3/10/16 - CCLQ @ Ella's

Welcome to the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee blog!!  I'm here to report on this week's Cherry Creek Lane Quilt Bee meeting.  We were at Ella's house today.  She had some sort of gingerbread/apple cake thing for us and it was fresh from the oven and still warm when we arrived.  YUM!!

Ella also had a Carrot Cupcake for our birthday girl, Dee Dee:

Happy Birthday, Dee Dee!!!

We got off to a slow start because some of us we in "catch up" mode (which means there was a LOT of chatter!!)  That's OK, though, because we still had plenty of time for...

Show and Tell...

Jean made a "Willie" Bag for a friend.  It just needs handles:

Ella dug out her batik scraps to make the quilt that Dee Dee shared last week at Joanna's:

However, she is "super-sizing" the block:

Three more blocks came in for our Group Quilt:

Ella is making an Easter Egg wall hanging for her kitchen:

Joy put O's T-quilt together... Minus the bottom 2 rows:

Ruth was searching her iPad for the photos from Arizona:

Jean finished Ramse's Quilt:

She echoed the ram head with the quilting:

Of course there is UNC fabric on the back and look at the adorable tiny border:

Ruth S. worked on binding a Donation Quilt:

Joanna made a Star Block mini quilt for NC Quilt Symposium:

Cheryl was playing with her iPad:

Deborah did some more hand quilting:

Dee Dee played with her new camera:

Jean brought strips for her basket project:

Here's a better shot of Joanna's Star Mini:

Dee Dee found two bird panels like the ones that Ruth S. showed last week.  She shared the second panel with her bird-loving friend Cheryl K:

Here's a detail shot of Deborah's quilting:

Jean found an interesting bird quilt on Pinterest.  This appears to be from Connecting Threads:

THIS is the product that Jean used in making her new bag:

Joanna worked on a drawing:

Cheryl K. worked on binding a Baby Quilt:

Jean tried to figure out the directions for her basket project:

HERE is one of the photos that Ruth B's daughter took of the Plastic Bottle Light Display:

These are some of Ella's scraps, along with the pattern she is making... NOT in the size shown:

After help from several friends, Jean's basket project is beginning to take shape:

Couldn't resist another look at Ella's beautiful batik scraps:

HERE is the bag that Dee Dee carried today... TOO cute!!!  Stuffed kitties sewn on:

Ella's next handwork project is a Seasonal Tea Pot Quilt:

Gayle was missing... AGAIN!!!  :o((

Eventually, Dee Dee's lunch timer sounded and 6 of us carpooled to Saxapahaw for lunch at the Saxapahaw General Store (since there are never very many available parking spots.)

Until next time...
Quilt on!!!

Edited to Add...

Jean did just that!! She finished AND delivered the bag.  Here's the happy recipient: