Our last meeting was a celebration, of sorts. We celebrated finishing our quilts and also were able to honor the hard working maintenance crew at the church where we meet.
First we had our own show and tell and everyone brought their quilts, in whatever stage of completion they were in for all to see. These quilts were all made using a pattern called "Race the Wind", which was taught at our retreat. Just about every member of the group made one.
We also had games and prizes, because you know that quilters are really a bunch of kids having a good time.
Next we had a great lunch, using Mrs. Murphy's Salad recipe. It's a really great recipe for a group of people, we had around 25 attend. Ten people bring one item for the salad, which is an "everything but the kitchen sink" kind of taco salad.
Our lunch included our wonderful church staff that ate with us and had a bit of the fun and games. At the end we gave our most deserving receptionist, Beverly, a quilt and an orchid. She's greets people with a smile and "Hey girl!" sometimes, when we see her and so we made the cake in her honor. Our church is blessed with some pretty terrific people that work there.
