march 11 meeting

PHOTOS FROM THE MEETING CAN BE VIEWED AT KODAK. CLICK HERE.

Flora was gracious enough to host the March 15th Piece Makers’ meeting at her home. She reported on Sewing Expo at the Puyallup Fair Grounds she attended last Sunday for 9 1/2 spell-bounding hours. The Expo filled the whole large exhibition hall and spilled over into another space. Flora conducted a tour of her vast basement studio that showcases her many artistic creations including a wall hanging shes still working on that depicts her journey through life.

Janet showered us with fabrics donated to her by one of her coworkers whose mother had passed away. She also shared several old pieced tops that were in the collection. One was an intricate hand-stitched top made entirely of plain red and white geometric pieces. Another was a “crazy quilt” constructed of luxurious velvets and satin-like fabrics hand-finished with elaborate decorative stitching. Janet completed another of her striking quilts made of men’s shirting fabric that will be given to a YF male. It was inspired by a Kaffe Fassett design of small squares inside of larger squares.

Mariam had a productive month and arrived with a large bag of her delightful creations. They included a completed YF quilt pieced in an “off cross” pattern on a luscious pale raspberry background. She gifted each attendee with a hot pad quilted from one of Maurine’s samples. (Don’t worry. Mariam has several hot pads in reserve for members who were unable to attend.) She plans to use the “quilt-as-you-go” method to construct a whole quilt with more of Maurine’s samples.

Harriet brought three finished quilts. Two of them were completed from tops brought to the last meeting. The third one was a YF quilt of turquoise, orange, and rust colors made also in the “quilt-as-you-go” method. She exhibited an African wall hanging—mostly of burgundy, white, blue, and lime green fabrics that were donated to the Piece Makers by Marilyn Bumpas. We discussed where it could be most usefully displayed. Suggestions included somewhere at Plymouth, Mary’s Place, and Plymouth Housing. Further discussion to follow.

Susan shared an intricately hand-stitched 1920-1930 era quilt she purchased from an antique shop. It was made from a kit and featured glorious orange poppies appliqued on a pure white background and a scalloped edge. Susan brought a book depicting the kit and many other quilts from the era.