April Meeting

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We met at Meg's house on April 10th. Present were Mozelle, Cyndi with Olivia, Sheila, Sylvia, Debbie, Susan, Dolly with Charlie, Meg, and Marcia. We had some delicious muffins and peanuts provided by our hostesses, Sylvia and Debbie. After visiting for awhile, we had show-and-tell.

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Mozelle showed her finished redwork quilt. She embroidered some of the blocks herself, but most were given to her already embroidered. Very nice sashing, too!

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 Susan showed her very masculine Maze quilt. She's been working on this for awhile during the Thursday group meetings. Very graphic, and the colors work so well together.  It's hard to see what the block is, it blends so well.

 

She also showed this lovely quilt in autumn hues. Again, the block is hard to find.

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No one else had anything to show, so we moved on to our project. Debbie and Sylvia provided kits to make these nifty organizers, which could be hung on the wall or a chair, or worn as an apron. They have lots of pockets for our sewing tools. Debbie instructed us on how to put them together.  The pattern came from Sew-It magazine. We each finished one to take home. Thank you, ladies!

Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 8th at Meg's.

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March meeting

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The March meeting was held on Thursday the 13th at Meg's house.  In attendance were Meg, Marcia, Susan, Debbie, Sheila, Mozelle, Donna, and guests Mary Ellen, Tony, and baby Ruby.

All dues have been paid for this year.  Marcia shared a flyer for the Spring Fling Shop Hop to be held March 27, 28, and 29.  She also showed the premiere issue of Block magazine from the Missouri Star Quilt Co. Sheila showed a Hawaiian quilting book she brought home from her recent trip.

Show and Tell:

 Sheila showed her pretty red, white, and black quilt top.

 Debbie made several of these aprons for ladies at her church. Love the ruffle!

 Donna showed the afghan that Mary Ellen made for Ruby. Great crocheted hearts!

 Susan showed the center medallion she embroidered for a new quilt. Gorgeous as always!

 Susan also showed off her beautiful embroidery quilt--detail below.

 

Marcia showed her Periwinkle quilt, 

while Meg showed a similar quilt made by their mother many years ago (not pictured.)

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Program: 

     Susan presented instructions on how to make these darling bath mitts, which hold slivers of soap in a pocket closed with Velcro.  So simple, but with embroidery or applique they make a cute gift. She provided the washcloths and pieces of Velcro, and we took them home to finish.  Thanks, Susan!

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The April meeting will be held April 10th. Debbie and Sylvia will host.

February Meeting

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The February meeting was held at Meg's house on Feb. 13.  In attendance were Meg, Marcia, Sylvia, and Debbie.  Meg provided a cheese and meat tray with crackers, pickles, and cookies.

All members are reminded that your yearly dues of $10 are due pronto!  Give Meg your money at your earliest opportunity.

Show and Tell:

Sylvia finished this donation quilt with orphan blocks, some of which were hand-pieced. She did a lovely job joining them, especially since they were different sizes.  She also brought 2 fleece blankets she had crocheted edges on.

 Debbie showed this ruler pocket, which could be worn as an apron or hung up to hold all kinds of supplies.

 She also showed off this lovely panel quilt with a School Days theme.

Meg showed three different versions of the same pattern.  The center of the block can be one piece or several, and the outer pieces can be the same color or varied.  All beautiful!

Marcia showed the finished quilt she made from the "Mother's BOM" blocks she has been passing out over the past few months. If you made these blocks, we would love to see the quilt as you made it.

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The program for the evening was making things from men's ties.  Meg had a large number of ties cut into usable lengths that she passed out for everyone to use.  She showed a table centerpiece, below. (Excuse the poor photo.)

Marcia brought the clock she made from ties, as well.

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From Marcia:

     I want to express my heartfelt thanks for all the caring thoughts and prayers during John's illness and after his death.  Having my quilting friends around has kept me going.  Thank you all so much.

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Merry Christmas times two!

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The Thursday Lunch group had their Christmas party Dec. 12 at Mary Maestri's in Springdale.  Susan and Estela brought their husbands which added to our fun.  The food was great and it was really happy luncheon. Gifts and cards were handed out so everyone got goodies to go with their leftovers!

(Marcia was there but was taking the photos.)

Afterwards, many of us went to LA Quilting in Lowell and spent a little Christmas money on fabric.

Then that same evening the club had our Christmas party at Jim's Razorback Pizza in Farmington. For most of us that meant two parties in one day!  Woohoo! Members attending were Debbie, Sharon, Meg, Sylvia, Sheila, Cyndi, Marcia, Mozelle, Estela, and Susan.  Joining us were Cyndi's daughter in law, Stephanie, and granddaughter Olivia.

Marcia passed out the instructions for the last BOM, Snail's Trail.

We then had a Dirty Santa gift exchange. Everyone brought a wrapped gift, then one at a time we either unwrapped a gift or "stole" one from someone else. We all had fun and ended up with some nice gifts.

 Debbie got a container and a jelly roll of fabric.

 Sharon got a reusable gift box with a candle.

 Meg got a lovely candle warmer and flameless candle.

 Sheila got a lovely sewing basket with some notions inside.

 Estela got a lovely wall-hanging kit.

 Mozelle's gift was an armchair caddy to hold sewing supplies or the TV remote. I love that Razorback fabric!

 Sylvia brought this wall plaque and stole it back!

 Cyndi got a Cake Pop kit.

 Stephanie scored a beautiful scarf.

 Even Olivia had a gift to take home.

 Susan got a quilt setting kit.

Marcia ended up with a lovely sewing machine apron and a lavender scented neck warmer.

Everyone was reminded to pay their yearly dues next month. Meg needs $10 from each of us, and we need to make sure she has our correct personal info so a new roster can be distributed.

Sharon informed us that she is leaving the group, as she is not able to participate very often.  We will miss you, Sharon!

The next meeting will be January 9th at Meg's house, hosted by Meg and Marcia.

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November Meeting

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We met on November 14 at Meg's house, Debbie and Sylvia were hostesses. In addition to them, Meg, Sheila, Cyndi (and her granddaughter,) and Marcia were in attendance.

Debbie brought some wonderful "Taco Cupcakes" made with wonton wrappers in muffin tins, with sour cream and green onions for garnish.  She also made a scrumptious Guacamole to go with chips, and some Red Velvet Brownies.  We all pigged out and loved every bite.

BUSINESS MEETING:

The Christmas Party was discussed.  It will be on December 7th at 11:00 am at Jim's Razorback Pizza in Farmington, near Tooley's.  Gifts for the Dirty Santa gifting game should be wrapped only in a gift bag with tissue paper and the donor's name on the gift.  There is a $15.00 limit, and it does not need to be sewing related, but it should be nice, something you would enjoy receiving yourself; you never know--you might actually get it back yourself.

All spots for hosting next year have been taken except for February, and since every one has signed up for two months already, it was decided to hold a Valentine's Party that month.  This will be discussed more in January.

Marcia passed out the Block of the Month, called Hither and Yon.  Next month the last pattern will be handed out, but Marcia has copies of the past month patterns if anyone is missing some.

Show and Tell

 Sheila showed a quilt made from thrift store napkins! Repurposing worked great in this case. (Cyndi's granddaughter is seen to the left.)

 Sheila also did this pretty horse themed quilt--love the aqua and brown colorway.

 Cyndi showed this Santa she bought at War Eagle Fair.

 Meg showed a Christmas themed table runner she made, one of two.

 Meg also made this lovely diamond quilt.

 Meg made two similar quilts that look quite different, the only differences being the fabrics she chose and the number of pieces in the blocks.

 She also showed off her niece's first novel, "The Golden City" by J. Kathleen Cheney.

PROGRAM:

     

For our program, Meg brought out lots of fabric that had been donated to the club but had not been used. In round-robin fashion we all took turns picking one piece at a time until it had all been passed out.  We were all happy with our new fabrics that we took home to add to our personal stashes! Since there were only 6 of us, we each took home an armful.

SPECIAL THANKS TO SYLVIA FOR GIVING US EACH A JAR OF HER HOME-GROWN HONEY! YUM!!

The next meeting will be our Christmas party, Dec. 7th, as discussed above.

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October meeting

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The October meeting was held at Meg's house on October 10.  Sheila and Cyndi hosted, and provided us with yummy refreshments, including dipped marshmallows, Pumpkin dip, apple slices, cookies, and homemade Chex mix. In attendance were Sylvia, Debbie, Susan, Mozelle, Sheila, Cyndi, Marcia, Meg, and Estela.

BUSINESS MEETING:

Estela, Sheila, Marcia, and our friend Iris recently went on a road trip to Batesville, to go shopping at Marshall's Dry Goods.  Marcia showed a photo of the fabric she bought, Sheila showed her fabrics, and Meg showed the batiks that she had Marcia pick out and buy for her.  The trip was very enjoyable. They ate lunch at a restaurant on the river with a beautiful view.  It could become a yearly event, as long as our bank accounts will allow it!

The Block of the Month pattern was passed out.  There will be 2 more blocks in the series.

We discussed the upcoming Christmas party, to be held at Jim's Razorback Pizza as previously reported.  The gift for the gift exchange should be wrapped. 

A sign-up sheet was circulated for hosting next year's meetings.  Most of the months have been accounted for, but there are still openings for a few dates.  The list will be at the next meeting.  If you have not signed up yet, please do so then.

SHOW AND TELL

 Meg's lovely baby quilt for a friend.

 Meg showed her garage sale find that she she revamped and completed. It has John Deere tractor fabrics in it.

 Meg also showed a quilt she is quilting for a customer, made of handkerchiefs.  Very pretty!

 Marcia showed some pet pads she will donate to the animal shelter.

 Marcia also made this table topper from HSTs she bought at this years auction.

 Cyndi showed her current project, crocheting an edging on fleece for donation blankets to go to Highland Oncology Group.

 Sheila showed a similar blanket she has completed.

 Cyndi showed another blanket and explained the process.   Instructions for doing these blankets were our program for the night.

 Susan showed this gorgeous quilt in progress--there will be 3 more panels like this one.

Estela showed her darling Teddy Bear Quilt.  How cute is that??

She also showed a lovely quilt done in strips of brown and other fall colors, but the photo did not turn out.  Sorry, Estela.

Sylvia gave a report of her booth at the Apple Festival.  She sold many rugs and seemed to have really enjoyed the experience.  Despite the rain the Festival sounds like a big success.

PROGRAM:

Cyndi explained the process of using a skip blade in a rotary cutter to put small perforations along the edges of a piece of fleece, then crocheting around with single crochet and chain stitches using a J or I hook.  Thanks go to Mozelle for the use of her skip blade and to her daughter Donna for donating a large number of fleece pieces for the project.  Meg and Sheila provided the yarns, and we each took home 2-3 pieces of  fleece to work on as well as coordinating skeins of yarn.  We hope to have these all done by the March meeting.  These will count as your donation quilt for next year.  If you would like to participate, talk to Meg.

YouTube videos showing methods of crocheting the edging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5QgGCi1J3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO3Jye7HIr8

The next meeting is scheduled for November 14.  Birthday girls are Sheila and Meg.

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