Club Notes - Dec 1, 2021

Another fun afternoon.  We had 18 ladies at the meeting, including one guest.   During show and tell Mic Pickard shared her trials and tribulations in working with a quilt with flannel backing.  You had to be there to appreciate it.  This is what I always hoped our club would be - sharing experience and lessons learned with each other.  

Show and Tell:

Brenda Severa showed a Christmas decoration

, pillow wrap, 

and a tree placemat.

Lorraine Manz made 2 quilts from fabric picked up from our stash. 

 I gave her the batting and backing, but she quilted them and finished the binding.

Audrey Philips showed a bib she made for her husband.

Carol Thurston added the binding to a bunch of quilts I handed her a few weeks ago.  The first one was actually one she made the stack and wack top for.

I went back to September photos looking for who made this quilt top, but couldn't find it.  I'm guessing someone slipped this in on my pile.  If you recognize it as one you made, let me know and I will update this post.  

This is another one that showed up in the stuff I took home.  I added the border, backing and quilting, and Carol Thurston finished the binding.

This is another one I couldn't find in the photos for the past 3 months.  If you made this quilt top, let me know. Carole finished the binding and, crazy as it sounds, I don't remember quilting it.  (Of course, I've only quilted about 50 quilts this year. (LOL)

Carole Lamb finished some pillowcases

a blanket

and some zipper bags.

Ceal Pedersen handed in 3 dinosaurs

 and a quilt top. She asked me to add the batting and backing and give it back to her for quilting.

Mic Pickard showed 2 quilts she made to give as Christmas gifts.

Deb Chapman made a bunch of potholders as Christmas gifts, each one with fabric personal to the recipients.

 She also made a couple of tote bags and a purse.

Elen Hein is making P.J.'s for the girl scout collection and showed one of these in progress.

  She is also making travel jewelry trays for some friends.

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Today's demo was how to make napkins in the shape of trees.  This is an easy project with just a little sewing and the rest involves folding and ironing.  I've attached the pattern for anyone who didn't get one at our meeting.

As we get closer to Christmas I know everyone has a lot on their schedule, so we are scaling back for the next few weeks.  Next week is an open sew week.  I will bring the 5 inch squares for anyone who wants to design a quilt.  The 8.5" squares, zipper bag fabric, zippers,  and bags of fiber fill, are also available since I have left them in the rec center closet.  I will also bring the large fabric pieces, walker bags kits, and anything anyone else asks for.

December 15th is our Holiday Party Pot-luck so put that on your calendar.  

Hope to see you next week.