There were 11 of us at this afternoon's meeting. It was a low-key afternoon, with more socializing than sewing. We got lots of show and tell though:
Show and Tell:
Ceal Pedersen started us off with a fabric box and a quilt top.
Mic Pickard made some fabric boxes and showed a purse she completed for a
friend who found it too challenging. Mic has been working on this for a
few weeks and from her description it may be the purse from hell. It
had many pages of instruction and included a thick foam stabilizer and
bias binding that has to go around several thick layers. Mic did a great
job on this despite the difficulties.
Audrey Phillips showed some embroidery she finished and several different sizes of the fabric boxes.
Charlotte Cecillio came with a bunch of stuffed dinosaurs and frogs.
Jean Piccirillo came back from her summer travels with a bunch of walker bags.
Donna Rissman finished some pillowcases and a fabric box
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She also made 2 gnome table runners, showing the 2 main variations on the 60 degree triangle pattern.
Pat Pipa made some fabric boxes and put together a Christmas Carol soft book that was found in our donation stash.
Carole Lamb made some pillow cases
Ellen Hein showed the final result of 4 quilts. She made all 4 tops, I added the backing, batting and quilting, and Ellen finished the binding.
Liz Manzione finished a pillowcase and a fabric box.
I finished a fabric box and 5 "Round TUIT" coasters with a gardening motif. I also showed 2 pumpkin potholders, which are examples of next week's project.
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I brought several boxes of donated fabric for attendees to work with and Mic brought the bins of semi-fat quarter pieces again. Everyone had a chance to look through these and pick pieces to work with. I pulled a panel from the "big block" box and, with some help from Ellen, added sashing blocks to design a quilt top. Then I designed a 2nd quilt top with a more feminine theme. I saw several other ladies helping each other in various projects.
Next week will be another easy week. I will show how to make pumpkin-shaped potholders. All you need is 2 9 inch square pieces of orange fabric, a 9 inch square of insul-bright and a 10-12 inch by 2 inch strip of green fabric for the stem. An optional addition would be some batting to make the potholder a little thicker. I am experimenting with this pattern and will send an update in a few days.
If this email came a little later than usual, it's because I was a bit distracted tonight. Ray and I watched the first civilians being launched into space on a SpaceX rocket. We watched both on TV and from the back of our house as they soared into the sky. What a momentous event!
Hope to see you all next week.
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