2/27/16 - Nimble Thimbles in the Wild @ MAQF

Welcome to another edition of Nimble Thimbles in the Wild!!

MAQF??  What?!?!

Five members of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee set out for the wilds of Virginia on Friday.  OK, so maybe Hampton isn't that wild, but that's neither her nor there.

As seen above, our travelers were happy to be at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival (for an overnight trip.)  I believe that the plan was to shop on Friday while there were fewer crowds and view the beautiful quilts on Saturday (before returning home.)

I'll try to post an update when I can get the confessions out of them!!  Thanks to Jean for forwarding the photo to share with those who couldn't attend.

Until then...
Quilt faster, there's MORE fabric to buy!!!

2/25/16 - CCLQ @ Candy's

Welcome to the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters.  Seven of us met at Candy's house today.  We missed members who could not join us today.  Ella contacted us from the airport to say she missed us!  We miss you too Ella and can't wait to hear about your travels.

Candy served delicious banana chocolate chip muffins.  Sorry I didn't get a photo of those yummy treats.

Last week, the substitute blogger forgot to include this photo of Jean's wonderful Ramses Baby Quilt, so here you go!  Look at the lovely echo quilting.

                                                           Ramses Baby Quilt by Jean.   

From today's show and tell........

DeeDee shared this cute cat block.  Joanna created a paper pieced pattern for it!  Meow!!!

Candy made four quilted place-mats for an engagement gift. Each place-mat has 48 tiny half-square triangles.  Look at the beautiful modern quilting and what a wonderful gift!  Candy also completed the binding on a donation quilt today!

Joanna created this wonderful vest as a gift for her sister using Laurel Burch horse fabric. Joanna worked on the binding today so this project is almost done! Joanna is on a fabric diet....a friend asked her, "Is that a low fiber diet?"  LOL!!!

                                            DeeDee completed another lovely bird block.

                                                DeeDee also shared a couple of new patterns.

                          Gayle was the first of the group to complete a block for our donation quilt!

Gayle has been busy with another one of her many talents...painting.  Aren't these wonderful!

Ruth B. has completed her knitted scarf. We all enjoyed hearing about Ruth's travels to Arizona. The museums, art galleries and gardens sound like fabulous places to visit.

Cheryl sewed the binding on one of the baby quilts.  She also shared stories of her travel adventures to  Cumberland Island, Georgia.

                   DeeDee sketched some birds for a collaborative summer project.

Deborah continues to hand quilt the Lone Star quilt...only two more diamonds and the last point will be quilted!

All seven of us dined at  Mebane Downtown Table.

Best wishes and safe travels to members of the group who will attend the  Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show this weekend! Take lots of photos and have fun!

Until next week,  happy quilting!

2/18-CCLQ@ Jean's

Today six members of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters met at Jean's house.  We missed all who were traveling or couldn't bee there with us today!

Joy bailed on the meeting in favor of earning a few extra dollars.  Sorry Quilters!  How could I resist this 7 week old wonder?

Those who were with us enjoyed the following:

Jean baked homemade cranberry and macadamia nut scones with Devonshire cream!  What a delightful treat!

Ruth S. shared two new blocks from the Cabin Fever quilt book.  Here’s a closer view of how the blocks form a secondary pattern.

                                                         

 Here’s a photo of what the finished quilt will look like..the pattern is called Dazzle.

Candy worked on binding a donation quilt.

Candy also shared  a pattern called “Flip Flop Flake.” This looks like an interesting quilt!

Dee Dee trimmed quite a collection of “leader and ender” blocks which she plans to use in a turtle quilt.  Dee Dee also received an email or text message from Ella from Jerusalem. Ella says hello to all and is eager to see the photos on the blog!

Joanna showed an original design wall hanging using Stonehenge fabrics.  Here's a closer look.

Jean has been creatively busy making samples fidget quilts for a DOQ outreach project.

Here's another one. We also enjoyed exploring the textures, buttons, and zippers.

Members of DOQ will make these fidget quilts which will be donated to memory care facilities.

Deborah continues to work on hand quilting the "last point" her grandmother's Texas Star quilt!
Only the four background corners and four  background triangles to go!!!

Willie was so eager to see all of us!  He snuggled in on the couch to listen to our stories!

Four of us enjoyed lunch at Rasa Malaysia in Southern Village.

Until next time,  happy quilting!

Posted by Deborah
2/18/16

2/16 - NT Nights @ the Hboro Library

Yesterday, many were "iced in" due to a Winter Storm that dumped about a half inch of snow and ice on Hillsborough and the surrounding area.  There were 100-some-odd quilters saddened by this event.  Members of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee family more than most!

Why???

Nimble Thimbles/CCLQ member Gayle was slated to be the speaker last night at the Durham Orange Quilt Guild Meeting.  We were looking forward to her 52 (Donation) Quilts in 52 Weeks presentation.  Here's hoping they will reschedule for later in the year!!

Members of NT Nights were hoping that conditions improve so that we could meet at the Orange County Library for our monthly meeting.  I realize that it's NOT the LAST Tuesday of the month, but it was the ONLY Tuesday that we could get for this month.

We got LUCKY!!!  Rains during the night (and 50 degree temperatures) washed away all of the ice in our area.  Six members of NT Nights gathered for an evening of quilting fun.

Britt worked on her BIG applique project:

Karen brought some books to look through:

Victoria shared her Confetti Quilt top...

... And the Christmas Quilt that she built from 5 blocks won at DOQ:

Bo didn't give me time to get a shot of the front of this wall quilt...

... because she was too excited about the quilting (done on her longarm machine):

 She also brought the Horse Quilt that she made for her husband:

Here's a look at the quilting design:

Bo also brought the quilt that she made for her daughter:

THIS is the quilting design she chose for it:

She returned the two Donation Quilts made by Margaret:

 LOOK at the adorable dinosaur quilting:

The second quilt got a different treatment...

... With stars quilted into the borders:

Britt surprised us with a completed Allietare quilt top.  She worked on borders last month:

Karen had a "play date" with Jean's gelli plate:

She enhanced her prints with the use of fabric markers:

This technique really adds a fresh touch to the prints:

She made use of her quilting stencils, too:

What interesting pieces her first attempt resulted in:

Bo shared a photo of the cutting/storage table that her husband built for Valentine's Day:

We should ALL be so lucky!!!

Leslie brought chocolate to share.  (Thanks, Leslie!)  Joy took photos and knit.  It's difficult to take AND be in the photos.  Oh, well... maybe next time.  :P

Until next time...
Quilt til you wilt!!!