april 09 meeting

show and tell
Flora In need of business advice, Flora showed us her first commercial project. After 20 hours into fixing, quilting, binding and hemming, she was wondering how much to charge for a beautifully finished queen quilt. Not under $250, directed Shannon. We'll see how Flora does with this money challenge.

Miriam Showing us a quilt she made for her great grand-daughter in 2002, Miriam reminded us of the power of hand prints. Miriam has patterns she made over 40 years ago of her family member's hands so she can make another quilt in the future for another generation.

Miriam also revealed to us the beginning of a mauve-themed quilt inspired by a trip to the Lavender Festival where she bought a set of fat quarters. With squares sewn on point, the final quilt is unassigned right now.

Patricia I brought a baby quilt that is my favorite piece to date. It is a scissor-cut composition with a motley collection of mismatched fabrics. My other project was a hand-stitched table topper for a family friend on the East Coast who is being a second mom to my Victoria.

Diane Always a busy gal, Diane brought three projects in progress. The first was two squares of a handkerchief-applique quilt. The second was a square of squares made with a secret quasi-repeat pattern. The third was a bright quilt top that Diane finished for a friend who started the center portion years ago.

Pris A spirited hand-stitcher, Pris produced a remarkable quilt entitled Stars and Stripes for a member of the graduating YF class. Made with an assortment of plaids, Pris got from the fabric from the giveaway at Diane's. There are no stars in the layout but that is because the quilt is not yet finished!

Bertha A nearby neighbor, Bertha came to Piece Makers tonight to meet Emmanuel. She took up quilting a while back and brought one of her creations—an artistic and beautifully crafted quilt. Retired from quilting for now, we hope she will be inspired to return to the fold.

Shannon Although Shannon let us know that her Bernina bag was empty , she was kind enough to join us for the evening. And she generously brought fabric for our special creativity project.

Sarah Sarah brought one square of the quilt that was not meant to be. She shared an unusual story that involved the auction of goodies from a seized OR quilt store. After waiting for hours for bolts of fabric to go up for bid, they were all bought by one woman for $7,000. Sarah and other quilting pros were not pleased with the deal. So Sarah a bought another sewing machine at the auction.

Janet With a splitting headache (yuck, yuck), Janet showed us progress on her quilt-as-you-go project with freestyle stitching. The going is slow but the results are looking good.

Janet also reported that N Sid Sen is opening a new lodge and the camp wants a banner from each participating church. There are parameters such as size and the background fabric. It is hoped that the new banner will travel to Idaho with our church folks in July. Any banner makers out there who want to work on this project? Janet has the paperwork, so please contact her at jsaulsbury@path.org.

Emmanuel A 28-year old Liberian, Emmanuel is a Fellow from the iLeap organization and a refugee leader working with women in Ghana. To help these women--who have lost their loved ones, homes and country re-build their lives, Emmanuel is involved with a quilting cooperative. He brought pictures of the people and one of their remarkable quilts.