Miriam’s first quilt is a small, pastel bargello design inspired by the technique Flora shared last year and made with donated strips of fabrics at one of our meetings that Miriam hung on a broomstick to arrange in the pattern you see, then stitched, and quilted. The spring florals used in this one make for a perfect table topper or a small wheelchair quilt.
The second quilt you see was also done by Miriam who quilted the diamond pattern top she brought to last month’s meeting and it was made out of more donated fabrics from Piece Makers too.
Flora brought four quilts. The first was made in the bargello style last year from men’s shirting (not shown).
The second is made from a top that Janet Saulsbury donated earlier this year that called out to Flora to quilt. The backing was made from fabric donated by Maurine and other Piece Makers at meetings past.
The third is a memorial quilt made from T-shirts from a young woman’s collection who was an aspiring actress—just graduated from the Las Vegas School of Performing Arts—and was killed by a drunk driver in 2005. Danielle was Flora’s second cousin, the daughter of her cousin Stuart who she was raised with in Graham, WA.
The fourth is a baby quilt for Flora’s soon to be born grand-godson.
Maurine did not feel well enough to come tonight after all. Please keep her in your prayers as she continues in her healing process.
Guess who bought a Gammy?
Janet bought a 12' long arm for a great price. It’s so big that it only fits in her basement.
