n-sid-sen banner

A special team of Piece Makers made a remarkable banner for the new lodge at Camp N-Sid-Sen on Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Thank you Flora, Harriet, Janet, Shannon and Maurine for your creative energy and craftsmanship.

june 09 meeting

show and tell
Sarah was inspired by Flora's demo in May. She is making a quilted throw for herself with classic pink and sorbet green fabrics. Planned with a crisp white border adorned with applique vines, the feminine quilt is bound to avoided by the three Stine boys. Remarkably Sarah, an Etsy store owner who sells fabrics, bought some fabric for her project!

Shannon ran a race to finish Niko's quilt in time for the senior send-off on June 7. She has made apple and pear pin cushions for the Bernina store where she works. Shannon sold her old Bernina and just bought a 450. Lucky gal.

Pat brought some projects that she has been working on for many years. One is a remarkable king-sized Baltimore quilt with four big squares in the middle and 20 smaller squares bordering them. She is also hand stitching a old-fashioned hexagonal quilt with a white background. The long drives to Goldendale give her time to stitch this involved top.

Harriet solidified the adorable little chair she made out of our exchange fabric with long screws through the legs. She is making another version of the chair, this time with a black and white narrow-wale corduroy. This week she whipped up a tooth fairy pillow for the Daniels family.

Patricia used her hand-dyed fabric to try out some new techniques—oil stick stencil art, curved piecing and a particularly wavy edge with bias binding.

Miriam sported a patchwork vest made out of the exchange fabric. With natty red and white buttons, it is delightful. Miriam brought a baby blanket that she made from a kit that Diane gave her. She returned the fabric to Diane as a finished product that will be added to the Plymouth baby quilt stash. Also Miriam made mini coloring book bags with outside pockets sized for crayons--for Plymouth kids to use during the service.

Flora is working on a gorgeous wall hanging with a repeated vertical pattern of verdigris stems and leaves. She will embellish it with pins, solo earrings and other fun things in the shape of bugs, flies and more. Flora has committed to making a very girly quilt with lots of flowers for Cory Hubbard, a 2010 senior.

Janet is playing with our exchange fabric, making graphic circles within circles—using freezer paper for her applique technique. The colorful double circles are centered on a collection of beige background fabrics. The idea comes from a book that shows interesting stitching added to each square.

Maurine has made our first YF quilt top for 2010! It is quite large at 68" x 80". Triangles of Kaffe Fassett striped fabrics make bold squares outlined in black with a handsome wine background. She has enough striped fabric to use on the back. Shannon has put dibs on the quilt for her graduating firstborn.

Diane enjoyed a wonderful trip up north with Jon that included shopping at fabric stores, lunch at the Rhodie Cafe on Chuckanut Drive and a visit to an iris farm. She picked up a pattern for making a purse and instantly created a perfect multi-pocketed masterpiece with cordova and designer fabric.

Pris has has been a busy hosting meals for large groups of people—a dinner for a visiting youth choir, the Plymouth choir party, and a pie social at Horizon House. Pris was the Piecemaker ambassador who delivered the lavender baby quilt to little Sophia—a welcomed gift and gesture. She recently made nightgowns for her two granddaughters.

youth group seniors get quilts!

This Sunday, the high school seniors of the Plymouth youth group were given quilts made by our group. These gifts are meant to remind our youth of who they are and where they came from, as they head out into the world.