March Show and Tell

Here is our Whimsy and Wishes quilt. This project from last spring was inspired by a quilt called Gossip in the Garden using a variety of blocks, fabrics, and techniques (such as applique, embroidery, and traditional). Our project gave members the opportunity to do a block of their choice. The blocks were picked up and arranged into a quilt - Whimsy and Wishes. It was a Covid-safe way to work together. And a special thank you goes, not just to the participating members, but to the quilting elves that took it from blocks to finished quilt! It is wonderful.

The challenge for the March meeting was to make a pincushion or a mug rug with some green. Other small projects with green were also sent in.

Kathy H made both the pincushion and mug rug.

Susan F made a pincushion with bees. Makes me think of spring for sure.

Toni, who loves mug rugs, was happy to add to her collection.

Marilyn Ca did last month's pincushion and also one with green.

Elizabeth included green in her project for Easter.

Melanie made soft-sided pots to accommodate some plants her daughter has in green plastic pots that leak dirt on the windowsill. Melanie used leftover strip sets from her tube quilting project and some upholstery foam for the round shape.

Debbi D made a mug rug using greens in a log cabin pattern.

Gisele made a bowl or basket liner.

Ruth made a log cabin block into a pocket. She attached it to a cafe curtain which she recycled into an apron. Very clever.

These leprechaun candle mats were created by Susan F.

In other Show & Tell, Toni had made mug rugs for Valentine's Day.

Christa is hand quilting a single bed quilt for her nephew. He wanted a quilt in green. She says she will send along a photo of the finished quilt - in a month or two.

Christa has also made another chandelier quilt, this time for their new couch. She confesses it is for the cats because they love sleeping on the couch.

Gisele finished a quilt started at retreat a year ago. It was inspired by the stripe challenge for the quilt show. It has been given to her grandson. 

Elizabeth was lucky to have a pair of cardinals around her house all last summer. The male would tap on their deck window starting at about 6 a.m. She bought this runner kit because she just had to have something with cardinals. 

Now she is hooked on cardinals and has also knit a Christmas stocking with a cardinal.

Rose Marie continues to work on decreasing her stash with scrappy quilts. She confesses that it does not seem like she is making much headway. This blue one is for a grandson and she hopes to get it quilted by hand before he gets married. 

Rose Marie is currently hand quilting a quilt for their great-granddaughter, hopefully it will be ready before she moves into her big bed. What a fun quilt.

The blocks for this nine patch quilt were made by Ladies Morning Out members. Rose Marie and Christa put the top together and now it waits to go in the quilting frames until the Ladies Morning Out group can meet again.

Ruth, Marilyn, and Melanie have been making carrots - some traditional, some farmhouse, and some decor.

Kathy H has spent much of the Covid lockdown last spring making blocks for this cube quilt. Since the only shopping happening was in her stash, she was more adventurous in making use of colours and prints. 

Kathy H has also completed two wall hangings - cardinals (a Patch Abilities pattern) and great blue herons ( a McKenna Ryan pattern).

Joyce is happy to have finished a long worked on project. She made an elderly friend through Meals on Wheels about 15 years ago who encouraged Joyce to make a knitted rug. She has since passed away but Joyce knows she would be pleased that Joyce has finally finished it. I wonder if Joyce will actually put it on the floor.

Marilyn Cu has been making mug rugs for Valentines and Easter.

Marilyn Cu is also happy to report that she has finished this quilt after working on it off and on for 5 years! It was machine quilted by Gisele.

This quilt of Linda's is hot off the quilt frames. Linda hand quilted it.

Linda has another quilt sandwiched and is going to try machine quilting it. We look forward to seeing it then.

This project that Debbi D is working on has quite a story. Her son-in-law's best friend's wife was making this quilt and had even started quilting it before her death. Debbi has taken on the task of finishing it.