March, 2019

So much rain this season!  It was nice to have a day without rain.

We met at Deanna's house this month.  Marty, Mary, Joan, Mindy and Betsy were there.  Deanna made a delicious cake with fresh strawberries for our refreshment!  Next meeting at Bobbie's place.

Deanna was kind enough to take photos of what we showed and to help me remember whose quilts were whose.   Thanks Deanna.

Marty showed how she had lined this shirt/jacket so that it was more suitable for cooler weather.  A most impressive job!  Even the sleeves are lined!

 

She had also taken some blocks that had been brought to drop-in and sized them, added one to make things even, and put on a beautiful border to create this wonderful quilt which she said she will donate back to EBHQ.

 

Deanna has a community quilt she is quilting, showing lovely detail.

Mindy continues to work on her English Paper Piecing with really tiny pieces to add more flowers and leaves to her trellis project.

Mindy is also rescuing this old quilt top, trying to repair where it has holes, and preserve it for the future.

Mindy is also piecing a top for the community quilt project.

 

Betsy decided to give English Paper Piecing another try and it seems to be going better this time.  Here is what she had completed so far. 

 

Betsy also completed this queen size lone star which will be quilted with feather wreaths in the light blue squares by Melissa Quilter if all goes well.  It will be a summer quilt for Betsy.

Betsy also used up stash fabrics to create "Zebra Crossing"--a lap sized quilt.

Mary showed a cute baby quilt with wonderful quilting of giraffes, an owl (Betsy's favorite, of course), monkey, etc.

Mary also showed a piece made from parts created a while ago and now combined into this lovely wall hanging.  Quilting in progress.

Joan has new living room furniture which, of course, demanded a new quilt in the lovely blues and green tones to coordinate.  This quilt was completed with a pillowcase edge, turned right side out, then quilted, and the open edge closed.

 

Joan also brought had a quilt top made from fabrics from long ago.  Each block appears to be set on point, but that look is achieved by sewing triangular shapes to each side of the floral square print.

February, 2019

We met on a cool evening at Betsy's house, missing Joan, who was at a quilt retreat at Bishop's Ranch.

Deanna took photos of the quilts we showed.  Next meeting is March 7, at Deanna's house.

Betsy showed the completed disappearing nine patch (black, white, gray, and raspberry) that was set on point with lattice sashing.  Matching pillow cases were made to go with this queen sized quilt which was made as a present for a friend's sister.

 

  

Betsy showed a second queen sized quilt that started as a donation quilt, but will end up staying in the family.  It is primarily a stash quilt.

Mary showed her finished bargello quilt top which is spectacular.  She made this primarily at Bishop's Ranch and it is a quilt for her daughter and son-in-law.

Arleen showed two quilts.  She decided to finally use some of the Japanese fabrics she has collected over time.  She chose a navy blue color to unite the variety of fabrics.

 
 Sandy had a quilt that she had shown last time she was down when she asked for input on which fabric to use for binding.  The one we all liked looks fantastic.  She was letting Betsy sew the binding (yeah!)
 

 Sandy showed a project bag that lets you keep the pieces of your project together, with the pattern in the front.

Sandy asked for input on different fabrics to include in her work in progress.  Can't wait to see how it develops. (and, yes, that is a new rug at Betsy's house).

September 2018

We met at Joan's house tonight to show off our challenge results--self portraits!  Next meeting is at Bobbie's place.

Such a diverse range of images depicting each person.  No labels needed to figure out who did each one.

Mindy couldn't be at the meeting but sent a picture of her self portrait a few days later.

 Bobbie brought a panel she has been working on as part of a tryptich.  

 And here is a detail showing her zigzag blue stitches.

Mary brought a quilt top that she made using mostly her stash.  The border makes the quilt sparkle.

Betsy had two quilt tops, both for donation.  The pink and black one was for Happiness is a Warm Quilt which had a request for a pink and black quilt.

The second quilt top will go to EBHQ for their drive for twin sized quilts.

June 2018 at Betsy's

Our June meeting was held at Betsy's  on a lovely warm evening.  Before I forget, the info on our next challenge is as follows:  We will do a self portrait, the dimensions of which are that the perimeter shall not exceed 80 inches.

Our July meeting will be on Sunday, July 15, and will be our summer potluck at Mindy's house at noon.  The August meeting will be at Deanna's house.

Since it has been a while since our meeting, the narrative for these quilts will be sparse as my memory of each is limited.  Also, I am using an updated version of my photo editing software and the learning curve is steep. 

But, the good news, for me, is that my house has been re-piped and most of the repair to walls has been completed.  Amazing water pressure and new 1.28 toilet.

Joan showed a completed quilt whose pattern was based on a ceiling (I think) that she saw on her travels and has yo-yos in the center.

  
And, if memory serves, she also has some leftover English paper pieced hexagons which will now become a table runner.

Mary has completed the quilting on a darling llama baby quilt.  And be sure to check out the detailed llama quilting in the corners.

 

 Mary also created a quilt from a panel she found at Kiss it Goodbye.  It's a Laurel Burch panel of horses which Mary made into a 9 Patch Pizzazz quilt using fabrics from her stash.

And the back is another quilt with the rest of the panel.

Mindy continues to work on her flower garden trellis with vines.  Here is a detail and you can see the full size in the next photo.

Barbara grabbed back a quilt she had in for quilting at New Pieces just so we could see it at our meeting.

And the back is fun as well.

Marty made a preemie quilt for EBHQ quilt bank.  The parents get to take the quilt home.

Deanna has been working on a baby quilt with a great border.

Here's a better view of the border fabric--Richard Scarry story time--looks like Busy Town.

She is also working on a black, red, and white quilt which has a modern vibe.

Betsy has had some time off of work when her granddaughter was born, and strangely that gave her more quilting time.

For her friend in Alaska who raises chickens, the "Fowl Play" quilt is quilted with feathers and bound, ready to be shipped.  Here is a detail of the feather quilting by Melissa Quilter using the yellow thread I chose.

Here is the front from a panel, cut apart, sashed with ledger fabric and with red corner blocks.  The borders are half of a border panel (with the other half on the back, and the top and bottom have a strip from the front panel that I just couldn't toss that says "Poultry Farm." 

The back is another panel from the "Fowl Play" fabric line with the rest of the border fabric added to make it the right size.  Every little bit of this fabric was used.

I also played with a disappearing hour glass patter to see how it would look, but in a baby quilt in case I got tired of the cutting and resewing.  I like it enough that I may do it again, but in the meantime, a new baby quilt added to my supply for giving away.

I made the quilt small enough to fit a piece of fabric I wanted to use for the back, and it turned out just right for a tummy time quilt.