december 09 bonus meeting

show and tell
Patricia showed us both the quilts she made for her daughters this Christmas. As they weren't photographed at the meeting, you can check them out on her blog: okanarts.blogspot.com Patricia has recently imported over 35 bolts of vintage Japanese cotton, mostly indigo patterns. The bolts, from the sixties and seventies, are narrow--at 15 inches wide and 12 yards long.

Janet wowed us with her YF quilt in progress, made of men's shirts. It is wonderful, with pockets, buttoned cuffs and even collars showing up in the piecing. Janet also showed us small bags she has been whipping up for packaging gifts and a cigar box a friend personalized for her.

Shannon has been working at Fabric Crush on Wednesday afternoons and is completing a fun quilt for the store. Plans for her YF quilt have begun to get simplified—with her initial star blocks as great corner squares and the rest more basic.

Harriet brought back the large coral/green quilt that she showed in November for Maureen to see. Then she impressed us with her Happy Man quilt, an celebratory composition with bold shapes appliqued to the front and hand-stitching throughout.

Maureen reported that, during her 10-day return to the Northwest, she was in Leavenworth for four days celebrating the holidays with family. She shared the quilt top made with squares produced at granddaugher Sierra's school. Then Maureen regaled us with tales of more school quilts she has made with young students. (Be advised that Maureen may only make one YF quilt instead of two, in case you can take up the slack.)

Flora pointed out a piece of an old crazy quilt that she has hung on the wall. It is a family heirloom from an old friend who lives in Michigan. (See a corner of it in the picture of Shannon.) We discussed the girly YF quilt Flora is making for Cory Hubbard and how she might add appliqued flowers to the design. The quilt top she showed is a fun project featuring VW bugs with fabric pinwheels and buttons for the wheels. Flora is working on the car quilt with a style-savvy 11-year old young friend.

Jeanne, the quilter who has given Piece Makers so many delightful pieced tops over the years, arrived with Janet. Jeanne, bless her soul, had boxes and bags of fabric to give away as well as three small quilt tops. Thank you Jeanne for all your generosity over the years towards Piece Makers. (Fabrics that weren't adopted are now stored in Patricia's basement.)