May 2024 Program and Show and Tell - guest blogger Carlinda D

 (Carlinda is truly a life saver)

Show and Tell – May 13

 

Our program this evening was card making with Jeanne Kay S..  She shared her passion for the art of making cards for friends, family, and events she was recruited for.  There are so many fun tools that you can use for this craft that it shares similarities with quilting.  Her presentation was enjoyed by all in attendance.

 

 

Our Show and Tell started with Marilyn C. sharing this lovely quilt she made with soft colored fabric.  Good job! 

 

  

 

You’ve heard the expression, “having your ducks in a row” well here are little birdies all in a row.  Melanie V. did a nice job selecting the colors for these little ones.  The background fabric is a different shade of blue that goes with the birds.  The backing has a similar color as the front.  Nice job!

Here is a quilt with boats in blue made by Melanie V.  These boats are sailing away in style with lots of HST’s (half square triangles).

Here is another quilt with soft colors in it.  Ruth T. is known for her love of soft and simplistic fabrics.  This is a big quilt and has stunning quilting done on it as you can see from the back of the quilt.

 

 

This quilt was Christa’s project at our retreat in February.  It is made completely from scraps except the backing which is flannel.  The pattern is called My Favorite Sister and it was quilted by Diane Henderson.  Can you tell green is her favorite color? 

 

This beauty is called a Bear Paw Star and was done using strip tubing by Debbi D.  It looks like she used Stonehenge fabric which gives it depth.  The border isn’t done yet but it is going to be a beautiful quilt when it is finished.  I am curious what color she will use on the border and binding.  Good job Debbi.

Kathy H. shared with us the tote bag that she made from our Quilt As You Go workshop taught by Betty D.  She used something to help the tote stand up and give it structure but I didn’t catch the name of it.

 

Kathy H. always amazes us with the lovely items she creates.  This stunning red and white table runner is no exception.  What you don’t see if that the petals are 3D and give it a lovely depth to it.

 

Kathy H. participated in the Murder Mystery Viking block of the month quilt.  She quilted it herself on her “New to Me” longarm.  She did a wonderful job on both.  Kathy often makes quilts that require meticulous attention to detail and this one doesn’t disappoint.  WOW is all I can say.    

 

 

 

Joyce H. said her goal was to use up her scraps and I think she did a fine job of using some nicely coordinated scraps.  The offset of the backing is nicely done.  Keep those scrappy quilts coming Joyce!

 

I am not sure how long Joan B. has been quilting but what a great job on this quilt for a six-year-old who loves Star Wars.  Her husband drew the design in the center of this quilt.  Team work! 

 

Debby H. had to keep busy doing something while she waited for parts to fix her longarm. She decided to do a jelly roll quilt to help pass the time away.  These are soft greens, yellows and oranges and may even be Stonehenge fabric.

Another way she passed the time was making this cute little zippered bag.  It wouldn’t have taken as much time as the jelly roll quilt, but it was worth it and will come in handy for so many things.

She enjoys having decorative flags flying at her home.  She said she often can’t find any that she likes and they are expensive so her husband said, “Why don’t you just make one yourself?” so she did.  The floral flag was pieced using her sister Dots fabric.  Debby being the frugal person she is did the flag double-sided.  The other side had a country scene to it and was half of a panel that was used for a previous flag.  Nice work Debby.

Here is another colorful and useful bag made by Jodi M.  She used the June Tailor Quilt As You Go Grocery Bag kit for this springtime colored bag.  There were three in the pack, and this is number one.  We joked and said you could fit about $10 worth of groceries in it these days with the cost of everything.  We look forward to seeing grocery bags number two and three! 

This quilt was long arm quilted by Jodi herself.  She rented the long arm quilting machine from Cherie’s Personal Creations.  She said after she got over the nervousness and released the death grip on the handles, she really enjoyed it.  She even squared it up before she left the shop with the big cutting board at the shop. 

 

   

This was Jodi’s second quilt on the long arm rental.  It was a panel that she turned into a quilt.  She is in the Christmas spirit I would say.  The design on the back of this quilt has moose, bears, and deer.  The backing is a fuzzy fabric which helps to hide any beginner flaws.  She will be back for sure as it was a positive experience.  She said it felt great to finish a quilt from start to finish on her own. 

 

Pamela K-D is just tickled pink with her bag and who can blame her.  The fabric was bought from Buttermilk Creek Quilts and is from the latest Anne of Green Gables collection.  I don’t recall if this was a quilt as you go bag or something this talented lady threw together on a whim.  Love the colors Pamela! 

 

Juanita shared with us her beautiful work on three quilts but not the quilts we are familiar with creating.  These are called “Monk Quilts”.  They are made from monks cloth and uses yarn that is threaded through the weave of the cloth.  You have to count every stitch similar to cross stitching.  You can’t cut this cloth you have to pull a string otherwise it won’t be even.  She used Red Heart yarn for these quilts.  These quilts take a yard and a half which has to be washed before you use it.  Out of curiosity Juanita checked the price these quilts were selling for online and was surprised to see them at only $356.53 for all the work that goes into them.   

 

This is quilt number 2 and has our guest presenter, Jeane Kay S., favorite color in it – Red!  It is the same pattern as the first quilt just using different colored yarn.

Quilt 3 Juanita shared with us was again the same pattern as the first two just different colored yarn.  This is a beautiful Christmas quilt.

 

Elaine S. shared with the ladies that the guild received a donation of four quilt tops from Shirley F.  Unfortunately, Shirley is unable to continue quilting and doing embroidery which is a shame as her work is gorgeous.  Along with the four quilt tops she also donated a large amount of embroidery threads and stuff to the guild.  Thank you Shirley for the lovely donations. 

 

The first quilt was hand quilted by the ladies at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Harvey.  The blocks each have a detailed embroidered design in the center of them.  Elaine S. was looking for feedback on what color to do the binding.  She got a few ideas and maybe in September she will return with it bound for us to enjoy.

This green and burgundy quilt was one of the tops donated by Shirley F.  The blocks, same as the previous, have embroidery in the middle.  That is a lot of years of practice to get to this level of skill.  Great job Shirley F.!  For this quilt Elaine was asking about what color to do the binding.  The suggestions were white, burgundy, or a floral fabric.  If you have any fabric that you would be interested in donating to the binding on this quilt, bring it to the June meeting or get it to Heather O.

 

Elaine S. asked the ladies, what we should do with these quilts once they are completed.  A majority said raffle them off. 

 

On the note of raffles, the President was asked how her tulip quilt challenge was coming along.  She needs 35 in total to make the quilt top.  She currently has 24 on the wall and a few others that didn’t make it to the wall.  She needs approximately 6 to 8 more tulips.  We look forward to seeing how lovely this will turns out. 

Elaine S. has been to five retreats this year.  She is enjoying retired life and says it is much easier than tax returns.  At the Kate's Open Studio Retreat that she attended, one of the workshops was a runner called Easy Breezy.  When asked if it was easy breezy Elaine S. said it was so so, the curves were a bit of a challenge. 

 

The second day it was a workshop titled, "Twisted Braid".  Lots of curves and are placemats but she is going to do a table runner instead. 

The third day was a collage workshop.  This piece had a butterfly with flowers and lily pads in it, a beautiful piece. 

 

   Heather shared her June Tailor Quilt As You Go placemat and used her gnome fabric for them.  These kits go together quickly and can help with our scrap pile.

The Fredericton Guild had a challenge where everyone was given a guilting magazine.  The members were encouraged to flip through the magazine for inspiration of color, pattern, fabrics, or whatever.  Heather shared the pattern she chose out of her magazine and made these beautiful sunflower placemats.  She quilted them herself. 

 She made another rope bowl for her knitting stuff.  It turned out a bit bigger than she wanted but that just means more room for her knitting to grow. 

 

At her rope bowl workshop, someone asked her if you could wash the rope bowl coasters or placemats so Heather shared her experiment and in the end, you can wash them and dry them. 

 

Linda D. showed us a nice yellow pillow that she hand quilted.  It had a nice big turkey on it fit for thanksgiving dinner.

She made a cute mug rug with a little puppy outside of his doghouse.  You can never have too many mug rugs and these make great little projects to practice your hand stitching on.

Linda D. shared with us the embroidery piece finished from the program we had back in April I believe.  It is a nice little beginner project.  Good job Linda!

When Betty D. was on our retreat in February, she worked on this twister table runner with gnomes on it.  There were more than a few at the meeting who would love to take it off her hands.  Gnomes are popular.

 

There was a book in the library with Lori Holt scrap quilts in it.  Betty D. liked the patterns in the book so she bought it.  The pattern she selected wasn’t what she wanted for a quilt, so she made table runners with it.  The first one she shared was with lovely tulips in a soft corral shade. 

 The next one was apples and she did a flange binding which she has never done before, it turned out nice.  Great job Betty!

The last one from that pattern was a table runner with pumpkins.  Betty D. bought the fabric from Krystyn's shop which suited the patterns perfectly.

Then she showed us a quilt that looked like diamonds and daisies.  She bought the fabric from Krystyn when we were at retreat in February.  The backing is fireside so it is soft and cozy.

 

On her way home from the retreat in April she stopped into Andrea's and bought the bumblebee panel for a tote bag.  Betty isn't fond of bags but this was a rather easy one to do.

Well that is a wrap for tonight.  Lots of gorgeous pieces and some really nice work.

 

Great job ladies!!