Once again we had a Summer Soltice meeting at Harriet’s home. For those of you who haven't joined us in the past, Harriet lives in a fairy tale log home in a wooded area north of Seattle. The house is remarkable and the landscaping is gorgeous--especially the flower groupings.
We meet at Harriet's in June so we can make our way down her short dirt road while it's still light outside. Robert was our chef, cooking up salmon filets for our small group. All the food of our potluck meal was perfect.
Show and Tell
Patricia displayed her full-sized stuffed dachshund. She found the pattern online and made it out of fabric she dyed at Pat's Goldendale home last year (see okanarts.blogspot.com). Patricia also updated us on the biennial Japanese show opening on June 30 at the La Conner Quilt Museum. The show will be going until late September and there was a little buzz about a Piecemakers group taking a field trip in August.
Janet showed us a gorgeous quilt that she has been working on for a few years. The ample-sized quilt has a shabby chic look and is completely hand stitched.
Harriet cut into some of the flannels she has picked up on her travels. The youth quilts she produced for her grand nephews are cosy in two ways—the soft hand of the flannel and the delicously puffy batting.
Miriam has quilted longer than any of us and now admits that she's never made a nine-square quilt. So she has gotten busy producing her first set of nine-square blocks.
Flora outdid herself again. She relayed the story about receiving thousands of 2" squares of cotton from the 1930s that she has begun to sort and dream about. The pink ballet top she made for a young dancer is now complete as a gorgeous quilt with a matching pillow case. A baby-sized quilt she made with some designer fabric gave her some trouble on her long-arm machine. Her resolve of the problem was flawless and a funny story. Lastly she sent some novelty fabric around the circle that she picked up on the internet for us to enjoy.
Maurine made a subtle yet dramatic quilt top out of batiks. We are quietly planning to tuck that quilt into our gift closet for a future need. She also displayed the king-sized quilt she is making for her son Lee and wife. Three years in the making, the huge production has hundreds of different fabrics in purples and rusts.
Brave and bold, Ingrid has intrepidly kept working on her sewing skills. She bought an intermediate Fons & Porter quilt kit and finished the top beautifully. She conferenced with Maurine to get tips for sandwiching and stitching this ambitious project that she hopes to give to a star teacher next Tuesday. Ingrid also displayed a colorful photo quilt with images of her family and pets. Her final show & tell was the quilt top she's finishing with girl scout fabric.
