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Sunday, December 30, 2018

December 2018

Our Christmas party was filled with great food at the potluck. Sandy Stitchers not only know how to quilt but they are good cooks too! Keri and her daughter paid us a visit and brought a big box of  fabric and goodies for the members to share!

New member Julie

Tracey introduced new member Leanna

Novella made this quilt for her grandson who is in a band

Novella's beautiful butterflies... members requested she teach us the easy way she figured out how to do this technique.


Shelley's flannel diamonds

Son's wedding quilt

Shelley's challenge quilt with lots of embellishments


Journal covers Cathie made for Christmas gifts

While she was at it she made one for herself

Jan took an edge to edge quilting class

Quilt as you go quilt for her son

Dianne's flower patch pattern

Sherri made 24 pillowcases for the twenty-somethings in her family


In the pink sweater we have new member Marsha who has moved here from Arizona

Virgina shared some sad news. Her daughter died in October. Cutting and sewing and cutting and sewing helped her during the first days of grieving.


Quilt VA's grand daughter started when she was 8. She loved these colors

...and dragonflies

Susan did some spectacular Christmas quilts using her embroidery and long arm machine





Quilting on the back

Friday, November 16, 2018

November 2018

November's meeting included Block of the Month, show and tell and there are pictures of the Retreat that Barbara sent me. This is Linda's BOM 

Linda's finished BOM top from two years ago.

For our program, Marcia showed some quilts and projects made by some friends of hers,  Jo and Kathy. These two sisters share the work on their projects...Jo picks the fabrics and Kathy sews them up.








Original design by the sisters

Dianne's table runners


Dianne's Thanksgiving quilt "Flock"

Dianne did NOT make this quilt but she found it for a bargain...2 dollars!!

charity quilt

Spools quilt by Dianne

Pam's Cornucopia table runner

Pam's embroidery work and dolls " Reap the Bounty"


Virginia's fall quilt

Sorry, this full size pic came out blurry

So many cute pumpkins on this friendship pumpkin exchange

Wall hanging based on a work by a Dutch quilt artist

The inspiration for the wall hanging


Donna started this quilt at retreat last year and finished it this year.

Linda's day of the dead quilt

State fair challenge by Linda

Challenge quilt with charm packs


Dylan's baby quilt

Linda won first place at the state fair with this hand quilted Hawaiian wall hanging.

Quilt from Helen's pattern.. Donna quilted it.


Cathie's finished triple UFO quilt

table topper made by Cathie

Thanksgiving decoration

Cute saying on Barbara's t shirt

Last year's quilt that Barbara worked on at retreat

Marsha is making a quilt for her granddaughter

Marsha's bear Thanksgiving decorations

Barbara was kind enough to take pictures at the retreat... here is the group of happy ladies. Following are pics of the projects they worked on.

Lisa

Nancy

Marsha

Pat

Novella  - a new Sandy Stitchers member!

Tracy

Donna

Jill

Sandra

Ruthie

Barbara

Lurdes

Virginia