March 2024

 March's meeting was a busy one! First up show and tell!

Leanna shows a completed Annette Ornelas design.

Peggy made a quilt for her sister and one for her daughter quilted on her domestic machine

Bernadette ran the jelly roll race at the Sit and Sew session. This one includes 2.5 inch squares

Close up of a Nuttalls BOM from 40 years ago by Barbara

Barbara's quilt

Table runners by Dianne for Sandy Stitchers Quiltfest basket

An example of strip piecing by Dianne

Dianne's fish quilt

Close up of Dianne's cathedral window quilt, one of the first quilts she made. 

Diane E.'s completed flower exchange quilt

Quilt caddy by Vanessa

Vanessa's  foray into making stuffies

Another Jelly roll quilt by Vanessa

Teacup quilt by Vanessa

Vanessa's applique is showcased on "Clotilde's Cottage"

Lots of applique done by Vanessa for the So Musical challenge at Quiltfest

More applique by Vanessa, this one may be the raw edge technique

James demonstrates the BOM for March using a light box to trace the basket pattern

Two tools helpful for prepared edge applique, a waterbrush pen and a finger stiletto

James explains the BOM pattern

March's BOM. Vanessa showed us several types of applique that we could use on this block

Example of needleturn applique by Cathie

Vanessa demonstrates prepared edge applique piece for the BOM

Another example of applique by Dianne

Examples of Vanessa's applique

more examples by Vanessa

Vanessa also demonstrated how to use the bias tape maker tools.

Leanna sharing information about Quiltfest which will be in August this year.

Dianne shows utility can she made and will demo at WWQ day.

Close up of Vanessa's quilt - the aqua star points have actually been inked in!

Finished quilt from last year's WWQ day

Members completed BOM's from February.  Jill won the drawing!