1/20 - NT Sew Day @ Family House

Welcome to the January meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!!  This month, ten members met at SECU Family House for a Sew Day.  Thank you to our co-hosts, Ruth B. and Linda!  Thanks to everyone who contributed to our feast.

Happy Birthday to the Birthday Buddies!  These three ladies celebrate only days apart:

Show and Tell was interspersed throughout the day's event...

Carol started us off with this baby quilt:

Here's a look at this interesting design (MSQC?) close up:

We also need to get a look at what everyone is working on...

Gayle spent the day trimming up HSTs:

Candy is thrilled with her new Triangle Tool from Deb Tucker:

Carol did some cutting to end up with HSTs:

Margaret is making a new quilt:

She tried two different sizes...

... After her first sample block:

Margaret is using this pattern, but not the pictured layout:

Britt brought her niece's quilt for a border consult:

She tried Candy's diamond-in-a-rectangle blocks on for size:

Ruth S. brought some cutting to do for a new quilt:

Linda cut some binding strips: 

Ruth B. familiarized herself with her "travel" machine:

This is Candy's next quilt:

Helena sported her Nimble Thimbles T-shirt:

Look!  One of Joy's Quilted Thread Catchers was hard at work:

Gayle showed off the quilt that she just quilted for Linda:

Here's a closer look of the quilt with its maker:

Joy showed off her recently completed Trail Totes...

... And a client quilt "hot off the frame" which needs binding:

Margaret quilted this Table Topper:

Gayle just finished quilting this quilt for Candy:

Here they are together with Candy's new Couch Cuddle Quilt:

Here's a closer look, but still not close enough to see the quilting:

The backing came from Candy's own fabric stash:

Helena worked on switching out some buttons on a shirt:

Linda applied binding to her newly returned quilt:

Take special note of Linda's method for managing the large roll of prepared binding fabric (shown above!!!)

Margaret shared her completed Linked Up quilt:

Helena used the "design floor" to lay out a set of Jacob's Ladder blocks that she is hoping to stitch into a quilt top:

Here is a full frontal view of this first option...

... But what happens if she sets them on point???

Here is what that looks like... NOT the preferred layout:

Joy finished one last Trail Tote:

She also quilted a Mug Rug:

Ruth B. also had some cutting to do:

Gayle continued to trim up HSTs:

Margaret pressed her newly sewn block units:

When Carol tired of cutting, she switched to her knitting project:

Helena continued to concentrate on her button project:

Carol is knitting a baby blanket for her daughter's friend:

Don't burn your fingers on those tiny pieces, Joy!!

Thanks to Candy, Joy auditioned some binding options...

Too dark:

Too pink:

For those who are wondering what the outcome was...  JoAnn Fabrics had one that was close enough to right:

Thank you to SECU Family house, for allowing us to hold our meeting in your beautiful board room.  It's SEW perfect for our semi-annual gatherings!

Until next time...
A Sew Day is a GOOD day!!!