show and tell
For Shannon, this last month has been filled with final planning for the mammoth MS ride, not stitching together little pieces of fabric. Last weekend, with wonderful weather, the 40 Biking Vikings rode a 162-mile route around Whitbey Island and raised a few dollars under $26,000! Piece Makers opened their wallets to round out the number.
Pat has been a busy hostess with loads of visitors staying at her Goldendale home. Besides continuing on her big Hawaiian quilt, Pat has been stitching some crazy quilt projects—gorgeous Christmas stockings and a tea cosy. Send your prayers for Chuck as he heads into the doctor's for three gruesome diagnostic procedures.
Pris reported that Sarah is looking for an afternoon worker for her new store, from 2 to 5:30 pm, Tue through Sat. (The employee gets a great discount on fabrics.) There is a special person, confined at Cascadia House for schizophrenia, who could use a twin quilt in soft blues and browns. Anyone is welcome to accept this opportunity.
Pris presented a quilt project, in process, that is made with the fabric we exchanged in the spring. The bodacious project will be given to a companion at Plymouth Healing Communities.
Miriam's oldest great grandson just got married. For this special event, Miriam has been finishing up her lavender field quilt which is currently all over her living room. What she did bring are three "triangle" squares for a a YF quilt featuring money novelty fabric.
Patricia brought two baby quilts. One is made with marbled fabric produced by Maurine and Elin Noble. The other is a skewed composition with mostly hand-dyed fabrics.
Over Labor Day weekend, Flora was prepared to quilt for three whole days. "Horny for quilting," she said. Then she got sick and spent her three days lying on her back. Now she is still somewhat laid back in her return to quilting and is only working about ten minutes a day on a Plymouth Healing Communities companion quilt. She is also making a pillow sham to go with the quilt!
Harriet received some strips of salmon, teal and brown fabrics from Flora. These strips are actually extra piecing from a project Maurine made. Funny how some fabric moves around until it finds a perfect home.
Maurine is putting together a set of ambitious applique blocks that Piece Makers made about four years ago. It will be a very deluxe quilt. There was a lot of discussion about raffling this quilt to raise money for batting and backing material for Piece Makers quilts. We would have to ask Kris or Susan at Plymouth first as there is always concern about too much fundraising at church.
Check out the video on www.opcoop.coop to see Maurine talk about our group!
Janet is madly working on a redwork quilt for a friend. Her friend has had a tough year and Janet knows the fun snowman project will bring her some happiness. Janet's goal is to complete the quilt by the first of November so it gets a whole season of use.
Ingrid, Piece Makers’ newest member, has just bought a Bernina 730. Her inaugural project is a Halloween costume for Mackenzie—an early American dress made in Halloween fabric. Her son Dylan, a teen, is interested in a sheet-as-a-ghost approach for the big day.
Sarah let us know that her store, Fabric Crush, is progressing beautifully. The shell is complete and the counter just went in. Todd will install the lighting this weekend. She plans to have an open house after church on the first Sunday in October. This store will be great for giving Sarah the opportunity to share her passion for fabrics with others, in person. She is living her dream! Go girl! (I'm sorry that I didn't get a photo of Sarah!)
