December 2009 Meeting

We had our December Meeting today and a catered Christmas Dinner by Creative Cuisine.  We had several productive members this month, so there was a lot to Sew 'n Tell!

First of all, each member who constructed a raffle quilt block received a button of the actual block picture from Sue!  I think that Sue stays awake at night thinking of neat little ditties like this to reward us!

This is a quilt made by Irene and it's a twisted nine patch. It is huge!

This is a quilt made by Eileen for her granddaughter.  It was another large quilt with a panel in the center!

This is a quilt that Doris made from a BOM program at Quilts & Kreations in South Amherst.  I was really glad that she showed this project as my completed blocks are stored in a pizza box somewhere in my quilt room. I never can figure out how to set them.  Am I the only one who does this?  Can you feel my pain?

 This is another BOM from Quilts & Kreations in South Amherst.  This setting has a panel in the middle.  I really like the setting of this one, it's really different.  Guess what, I have completed blocks and the panel for this one too in yet another pizza box.  I think that Doris must be staying awake at night too thinking of different settings because she just got an APQS longarm.  That is one of the reasons she's been getting so much done lately!

These are some blocks that Doris had that were sewn together and she took them apart and added some sashing and created this quilt for one of the boys!

I am so bad, I cannot remember what Doris said about this quilt, but I can tell you that the nested clamshell quilting on it was awesome!

Here's another one from guess who - - yeah, Doris!  It's a Christmas tree made from men's ties!  I have never seen anything like this, it was so cool.  Now do you believe me when I tell you that she lays awake at night . . .

This is the Guild BOM and Mary got every single one of her blocks done and her top is all put together. 

My instructions are still in the notebook . . .

Here is Mary once again with the other Guild BOM.  She was up until way after midnight getting this one done so she could show it today!  Her machine even broke down, but that didn't stop her, she whipped out her Featherweight so she could finish it!  Mary added some pre-printed blocks that she found at Helping Hands Quilt Shop in Berlin, Ohio too!

Here is Diane with a table runner that she made on her embroidery machine!

Here is Eileen with a couple of the blocks she made. Eileen took an applique class at Country Fabrics in Shiloh. She learned a lot and is looking forward to working on a Baltimore Album Quilt when she finishes this one!

Karen has been busy sewing up a storm for a craft show . . . here is a baby quilt - can't remember the name of it, eighths or something . . . maybe Crazy Eights? 

These are some purses and bags that Karen made too!

This is what I got accomplished - a Girl Scout Cookie pillowcase for Madison, my Daisy Scout granddaughter!