On a good note, we were greeted by Candy's granddaughter. :o))
Unfortunately, I was so mesmerized by the small silver slippers and the toddling steps that I forgot to snap a photo. :o((
With the small one on her way to Raleigh, the meeting got underway...
Dee Dee started us off with a bit of business to discuss. . .
Switching with Gayle for this year's Dye Frenzy!!!
5/13/17 @ Gayle's
6/17/17 @ Dee Dee's (with Gayle doing geli printing, Britt and Jean doing stamping, and Dee Dee doing the dyeing portion, if I understood correctly.)
Oh, look...
Joy was all decked out for St. Paddy's Day:
Once that was all ironed out, Britt shared a portion of her most recent Art Quilt:
The stamp was made out of Fun Foam adhered to a bottle cap:
Jean joined in with more of the artsy stuff, including a stamp made on an old CD cover...
... Along with shapes on a jar lid:
THIS is the resulting Dragonfly Wall Hanging:
After that, Show and Tell began in earnest...
Jean recently completed a Cardinal Wall Hanging:
HERE is a close-up of the light blue "made paper" and the dark blue quilted with Superior Hologram thread:
Carol brought three quilts for Gayle to quilt:
A Missouri Star Quilt Co. pattern using match pairs of HSTs:
The orientation of that HST pairs form these diamond-like shapes:
Springy random 9-Patch blocks with Snowball corners:
Another one of her sweet "little girl" quilts:
Carol is making this quilt for her grandson:
He chose the Star Wars fabrics:
That 8 year old designed the back of the quilt:
Dee Dee created this Table Topper completely from stash:
Even the Hobbs black 80/20 batting was a leftover bit:
The "Saturday Girls" wanted a look at the Journal Cover that Deborah made her for her birthday:
The gift worked magic to get Dee Dee out of the slump that she's been in... she's made 4 sketches, done some painting, and made that quilt that we just saw!!
Here is a shot of the inside of the Journal Cover:
Linda completed the top of the Presto Change-o quilt that she was laying out at our Family House Sew Day:
The quilt will be given to her great niece who is having surgery next month. Linda plans to quilt it on her home sewing machine and finish it in time the surgery.
Candy declared that Lilly was her show and tell, but then she shared her new Wonderfil Thread. It was purchased at Quilt Con:
The Canadian company makes a variety of threads, but this 100 weight thread is GREAT for ditch quilting and machine applique.
Ruth was hoping to have something to share, but was interrupted.
TELL: Ruth completed the bag that she was making for Rachel, but forgot to take a picture before mailing it off. :o((
She did show us the progress she has made on her "busy work" applique quilt. She is having fun with it:
TELL: Ruth bought a page of instructions at Quilt Con. Quick HSTs using strips to make many at a time.
** It was pointed out that the resulting HSTs would end up with bias on the outside of the blocks.
Gayle (apparently) overbought when collecting the Paula Nadelstern panels for the 18 decorative balls that she made last year!! With the leftovers from that project, she made this magnificent 110 x 110 quilt:
Here is a close-up of one of the blocks:
It was a tough act to follow!! People were getting hungry and broke make lunch preparations. That's all well and good, but there was one more bit of Show and Tell...
Joy shared her two RED blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge:
THIS is the tutorial that she is using for the Scrap Jar Stars blocks:
Joy also shared her completed Police Quilt top:
While she's happy now, she will be even happier when it's quilted, done, and delivered:
With that done... Bring on the FOOD!!!
Oh, but look!! Here is an unexpected quilt sighting at Candy's house... one of her beautiful little Couched Quilts tucked into a shelving unit display:
We enjoyed a delicious meal with a number of Mexican-themed items. Along with the food, we enjoyed an easy conversation in each other's company.
Miscellaneous News:
Candy told us that Mary Jo of Mary Jo's Cloth Store passed away on Thursday at the age of 85. (She worked until she was 80!!)
Someone (Jean?) mentioned that Thimble Pleasures Quilts can be found on Facebook. Julie is selling shop samples.
Per Carol, Cheryl B.'s longarm was out of commission for several months, she's had the flu TWICE, and it's piano competition season. We may see her again in June!
Per Jean, Ruth S. finished quilting a baby quilt and (according to her email) it looks GREAT! She is on the way to Florida. The binding is on and will be stitched down during the trip.
REMINDER: Please let Britt know what YOU plan to do concerning April's NT Shop Hop.
Many minutes went by and we could delay our departure no more.
HERE is what Britt did NOT bring for Show and Tell...
One quarter of her En Provence Mystery:
Until next time...
Go hang out with your quilt buddies!!!
