Wednesday, November 20, 2013

November meeting

Look! I'm posting relatively quickly after the meeting! Something must be wrong with me.

Anyway, here is our lovely show and tell for the month!

First up is Alma, who showed us her wonderful tree quilt. This was a Pinterest inspiration! And the names of her grandkids are embroidered on some of the circles. So awesome!


And she was published! Check her out on the back page of a magazine! (I can't remember which one it was -- as soon as someone reminds me, I'll update this post!)

 
Theresa, who shall hereafter be referred to as She Who Moves Very Quickly, made a couple of cute placemats.


She Who Moves Very Quickly also showed this cute flower tote.

 
She finally stood still long enough to show us this quilt top.


 
 Margot showed us a couple of small quilts which use the same fabrics in different configurations...


 
And a pencil/pen/crochet hook/what-have-you keeper.


And this cute pumpkin quilt...

 
...with a funky-pieced back!
 
 
And more bats! I may have shown you this one last month... I can't remember. Yes, I could look it up but it's cute enough to show again either way.

 
 
Sue showed us her nine-patch
 

 
 Linda showed us a very modern quilt. Great use of negative space!

 
Lily is working on a quilt-as-you-go project. She finished a lot of blocks at the Saturday sew-in, too!

 
Betty (who also moves quickly), showed us her map-inspired project. It depicts a mall with a "you are here" star.
 
 
The back even has a NYC map on it!

 
Betty also made this huge wedding quilt out of half-square triangles. It's great!

 
And the backing fabric is to die for. And I love how she incorporated the names and wedding date into the backing. She said it took her just about as long to make the letter blocks as it did the front. I believe it!
 

Becky was inspired by our English paper piecing hexagons and made this big hexie quilt!


 

 Happy sewing!
- Cheryl

Monday, November 11, 2013

October meeting

Our October meeting was great as usual! First we have some show and tell....
 
Theresa did this great applique quilt as a block of the month. I love the black and white checked (pieced) sashing!
 
 Here is a bag that Angie made. Such cute fabric!

Becky had this great modern top done in solids.

And another more traditional top
And a little argyle. I think Becky needs to get to quilting!

A cute crib sized quilt, also by Becky.
 And finally her Perfect Ten.

Get to work quilting, Becky!

Now to Betty's apron...

And her beautiful Swoon quilt.
 
Here's Trish's A River Runs Through It quilt. The water represents the James River.

 
 Laura showed us her super cute pillow....

And her pretty flower quilt.


Our youngest member, Lily, made some mug rugs for Midlothian Day.

And Margot loves pumpkins! And bats, I'd guess...
 
Truda showed her amazing applique quilt. Amazing. She used Kaffe fabrics.
 
 
She had some leftover pieces...
 
 
And I love her flower quilt. So graphic!
 
 
For her Modern technique, Candy told us of her newfound love for layer cakes.


For our demo, Trish told us how to make her wonderful tree pins. Here she is showing the back of the project...
 
And talking about her favorite gel medium.


Here's what you end up with after you've added glitter but before you cut into shapes...
 

 The final product! These are so cute!
 

 

 
 - Cheryl