I have been hearing lots of wishes for spring in our neck of the woods. The sun is sharing more of her heat and the seed catalogues have started to arrive. Sure signs of spring!
Our newest club challenge is a Round Roblin organized by Lori Suss. Anyone who signed up for the challenge was instructed to make a 12.5 inch block. Lori suggested that we gather some coordinating fabrics to send along with the block. Our Round Robin kit is passed on to a new participant every 6 weeks. The end result being a pieced top with our own centre block and 4 participant borders. It has proven to be a fun challenge. Watch for photos to follow......
We celebrated Valentine's Day by having a pot luck lunch. Unfortunately I was not able to attend due to the weather. I hear that a great time was had by all. And.. the food was once again delicious!
Good company, good food, what more could a person want!
Our quilters continue to work on their individual projects and show up with some wonderful items to share with us. I am sorry if I have missed anyone, Let me know and I will post in the future.
From the bench........
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| Brenda's once again delighted us with her wonderful applique work. This time it is done with wool flannel. Simply gorgeous! |
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| Cathy also brought along her Christmas stockings that she has done in needlepoint. They are beautiful family heirlooms. |
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This is kind of a funny quilt. In our town, there are a few guys that have purchased Ford Mustang convertibles for their senior years. One day I noticed that my hubby had started to grow a beard. I asked him, " why have you decided to grow a beard?" His answer was "I can't afford a mustang so I am growing a beard". To honour this occasion I decided to make him this beard quilt. for Christmas. I call it The Mustang. He still has his beard. |
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Karen is the maker of this quilt. It is gorgeous in real life. I really wish I was related to Karen. Her family is so lucky to have these in their family. |
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Karen made this cute grow chart. The picture does not do it justice. Her granddaughter will love it! |
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Sylvia continues to entertain us with her beautiful applique and embroidery designs. Truly amazing! |
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Bev P. did these placemats with the stitch and flip method. Her batik choices were beautiful. Bev used Stiff Stuff from Annie's for the fill in these placemats. This is amazing stuff. I used it earlier in the year on a placemat project and loved it as well. They can be twisted and turned any which way and spring back to their original flat shape. Really neat!! |
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This is Debbie's 4 Patch Posey quilt. She always has nice beautiful quilts to share with us. |
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Karen amazes me with her quilts. They are always spectacular designs with the most appealing colour combinations. I think you will agree that this is a keeper. |
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Another shot of Karen's gorgeous quilt. |
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This beauty was made by Debbie. She joined in the Canada's 150 Anniversary Quilt challenge designed by Kat Tucker of Next Step Quilt Designs. Kat had blocks and stories for each of 150 Canadian women who have made a difference in our country's history. This quilt was to be made in red and white. Debbie says, "I chose to do it in blue, green and white and tones of those colours to signify the waterways, sky, grass and trees that make up our fair country." She made 156 blocks on the front of the quilt and orphan blocks on the back of the quilt. She says "I used the border that was designed by John-Nancy Steeves as it complimented the quilt so well." Nicely done Debbie. |
That's it that's all, until the next time...................... `
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