Yummy gluten free brownies started our morning off right. Delish!
Gayle showed a fast technique for making HSTs. She was working with a jelly roll and this method (sew along both sides, fabric right sides together) went very fast and required no trimming up. This was a real bonus for the HST quilt she's working on. Note you have bias edges with this method so starch your fabric or handle with care to avoid stretching.
Both Ruth B. and Joanna had fabrics to share (photographer was busy pawing over them, no photo). And Joanna showed off the hilarious business cards meant for Ella to give to Barry. He's is an excellent quilters' handy man for many of us -now he has the cards to prove it!
Deedee showed a nine patch swap that had languished for a while. Time to get the blocks trimmed up and ready to use!
Then the photographer got distracted laying out the Thomas Fire donation quilt blocks in another room. Oops!! But there were multiple projects in planning stages.
And Ruth S shared Joanna's quilt which she was binding.
Some closeups
Britt showed a quilt meant for her littlest niece in New Zealand. The top will first make a stop at Grandma's house for a few embroidered flowers (to keep a tradition going that mother and daughter work on niece/nephew quilts together), then back to Britt for quilting. She also completed a second large basket - here's what it looked like in the early stages.
Then we checked out Joanna's design wall to see how the Thomas Fire quilt was progressing. We tried out some of the fabrics the group so generously donated to act as a border. Looking good! Britt laid out the design this way...
But meant to lay it out like this! Slight change, but much better.
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