Saturday, September 24, 2016

9/17/16 - NT @ Jean's

Welcome to the September meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!!  Thank you to Jean for hosting our group of nine members today.  We were greeted with a plate full of DH's home baked rolls (to tease us until lunch.)

NOTE FROM Dee Dee:  Orlando Modern Guild scroll down to see Pulse quilts or see them on Instagram at #Quilts for Pulse.

We were also greeted by THIS beautiful "Kitchen Quilt":



Have a closer look at the newest in Jean's collection:


Lots of chatting before the meeting began:


Several conversations...



... Going on at once:


In the midst of it, Willie was working the crowd:


Show and Tell...

... Began with Ella and her Peacock Panel Divided:


She also made another Stash Quilt...


... And created a background...


For a new applique project:


Carol worked on quilting her grandson's Halloween Quilt:


After missing some meetings, Gayle returned with a vengeance...


... with two purses that she patterned after one of her favorites:


She also brought along a set of Bowl Cozies:


HERE are some shots of the purse detailing.

Including...

... An interior pocket...


... And a "wallet pocket" on the front:


Gayle also made an iPad cover:


She used a button and a hair band for the closure:


She also made a Double-sided Scrappy Pillowcase:


THIS is the flip side:


Jean shared some new silk thread...


... As well as, her "Nausea" Quilt - now contained by a border:


Jean also shared the traditional folk art pieces received as favors at a Vietnamese wedding that she and her DH attended recently:


It's custom bag season at Criminal Knits... where it would be a crime not to knit along!  Joy completed these this week...


... Then went on an adventure, which included a bit of shopping:


Britt discovered a new-to-her process for making stamps:


She and Joy took a class from Deborah Boschert:


THIS is her Class Quilt:


Before breaking for lunch, Britt did a zipper demo to share the techniques used in the Trail Tote by Noodlehead...


First, sharing her Mother's completed bag:



Then when walked us through the steps:


HERE is a close-up of how the zipper is positioned:


For her niece's bag, she altered the pattern:


Inserting the zipper on the interior of the bag to preserve the print on the exterior:


THIS is the flip side:


Getting the positioning just right is a bit tricky:


The outside...


... And inside of yet ANOTHER bag:


Britt also applied a patch pocket with an accent fabric:


It's pretty amazing that these bags come from a half-sheet of paper:


Jean brought down an example of the sticky-backed foam sheets for creating your own rubber stamps:


Willie is exhausted from all this quilty talk:


Hooray!!  It's time to taste those BEAUTIFUL rolls:


But first, Willie's Show and Tell...

Here is a photo of him at a recent Dog Show in Raleigh.  Will the REAL Willie, please stand up:


LOOK, ya'll!!  Helena completed a project:


She is modeling her own (AWESOME!!) Trail Tote:



Until next time...
Just keep quilting!!!

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