march 12 meeting

Our evening was hosted at Pris' home with cookies fresh out of the oven and butter caramels from Montana. Seven Piece Makers gathered for a cozy evening on a blustery night.

Show N Tell

Janet had a good week health-wise so she was able to join us for the third month in a row! Her YF quilt, with purple pinwheels, was quilted with her 12' Gammi! She is working on an arty quilt with gorgeous green sashing that features two organic circle shapes in each block. Who is that for? Janet!

Miriam has completed the lap quilt she made with the giveaway strips. The lucky recipient is an 88-year old who lives at Hearthstone. Plymouth is still getting its full share with Miriam having just delivered two small quilts to June and finishing up her YF quilt—another spectacular blue jean production.

Harriet brought us some inspiration with tear sheets from a stylish magazine. She has been madly making random squares—about 30 of them. Plus Harriet has begun to make two scrappy quilts with more of her stash.

Shannon brought a class sample—a zipped bag made in colors that a young man would like—per a request from a young man. The red and black quilt she showed to us last month closed at $450 in the Ballard High School auction. She is finished with the pink and gray YF quilt that she made, but she's wondering if it's too pink. If so, she'll work on a back-up one with beach balls.

Pris showed us a wonderful confetti quilt that she's made out a donated 9-squares. The finished quilt will be given to a male companion at Plymouth House of Healing. Then she'll move on to this year's YF quilt.

During the meeting Flora was madly sewing on the binding of a YF quilt. She is glad to get to the end of winter as a dark seasonal disorder touched her this year. Flora celebrated her 65th birthday on March 13. She has started a new endeavor—Folio Flora— where she is focusing on Fiber, Crafts and Writing. What a talented gal!

All Patricia could talk about was StashFest. It has consumed her quilting time and energy. At the end of March, it will be a huge fundraiser for the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum.

february 12 meeting

Shannon treated us to cookies from Larsens and exquisite jasmine flower tea. Eight of us gathered for a great evening of sharing quilts.

Show N Tell
Patricia told us about her work on StashFest, a fundraiser for the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. She is also planning to finish up her lap-sized quilt, Babbling, in time for a quilt contest.

 

Our hostess Shannon showed us three quilts she’s working on. The top quilt, with machine embroidered alphabet squares, will hang in the Bernina NW store when completed. The black and white quilt will be donated to an auction at Ballard High School to raise money. And the pink and grey quilt, made from a modern quilt book, will be given as a YF quilt, once finished.

Pris brought her completed bird quilt and granddaughter Hailey. The huge quilt is hand-stitched—both the piecing and the quilting! It is incredibly charming.

Miriam has been busy. She produced a House of Healing quilt, two comfort quilts and a comfort afghan. (All of us love the colors in her crocheted afghan—brights on a dull green-grey.)

Janet has been working too hard at home proofreading PATH documents. She needs some time to play with her quilt projects!

Harriet made pillows for her neices in Colorado that match their wonderful quilts.

Shannon’s neighbor LeeAnn joined us for the evening. The author of the Nifty Quilt blog, she likes to make bold, colorful quilts.