Our first online guild meeting was a success. We had previously
been given a pincushion challenge and these were shared at the meeting. This
herringbone pincushion looks difficult but was not and it was a great use of
scraps. A variety of fillings were used including rice and crushed walnut shells.
The directions can be found here
Diane, Susan A, Susan F, Gisele, and Kathy H shared their
pincushions.
Our March meeting will be online on our regular meeting day.
We are challenged to make a different pincushion or a mug rug with some green
in it. The pincushion directions can be found on YouTube at
Or if you have plenty of pincushions, here is a four-leaf clover block which can be easily made into a mug rug. Once you have constructed the block we urge you to layer it, do some straight stitching, and then bind it for a quick and easy mug rug. This is a great way to use up some scraps of green fabric.
In other show & tell, Christa made 6 placemats (3 of each design) for her son and his girlfriend.
Heather has made the Take Four placemats.
Diane recently finished a quilt and field-tested the
pincushion in the March challenge.
Toni made 48 mug rugs (6.5” x 6.5”) to take to Scotland as thank you gifts for a curling trip scheduled for 2020, then 2021, and currently 2024. They were about half finished when the trip was first postponed. The mug rugs are now ready - for whenever.
Ruth has been giving some embroidery a new home. These
pieces even use some lace from her wedding dress.
Ruth has also used leftover pieces to make a small quilt.
