1/18 - CCLQ @ Ruth S's... Or NOT!!!

Welcome to the second Virtual Quilt Bee meeting of 2018 for the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters!!  This SHOULD have been our third meeting of the year, but the weather had other ideas.  Thank you to Ruth S. for volunteering to host.  Rest assured, everyone would rather have been at your house than home shoveling snow!

The email trail went like this...

Our hostess wrote on Tuesday morning:

We will meet at Ruth S's home on Thursday. I will track weather and road conditions as we get closer to then.

By Wednesday afternoon, she was humming a different tune:

Beautiful outside but not looking too good for tomorrow.

Evening rolled around and we received the following email:

I think it best if we cancel tomorrow's bee and look forward to Saturday at Family House.
Sleep in!

This was immediately followed by an email from Joy:

Agreed!! Send photos to Joy for our 2nd Virtual Quilt Bee of the year.

Thursday morning rolled around and the photos started filing in...

Gayle started us off with this kit from Craftsy:

Dee Dee made two blocks for the Thomas Fire block drive:

She also made more Bowl Cozies in various sizes:

Britt was inspired by Dee Dee and made this:

Linda chimed in.  She's hoping to get inspired to do some sewing later today.  (Looking forward to seeing how she chose to occupy her Snow Day.)

Joy shared her Thomas Fire block...

... And a mug rug that she is working on for a friend.  Sorry, Gayle!!  This one is NOT for you:

Candy sent this photo...

And later, sent this one of an Orphan Block turned pillow:

We heard from others as the day progressed.  Here are the additional pictures from...

Ruth S. made some charity blocks and worked on an applique:

Cheryl K. had a TELL - She has made ALL of the Hunters Star blocks for the Checkmate design that she's making. (Hooray, Cheryl!!) 

Gayle made some charity blocks:

Joanna reported that she is working on several things - including tax training and keeping her DH out of trouble!  She has made 2 Thomas Fire blocks and hopes to share photos soon.

Jean was without power for most of the day.  Brrr!!!  She has made 5 blocks for the Thomas Fire block drive.  The Beatles Quilt has also been completed.  Jean will be mailing it off, but she got some good pictures to share.

It started out like this...

... And finished up like this:

Sorry about the fuzzy photo, Jean!  It didn't transfer properly.

Her Embroidery Class has been postponed to Saturday, so she won't be attending the Sew Day at Family House.

I'm hoping that I captured everything. If not, please send your photo in a separate email and I'll add it in.  Thanks!

Until next time...
Stay warm!!!