11/11/17 - NT @ Margaret's

Welcome to the November meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!!  This month 12 members met at Margaret's house.  For those of you who weren't able to attend, make sure you scroll to the bottom of the page to see Margaret's new quilting space!!

We were a very chatty group and it was 10:30 before Joy started us off with Show and Tell.  First, she shared Mini Rainbow Mini Plus Mug Rug...

... And followed it up with her Larger-than-life Rainbow Picnic Quilt.  All that remains is the binding:

Here's a close-up of the Crazy Logs Template Board quilting:

Dee Dee turned a corner to expose the stretch denim backing:

Helena tested the quilt:

She shared a TELL:

She is all moved into her new house, but hasn't had time to set up her sewing space.  She had to jet off to her parents to take care of some things after her dad had a fall.

Gayle had a surprise to share:

Oh!  Here's a shot that includes Gayle:

Margaret showed this strippy quilt that Joy quilted for her:

She also showed off her purchases from a recent trip through Virginia to a race that her DH ran somewhere up north:

She also picked up this retreat pamphlet...

Some adorable library kitty fabric:

Ruth S. just completed this wonderfully scrappy Donation Quilt:

She is binding the group Vegas Light Quilt:

Here is a closer look at her Donation Quilt:

Dee Dee had a TELL:

Cheryl B. shared her Deb Tucker Rapid Fire LaMoyne Star ruler:

This might be a better look at the center of Ruth S's quilt:

Here's a closer look at Cheryl B's ruler and one of her adorable (and extremely accurate) 3.5" quilt blocks:

Jean passed around her new Gyleen Fitzgerald book...

... And her new ??? book:

Ruth B. showed off the group's partially bound Vegas Bright Quilt:

Candy shared her Ribbon Quilt for those not involved in CCLQ:

She also brought along her new Josephine's Knot Quilt:

Couched placemats and table runners, too:

Here's a better look at Jean's ??? book...

... Along with her Bricks, Cobblestones, and Pebbles book by Gyleen Fitzgerald:

An example from the pages of the GF book:

Here's an example from the ??? book:

Linda shared the completed top of the Sock Monkey Quilt:

She has begun construction of a Hedgehog Quilt:

Here's another example from Jean's ??? book:

This might be a better look at the cover:

Britt purchased some new fabric for this year's Bonnie Hunter Mystery On Ringo Lake, as Bonnie's colors "spoke" to her:

 She just complete her 100's Quilt: 

Let's try for a close-up of the block...

... And some of the quilting:

Here is a look at the pieced back she created:

This is a less-than-successful shot of the quilting from the back:

Hey!  The center of one of Joy's Plus blocks is one of Britt's:

Pink spotted small-scale and larger, also Britt's:

Smile, girls:

Trumpets, please!!  Margaret's quilting space:

Oops!!  Let's make that spaces, since annexed DS2's room:

Detail shots of various areas of the main sewing room:

The shoes have made the rounds of the sewing spaces and are now taking a break to enjoy time with friends. (M says thanks, D!)

Oh!! The star of lunch was Jean's Butternut Sausage Salad by The Barefoot Contessa.  Yum!!!

Until next time...
When life hands you scraps, Make a quilt!!!