meeting canceled today

We had to cancel our planning meeting. The roads are too slick.

We will work on the calendar next week.

Back Together Again...smile

It's been a long time since our Christmas Party. I think we had a meeting scheduled after that, but the weather was too bad for us to make it to church. Even though the snow was still on the ground and it was darn cold, we got to see each other and it was good. By the way, notice the completely clean cabinet. We've been together for 10 years now and it has never been completely emptied and cleaned. We sent a bunch of things home with member and the rest is going to Goodwill. We did keep the sewing machines of course, irons and we still have everything you need to make a quilt.

The girls have been busy with a wide variety of projects. The most popular quilt to make in our group is the One Block Wonder Encore pattern. Here Mary has made a couple more.

There are endless designs you can make with this pattern. Here you can see 2 different looks made from the same material.

Christmas Party 2009

We held our annual Christmas Party at Sheelah's house in lovely Old Louisville. If you've never been before, a good time to go is during the St. James Art Show, voted as the best in the country, at one time. Also, there is an Old Louisville Home Tour, during the Christmas season.

We had a lovely time with our pot luck lunch and Show and Tell of our year's past accomplishments. Mary has been hooked by the One Block Wonder, Encore bug. I think she's made at least 6 quilts and these 2 are in the final stages of completion.

Ginny also was busy this year, finishing a Mckenna Ryan block of the month quilt, this is Journey to the Light. If any of you have ever tried one of these complicated patterns, you know what a feet that was-raw edge applique rocks!

We had our unveiling of the Christmas Socks. I'm afraid I wore the same ones last year. I'll be on the hunt for after Christmas sales for next year's socks.

Quilters have a generous spirit and our group has certainly been blessed with just such ladies in attendance. This is Betty. She introduced another Snowbird to quilting last year. This is the quilt they went to a class to learn. The woman did not like quilting. Betty took the fabric home and finished this quilt and will be returning to Florida in the winter and she's going to give it to her. Betty also finished the Quiet Village, a project a few of our members have attempted.

Betty shows us how to makes the Scrubby and Sheelah dresses for Halloween

But first we have some One Block Wonder Encore results. Shirley shows off 2 quilts she made, one red and black and one with frogs and flowers.

Sheelah always has the cutest clothes for Halloween and this year she found bat glasses and shoes with skulls.

In case you haven't guessed this is a group of ladies that like to have fun together.

Thanks to Betty for showing us how to make a Scrubby. I've never been a crochet person myself but, I think it's something I might like to learn someday. Maybe next time it won't be with netting as the material to crochet.

Mary finished hers and this is what it should look like. Sheilah's turned out to be a bit tighter than the round disc it was supposed to be. But, since it is Halloween, she thought of another option.

Part II of the Quiet Village

The ladies started the day in our usual way, chit chatting and catching up on our lives. Ruth and myself are the only ones working on the project today, which is great-private lessons!

Mary and Betty taught our group the 2nd border for the pattern in the Mccall's Quilting Magazine's Quiet Village.

Mary's border represents the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. It is made from batik's and has hand sewn stars or tiles, like a Cathedral window block.

Betty has chosen a fabric more closely shown in the magazine. She used a stripe turned different directions. Both quilts are fabulous.

They also gave us a peak into the final border that will be appliqued.

Calendar October through December, 2009

October Set Up: Pat Miles

10/06/09 Sit N Sew

10/13/09 Betty and Mary will demonstrate Part 2 of the Quiet Village

10/20/09 Part 3 of the Quiet Village

Betty will give us the supply list for the Scrubby

10/27/09 Betty will show us how to make a Scrubby

November Set Up: Ginny Blattner

11/03/09 Marie will show us you to make a Pin Cushion Caddy

11/10/09 Sit and Sew

11/17/09 Sit and Sew

11/24/09 No meeting

December Set Up: Dot Oechslin

12/01/09 Sit and Sew

12/08/09 Sheelah’s Home for Christmas Party

12/15/09 No Meeting

12/22/09 Meet Betty Downey for lunch TBA

12/29/09 No Meeting

One Block Wonder Encore

We had part II of the class for the One Block Wonder Encore quilt. The ladies are finding it pretty challenging. But, the results are worth the effort.

Classes like this are wonderful examples of getting a finished quilt with lots of advice and help. We are planning on bringing the finished quilt to the Christmas party at Sheelah's house for Show and Tell.

Next Tuesday we are having another class for the Quiet Village. This pattern is from the Mccalls Quilting magazine, which requires you to purchase 3 magazines to get the full pattern.