August Meeting

It's September already, but I'm only now getting around to updating the blog for August. We met at Mozelle's house, and everyone was all excited about the evening's program, which was our second annual Quilters' Auction. Present were: Meg Rogers, Mozelle Wilson, Sheila Fulnechek, Eva Simes, Susan Moore, Diane Baker, Diane Purcell, Sylvia Allen, Dollie McCratic, Cindy Depew, Joyce Snodgrass, Essie Helms, Debbie Vaughn, and Mary Ann Center.

Everyone donated quilt/craft/sewing related items, and Sylvia Allen served as auctioneer. Sylvia's glib tongue and savvy chatter kept the action rolling, and prices, which started at $1, climbed higher and higher. Here's Sylvia in the middle of auctioning off some items. And notice that Meg, our treasurer, is right beside her keeping track of everyone's purchases! The auction raised about $195! That's money for next year's community service quilts!




The auction took up most of the evening, but we did have show and tell. Here's Meg showing one of her sampler blocks.

Another of Meg's sampler blocks.

This is Mozelle's Corn and Beans block. Just ask her which is the corn and which is the beans!

Here's Mozelle's black, white and brights quilt. Notice the multi-colored inner border and the piano key outer border.

Meg brought a baby quilt to show. The white blocks were embroidered and then surrounded with bright color triangles. What baby wouldn't love this!

Meg also brought a quilt top that she's been commissioned to quilt. The quilt top was made by a man, who is a prolific quilter even though he started quilting less than a year ago. This memory quilt top has family pictures in each block.

Debbie Vaughn has been very busy sewing and piecing, and she's got some wonderful quilts to show for her efforts. Look at the gorgeous hummingbirds and stars.

Here's another of Debbie's little quilts. What bright and cheery colors!

And yet another of Debbie's quilts. Although not shown, Debbie also brought a beautiful quilt made using batiks. I took a picture of it, but something went wrong and I can't upload it into the blog.

Estela showed the Christmas tree mini-quilt that was made during the "Christmas in July" program at Meg's House. Everyone had so much fun doing this, and it went so fast that everyone at the sew in had time to make two of them.

Here's the second one that Estela made.

This is a very colorful Trip Around the World. The colors are beautifully coordinated.

Susan made a quilted sewing machine caddy. You put it on the sewing table, with the pocket portion hanging down off the table, then set the sewing machine on top to hold it in place. The pockets can be used to hold things like needles, scissors, and other accessories that you need close at hand while sewing.