November 2023

First up in November- the Sandy Stitcher challenge quilts were shown.
Vanessa's quilt. The challenge was to include flowers in a quilt and it could be any size.

Jame's quilt - 2nd place

Jill's quilt 3rd place

Cathie's quilt

Barbara's quilt

Donna's quilt - 1st place

Diane's quilt

Virginia's quilt

Dianne's quilt included dimensional flowers.
All nine quilts were beautiful! Congrats to this years winners!!

Virginia gave a wonderful program on giving and gifting.

She shared many ideas for quick and easy gifts that quilters can make and also shared fat quarters and kleenex holders with all the members.

She told us about a worthy cause that makes soft comfy gowns for women who have had breast cancer surgery.

She also shared a cute idea for a tissue box cover. The ideas were appreciated by all. Thank you Virginia!!

Scrappy quilt made by Vanessa from one of the scrap fabric exchange groups she belongs too. She wanted to see how green would look as a background color and was pleased with the results. 

Back of the quilt - quilted by James

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Vanessa's enlish paper pieced quilt

Bags made by James and Vanessa for Quiltfest

More bags by Vanessa

Jacket by James

Jill's been making lots of Christmas Quilts

Susan's quilt

Bernadette's group row quilt

Quilt made with several of the same panels and a one block wonder  technique . 

Diane's quilt that she made with onesies and lots of cute clothes from her grand daughters. She will gift it to her daughter.

Cars quilt by Diane

Marxha has found Diamond Art to be relaxing

More quilts by Dianne

 

October 2023

Sandy Stitcher's basket for quilt fest. 

The basket was put together by Marsha who did a great job! She included item from members including a quilt, books, and fat quarters. 

The folded fat quarter stars proved attractive to bidders. Marsha told us our basket sold for 300 dollars... the second highest amount!!

Jill entered a couple of quilts into the Springville Museum Quilt show this year. This quilt was awarded an honorable mention!!

Barbara's presentation for October was great.

She showed us a neat trick to achieve perfect circle shapes with the sewing machine.

She taped a thumbtack to the bed of her machine, demonstrated the technique and then showed several examples of what can be done with this technique.

She shared a layout for a quilt that has 13 blocks. This will be useful for those pondering how to put together the 13 flower blocks from the exchange.

Barbaras completed flower exchange top

Dianne is working on several charity quilts to be donated to her church.

9 patch quilt by Dianne

Hand quilting 

Dianne's decorations got everyone in the Halloween spirit!

 

September 2023

 Correction to August blogpost: Diane is credited with making a Christmas gnome table runner. It was actually made by Barbara!

Shelley made this quilt for her daughter's wedding.

Dianne's charity quilt for a girl

This quilt contains 500 half square triangles!

Some quilt tops by Leanna. This one is Summer Solstice with a Twist

Bee panel quilt

Twisted jelly roll quilt

Vanessa dyed her dress this pretty purple!

She also found some needles on Amazon that are good for burying threads

Vanessa's quilt fest challenge - made entirely with EPP

James' quiltfest challenge entry

Quilt made by Bernadette's son Jacob

He is self taught and this is his first baby quilt. The lizard shown on the back is his signature.

One of Bernadette's friendship quilts

Marsha's sisters quilt blocks to donate to the Fisher House

Donna paid 50$ for this antique beauty

Results of the flower block exchange! After working on the blocks all year participants got to see all of the blocks and take them home. Next we will be seeing how everyone puts them together

Peggy introduced her friend Andrea who gave us a wonderful trunk show

Andrea has an interesting way of presenting her quilts. She divides them into Pre 911 and after 911. This is one of her first quilts taught by Cody.

This was her first attempt at applique

Her scrappy "Kaffe" quilt

After 911 Andrea agreed to make a quilt  to honor members lost from the Port Authority Police Department of NY/NJ.

Because of this she was able to go to New York and attend a memorial of 911 there. Her story was so interesting and this is only a small part of it.

This table runner is made of silk 4 patches

 

A miniature made with a John Flynn laser cut quilt kit. She said it took her forever to complete.

In 2014 she joined the Kaffe and friends quilt group. This one is all hand appliqued.

Houses by Kim McClain 2016

2017 Big Section Construction

2019 Lone Star

She likes putting circles in her quilt

She redrafted the Gypsy Wife Quilt and called it Boho Heart

Also made one in black. She was able to work with Jen Kingwell. Andrea said this pattern works well for orphan blocks.

She used Allison Glass fabrics for "Glass Candy"

Hand appliqued circles quilt

One of Andrea's leaders and enders quilts.
All in all it was a fabulous trunk show and a great treat for all who were there in September. 
Many thanks to Andrea and Peggy!