2/21/15 - NT @ Cheryl K.'s

NC is still giving us a few winter challenges. Oh, the driving was fine, but getting to the meeting was a bit dicey with a bit of a treacherous driveway to navigate. But still 13 quilters gathered at Cheryl K.'s house on Saturday.  (There would have been 14, but Helena's dog, Tilly, got out as she was leaving.  As Tilly is a menace to the neighborhood chickens she HAD to be retrieved.   Helena sent her hellos to everyone!)

Thank you to Cheryl for opening her home and thanks to everyone who brought food to share.

February:
2/24 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library

March:
3/14 - DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop
3/21 - NT @ Ruth B.'s House 10 AM
3/31 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library

April:
4/11 - Mary Jo's Trip
4/28 - DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop
4/28 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library


SHOW AND TELL:
There was PLENTY of eye candy this meeting. You know we've been busy when show and tell takes something like 90 minutes.  Yay us!

Joy brought the Lime Twist donation quilt, named Strawberry {Upside Down} Shortcake, that she started last week at the DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop AND one of the TWO commission T-shirt quilts that she is working on.

Jacob's top

Jacob's top is done and Kennedy's will be next.  (Cheryl B. insisted later that she bring out her Crumb Quilt for all to see.  Binding on two sides nearly done!)

Ruth S. shared her completed guest room quilt that she made last summer.  Gayle quilted it and Ruth just finished the binding.  She bought the fabrics at Mary Jo's last year. Not bad, from purchase to completion in LESS than a year!

She also finished her 1st miniature quilt (inspired by Joy and kit from Houston) AND the donation quilt top that she was working on at the DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop last weekend.  Nice work!

Ruth B. brought her iPad to show off the Before and After pictures of her sewing room, changed from last month.  Apparently, she withheld the closet transformation photos, too.  She also shared the quilt blocks she started at last week's DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop.  They are very bright and cheerful.  They were made from the pattern created by Diane Herrema.

Cheryl B. had NO show and tell today.  Shocking!! LOL!

Carol showed off her Toddler Quilt that Cheryl B. just returned.  It's for her 2.75 y.o. grandson for his "big boy" bed.

Back

Front

Cheryl K. finished the quilting on her Healing Hands quilt.  It's for her friend, Judy, who is going through chemo.  Next step - binding - and then it will be put into service. I'm sure it will be a treasured gift.

Ella shared her Houston Group Round Robin quilt.  She brought it for Cheryl B. to quilt.  It's going to be simply stunning!

It's actually being held sideways in these photos, tilt your head ;)

Linda showed us the pieced backing for her daughter's College Graduation quilt.  She also brought the BQ2 pattern for Cheryl K. to see, but let us all have a look.  :o))

Linda also shared some VERY cute little Snowball Pinwheel blocks that were inspired by an online tutorial - they use 5" charm squares.  The block also produces bonus triangles for another project - gotta love that!

Blocks in various stages

adding the corner triangles

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Gayle's been busy!  She's been making a Donation Quilt per week.  Lime Twist has been her "pattern of choice."

cool back!

Awesome front!

Gayle also brought along the Flying Geese Log Cabin block that she has been working on.  It's from the Missouri Star Quilt Company.  Awesome made in brights with black "geese!"

This week's donation quilt is for a boy.  Done, of course, in the Lime Twist pattern.  Breaking from the norm, she used pieced centers on this one.  Nice change of pace!

Dee Dee began by sharing some art quilt bits and pieces that have yet to be completed.  Always so fun to see what she's come up with!

She also did a Nature Challenge with Jean.  It used stamping, painting, sketching, and quilting.  That reveal is below as she wanted to reveal her quilt at the same time as Jean.  She wanted to share her studio makeover, but she forgot her iPad.  Thankfully Ella saved the day!  She had pictures of the base cabinets with drawers that Barry installed for Dee Dee, creating a new cutting table and a new painting table.  The room looks SO much more open! (sorry no pictures of the pictures!)

Jean showed us the 2 Policeman Memory Quilts that she made, so very touching.

And her quilt for the Best of Dentistry Weekend quilt.  For that, she used Gloria Loughman's tiled background technique and painted using acrylic paints & thread painted daffodils on "ugly" lining fabric.

As if that wasn't enough quilty goodness...Dee Dee AND Jean revealed their Nature Themed Challenge quilts!!!  They turned them at the same time to show the group and then turned them to each other.  So cute to watch and what BEAUTIFUL work was produced!!!

Dee Dee used thread painting, rust dyed cheese cloth on Peltex 70 ultra-firm sew-in interfacing along with some couched fabric that she pulled out of the closet. Jean used a thick "fun foam" carved stamp and layers of paint on "ugly" fabric.  She Fray Checked the edges because she didn't want to bind the piece.

Candy brought herself (with Linda driving!)  Welcome back, Candy!!!

Britt brought a Strippy Transportation themed donation quilt top that she started at the DOQ Donation Quilt Workshop last Saturday

and a completed "Jelly Roll Race" quilt made from fabrics in her stash with appliqued stars to add more red to the quilt.  She used free motion quilting to add perceived motion to the quilt with a wavy quilting pattern.

She also took home quilt tops from the DOQ workshop to quilt for others.  This one is from a new quilter that Sarah has been working with.  It's a Row by Row string quilt.  Nice quilting job, Britt!

Whew! After all that wonderful show and tell we were famished!  On to LUNCH!!!  :o))


TENTATIVE FUTURE SCHEDULING:

May:
5/16 - Candy (Britt for back-up)
5/26 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library

June:
Dee Dee (13th or 20th) for Annual Dye Frenzy
6/30 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library

July:
Cheryl B. (11th or 18th) for Sew Saturday (?)
7/28 - Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library

August:

Jean (8th or 15th)

8/25 - NT Nights 6:30 PM @ Hillsborough Library