We had another party!

Our group of intrepid quilters are nothing if not a bunch of party animals. Oh yes, we had another party. This was our annual end of the year get together in Old Louisville at one of our member's homes. Sheelah is a quilter that hasn't made a quilt...yet. We are working on that. You know making a quilt is a pretty big endeavor and Sheelah's life, it seems is always on the go. You quilter's out there know this is not a good way to make a quilt. Although, I do know of people that quilt in RV's and such, so it is possible, but, our friend is on the road a lot and is driving so there's no "down time" in the back of the RV to make a quilt.

Anyway, as a token of our love for her, we all made a block and the lovely Joan, sewed and quilted them all together. Great job Joan! Oh my goodness such nice people belong to our group.
Next we show off our lovely socks.

Remember: Tuesday, January 8th we meet at 10:00 at the back parking lot of the church for another Sit N Sew at Joan's house. Lunch will be at the Hawk glass blowing studio.

Regular meetings in the church on January 15th.

Merry Christmas!

Party at Mary's house

We are having a fun time...as usual.

Winding down 2007

Northeast Quilting Friends continues on. We are completing year seven and will begin 2008 with another fun filled, educational program. We will have our planning session in January, 2008, so plan to join us if you want to be a part of the a great group of ladies that come together for fun and fellowship built around a hobby we enjoy.

Our last get together was at Mary's house. We met and mainly visited, nonstop, for 3 hours!. We had a tour of her lovely home, saw her some of her many quilts and ate some pretty good food.

Kentucky State Fair blue ribbon winner...

We all went today and spent practically the whole day walking and looking and eating. We had a great time. Several of the gals in our group has won ribbons in the past and this year is no different. Joan was the biggest winner. She hasn't entered anything in the fair in a while so, she was over due for quilts and winners. This Joan with her blue ribbons for a Dresden plate quilt and this is her seven sisters quilt. She also won an honorable mention ribbon for her jacket. Shirley also won a ribbon for her lovely applique and pieced quilt. Ruth won a ribbon for her first quilt.

This is Mary who might have inspired this quilter because, it's the same quilt pattern that Mary did and was the big winner last year.

Here's Rosemary looking at the stitches of this beautiful quilt.

All in all a lovely day at the fair.

At least one ribbon winner in the club.

Congratulations to Ruth Hodgkin! She is a red ribbon winner for her first quilt.

See you at the fair!

We are leaving at 10:00 instead of 9:30

Northeast Quilting Friends will be leaving the church parking lot at 10:00 for the Kentucky State Fair. We will be arriving at about 10:30 and will eat lunch there. Your ticket is provided. We will return about 2:00.

Wear comfortable shoes!!!

Several of our gals have entered their quilts and we want to see them, as well as the other quilts in the State Fair.

Block Exchange, Locust Grove Home

It's hard to imagine this old curmudgeon is the same man as the strapping young man accepting the surrender of the British as depicted in the painting below...






What a fun day at the historic Locust Grove Home in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It's so wonderful living in a state with such rich history. The Locust Grove Historic home is where George Rogers Clark, one half of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition sent his remaining years of life. It's sad to think he had to move into this home, which was owned by his sister and brother in law, after he lost his leg in an accident and wasn't able to take care of himself well. This is a lovely day trip for anyone in Louisville. If you are going with a group, you can have City Cafe deliver the lunch to you, like we did, and it's an all inclusive trip. The artifacts are as close to the early period of the home. Very few are found that belong to the original family because the house was sold and only taken back by the government in the late 1960's for preservation.

Textiles were an important part of the early lives of the plantation which included many crops, not just one. Beautiful grounds surround the once many thousand acre home, which is now a 55 acre historical landmark. It is the sight of many fairs and reenactments over the seasons.


Quilter's don't forget to bring your blocks for the exchange next week. You only need fabric to be written on.