show and tell
Janet arrived with a quilted apron and oven mitt from Flora as a gift for Patricia, and news of her "shirt" quilt. With a brand new design wall, her YF quilt is pinned up on the wall. After reading the whole Twilight series and Three Cups of Tea, Janet is ready to get quilting again in her free time.
Patricia showed the YF quilt she has been working on--with indigo fabrics in the middle and Indonesian ones on the border. She shared parts of her first commission--a quilt for Cindy Anderson's mother-in-law with some outrageous global fabrics. Patricia also pulled out bins filled with Japanese yukata cotton that she has been importing since Thanksgiving.
Miriam delivered a wonderful assortment of finished projects tonight. The first was the baby quilt that was shown at the January meeting. The second, for Plymouth Healing Communities, was a large quilt with pastel squares that came pre-quilted. Then Miriam brought two more small activity bags for the Sanctuary and a knitted lap afghan made by Ellen Germain for Plymouth Healing Communities.
To our delight, Susan Underwood joined us tonight. An early member of Piece Makers, Susan came back after reading our lively emails. She showed us an amazing project -- a 104-inch square quilt that was pieced by her great aunt in Iowa many years ago. Susan took quilting classes over a year-long period to prepare for the challenge of finishing the broken star quilt. It's all hand-stitched ever so precisely. If the first project didn't confirm our belief in Susan's skill, she went on to show us a needle-turned applique square in navy and pale yellow.
The meeting finished with a review of available Piece Maker fabric from Patricia's basement. That was a huge success with two of Jeanne's quilt tops going home with Miriam and Susan.
