and a cautionary sign.
And a fairy peeking out of the window in the door.
Released from the challenge quilt, Betsy made up a new lap quilt from one of "postcard" quilt patterns at Bay quilts.
