Monday 16 February 2015

KRQ Meeting - February 9, 2015

 
 
 

Even though many of us were tired from quilting at our retreats, we really enjoyed Donna Young and her Design Wall Quilts.  She shared many of her stories, inspirations, designs, and techniques with us.

 
















 
This is the Retreat Quilt we will be selling tickets on

Made as Janet's Quilt Show Challenge


Evelyn's work done at retreat - including her finished mini quilt

 
 Linda's' Blessing in the Snow, a candle mat and her completed mini quilt



 
Brynn - talented like her mom!  


Darcy s table runner, material from her "Secret Sister", her Connecting Threads kit and a Churn Dash quilt completed at retreat>

 
 
 
 
Julia started this quilt last year at retreat and finished it this year







Susan made a table runner with Breast Cancer Awareness fabric






 
 
 Marci challenged herself with multicolours for the Three Dudes pattern and a Christmas Table topper cut on the bias
 
 
    



Brenda Swan began this at retreat - a beautiful child's quilt!

Joy's red & white Pinwheels
Debbie quilted this on her machine and then completed two baby quilt UFO's





Ella did a "Rail Romp" table runner, a Snap Happy Bag, a Curved Log Cabin (below) and a reversible bag made without a pattern while she waited for Dottie's pattern to be sent.



Debbie made this colorful quilt at retreat from the Three Dudes patterns and then the scrappy  quilt below from her stash after the workshop with Cecile Grant.



 Beautiful Valentine Table Topper by Sandra, just one of her retreat projects

 
Anne and Sandra were inspired by the Valentines wall hanging Darcy did last year

 
Carolyn's baby blanket 

 
This top was quilted at a Workday for our Hospice project. Pattern is called "Emma Grace"

 
Ruth made three quilts for hospice, Six Patch, Turning 20 pattern and a Nine Patch



 
Diane made this"Caramels and Cream"  at retreat


Mary Ellen made this from batiks for her son on Grand Manan


This quilt was done by Rose Marie after our "Diamonds" workshop last spring.
 
 
Kathy made these little pin cushions from a picture in a magazine and filled them with ground walnut shells.

 
Elizabeth pieced this quilt from Aunt Roberta's blocks

 
The week before retreat she had a sewing streak and finished a number of projects - some that relatives had begun and she finished for them

 
Topper from a kit

The quilt above was from yard sale fabrics and hearts and she will practice her machine quilting on it next

 
Olivia went to retreat for the first time and did a number of projects. the "Shoes" runner above was from fabric she received as a gift.

 
 
Our talented Olivia not only purchased the material at retreat on Friday but cut and pieced this Disappearing Pinwheels before Show and Tell on Sunday!