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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

February 2024

These gnomes were made at January's sit and sew session. Check your newsletter for dates of February's sit and sew session!

Debra filled in for Vanessa at the February meeting and told us funny tales of being a second grade teacher!

January's completed blocks of the month

February's block of the month pattern includes strip piecing and a faux corner technique



Vanessa's quilt

Faux corners were used at the bottom of the jars

Ruth's quilt - the strip piecing technique was used in this quilt


Denise's half square triangle runner

another by Denise

Barbara's half square triangle quilt done with a layer cake


Quilt Barbara made and gifted to a relative

Virginia showed a "leftover" quilt that was finished by Pam and her son for a child in need

Some UFO's Virginia plans on finishing this year. First is a butterfly quilt started by her Grandma


I spy quilt


Peggy turned a bunch of heart blocks into charity quilts



Barbara's churn dash quilt started at retreat many years ago. Quilted on her domestic Babylock Jazz
 
Shelley will be teaching a sashiko class at Quiltfest this year

She found a treasure at an antique mall in North Carolina



Shauna finished this quilt with a quilt as you go method


Dianne finished another charity quilt for her church


Clothesline club Irish Chain quilt by Dianne

Susan showed us a cute little gnome she found

Sherri got 7 quilts done before Christmas



Cute sweatshirt Jill made for Sherri

Barbara donated gnome quilt blocks for quilt fest basket. Donna took up the challenge to complete them

Close up of Shelley's antique machine

 

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

December 23/January 24

Bernadette is hiding behind these cute blocks,  a free Missouri Star quilt pattern

 

Bernadette's completed flower block top

Christmas tree by Dianne

Quilt made by Peggy for her sister's lake house

Flower exchange block quilt put together by Vanessa and James so that our quilters can quilt it for the Intermountain Foundation's Auction.

Jame's helps Dianne put together her project board. This was the make and take for January.

Shelley's completed project board

Opportunity quilt made by Josephine for this year's Quilt Fest

Leanna brought the opportunity quilt to entice us to buy tickets

Arnell was pleasantly surprised to be gifted a quilt from her bestie...

Leanna!

Full view of Leanna's quilt. It was a quilt challenge from quilt fest. 

Virginia's treasured quilt from her Grandma. Also thanks to Virginia for donating some of the fabric for the project boards!

Denise made this quilt for her daughter who is a hiking guide/

Tina made some cute baby quilts with a pattern designed by Kari


Tina's foray into wearables

Jean jacket all Quilty


Another charity quilt for her church completed by Dianne

Receiving blankets and bibs by Dianne




Betty's quilts for her grand daughters


Back of quilts


Bernadette's One block wonder
Vanessa sharing plans for 2024

James shows examples of Vanessa's lesson on ways to choose a color scheme for your quilts


Project boards explained by Vanessa

Vanessa with January's BOM

One tip from from Vanessa was to choose a line from a fabric designer you like. In this case Tula Pink and use that as your guide.



2024 BOM designed by Vanessa and James

Debra's little house quilt

Members will be able to participate in a fabric exchange to make their own little house block if desired

This year's President's challenge is to use this gnome fabric in a quilt or other object of your choosing.
It supports the UQG theme this year "Getting to Gnome You"

Jelly Roll quilt that will be shown at February's sit and sew activity

And finally our President for 2024 and a lady with lots of ideas, Vanessa!