april 14 meeting

A small group of Plymouth quilters gathered at Patricia’s for the April meeting. Miriam arrived first with a crocheted Easter chick that pooped jelly beans for our hostess. Homemade GF brownies and tea topped off the evening together

SHOW 'N TELL

Shannon is back at work at the Bernina store near Northgate, now owned by Needle & I. Good news, Peter is getting better!

Check out this wonderful, scrappy, huge, colorful quilt that Miriam is putting together!

Dear Harriet joined us with no quilts but instead news of curtains being made at home with buffalo checked fabric. Always a designer!

Janet made this to-die-for quilt for her older sister. Sis picked out the bird fabric and Janet developed the design and finished it with applique leaves all over.

Patricia showed her finished Saint Jane quilt (no pic yet) and in-progress Aki quilt top. She let us know that Okan Arts Shop will be moving in with The Quilting Loft this summer so customers can find her fabrics while she hangs out at her cabin.

march 14 meeting

Flora was our lovely hostess for the April. Five of us gathered for a lovely evening.

Show N' Tell

Wow. Flora sold a quilt at The Center for Wooden Boats gala, Steer by the Stars, that wasn't even finished. For $500!

Here are more quilts that Flora had finished:

Flora's project from this year's Salish Weaving retreat is a gorgeous pillow with a fringe:

Look at this stunning broken rail quilt Janet made with burgundy highlights. It’s a head start for a YF senior next year:

For this year’s YF senior, Ben Martin, Janet is incorporating a baby quilt that Diane Roubal made for the student as a baby in 1996. The back and front of the small quilt are shown below. That will be an interesting design challenge!

 Miriam worked with the circles that Janet gave her last month and finished up a small quilt:                                                                  

And the Easter apron for her baking daughter:

And more of her wonderful scappy squares:

Harriet was a busy quilter. This one will be given to House of Healing:

This incredible production incorporated curved quilting and yukata cottons for a very lucky great nephew:

And more:

Pris sewed more blocks for her quilt for Sarah Blasevic, her YF senior:

Patricia let us know that all her new quilts were at the photographer’s. She’s working hard getting ready for StashFest and just took on the role of president for CQA.

february 14 meeting

Present: Mariam, Janet, Shannon, and Harriet.  (Initially Shannon’s husband and son Peter and  Christopher were present. Pris made a valiant effort to find Shannon’s house but was unsuccessful in the dark.)

Piece Makers met at Shannon’s lovely home. Over tea and freshly baked cookies, they enjoyed the company of Shannon’s husband Peter and son Christopher who had just made a surprise visit from college.

Show N Tell

Janet came with a bag of faded jeans for Mariam to make into quilts. She also gave out several bags of fabrics and partially finished projects. Janet then displayed a luscious lemon yellow/orange quilt top with black accents called “Easy Peesy Lemon Squeezy” she pieced during her Counterintuitive class with Patricia.

Mariam brought an apron she made for her youngest daughter who works in a bakery in Leavenworth. She has made other holiday/food themed aprons like Christmas and Valentine’s Day for her. Mariam offered up a WSU themed quilt she had made for a grandchild who decided to attend another college. Since there were no takers, she will keep it in inventory for a future WSU student.

Shannon stated that she’s been acting as a UPN (unlicensed practical nurse0 to Peter who had surgery for a dislocated and torn shoulder a week ago. She took on several of Janet’s unfinished projects.

Harriet presented a teddy bear themed child’s quilt for her 4-year-old great nephew. She also brought a twin-sized blue-green floral quilt that she will finish on the machine.  She is excited about her March quilting date she has with Janet to try out her long-arm machine.

december 13 meeting

Six Piecemakers gathered at Miriam's home, best known at Christmas for its stupendous street display of animated characters and interactive buttons. It is lit up and running from 5pm to 11pm during the holidays. Not to be missed!

Miriam’s home continued the festive flair with her collection of nutcrackers and interior decor. As Miriam stated "If they had Christmas toilet paper, I would buy it." Go, Miriam!

The refreshments included a full selection of seasonal cookies, satsumas, tea and hot cider.

Show ’N Tell

Miriam showed us progress on her Paddington quilt.

She recently made a Christmas apron for her youngest daughter who is a professional baker in Leavenworth. Everyone was so impressed that Miriam will now be making holiday aprons for the whole bakery next year—for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas. Miriam wrapped up her stories with a surprise for us all—gifts of embroidery scissors in the shape of little ladies or cats.

Patricia gave us an update about StashFest 2014—with new table covers, aprons for team members and a presenting sponsor—PEMCO Insurance. She also shared progress on the healing quilt she’s making that includes fabric from a shirt her mother gave her.

Shannon brought a table runner that she made with four packages of 5" squares, cut in half. She sewed it together just like Miriam’s jean quilts—right through the batting and backing of each strip. 

Shannon finished a Jacob's Ladder quilt with micro piping and a double layer of flannel inside instead of backing.

The cute cat block is one side of a sewing machine cover Shannon is making for her new sewing room.

In her bag of projects was a quilt top made by her boss for an ex-boyfriend. It was up for grabs for someone to finish. Also a bearer of gifts, Shannon gave away little packs of 2.5" Moda Candy Squares.

Flora has been swamped for the last six months, focusing on her work. Flora figures she’ll really know what she is doing in two years! She loves her new team and beams that her boss actually talks to her. 

In the last month Flora hosted her annual Salish weaving weekend at her home. Once again it was a phenomenal event and she made a pillow. 

Like all of us, Flora really misses Maurine. She has the quilt top with the flower blocks that everyone made. One she has some creative time available, Flora will continue on that project.

Janet made beaded bags for the PATH craft show and sold out in one hour. She was wearing one to show us her craftwomanship. Janet also shared a quilt that Kelly just finished for a grandson, a five-year old who loves Star Wars. Janet pieced the top and Kelley sewed the Darth Vader back. Then Kelly quilted it on the long arm!

Pris showed us a wall hanging she made 20 years ago with leftover pieces of fabric—from when she made holiday napkins for her former church’s Wednesday suppers. Pris also reported that she is really enjoying putting flannel on the back of her quilts.

It's been a big year for Plymouth Piecemakers, with the loss of our lovely leader, Maurine, and three parents of quilters. We have much to grieve and much to celebrate.