10/14/17 - NT in the Wild @ SECU Family House

Welcome to the October meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!!  This month Candy and Joy teamed up to host a Sew Day at the SECU Family House.  All told, 8 members shared in the event.  Thank you to Candy for arranging the location and to Joy for bringing the main course.  Thanks also to everyone who brought treats to share and round out our feast!

Here are the events of the day...

Linda came in and got right to work on her project of the day:

Make the coffee first, then workstation set-up:

Drop-in Show and Tell from Cheryl K, as she gave 3 more blocks:

Let the quilting begin!!!

Welcome, Joanna!  Thanks working up the block layout:

Linda opted for personal sewing before donation work:

Britt dug in Joanna's box of fabric strips...

... And got to work on her first block:

Ruth opted to work on a personal project, but volunteered to do additional blocks, assembly, and binding:

Gayle dropped in with two sets of blocks:

Joy is pleased with her 1st set of blocks:

This is Joanna with her first set of blocks:

Linda has almost completed her Tumbler quilt top:

Britt completed her first set of blocks:

This is Candy's first block:

And Linda's:

Lunch Break - or evidence thereof - and Britt has switched to another project. Tail Tote, anyone?  She's working on SIX:

Ruth B. is ready to apply borders to Twirling in Reverse:

Joanna completed another set of Grayscale blocks:

Joy got to work on her own Trail Tote project:

Britt attempted to find a pleasing arrangement:

After much tossing of blocks...

We arrived at the layout for Quilt #1:

Ruth B. pressed out her final borders:

Drum roll, please:

Twirling in Reverse is a completed quilt top:

Britt began to play with the layout for Quilt #2:

Hmm... That looks interesting:

Joanna explored the strip box for bright prints to add to the mix:

Until next time...

A Sew Day is <3!!!