7/19/18 - CCLQ in the Wild @ The Sewing Expo

Welcome to another edition of CCLQ in the Wild!!  Last week 8 members and 1 guest went on a field trip to the Sewing Expo in Raleigh.  Our editor was so busy shopping that she forgot to take any pictures.  Oops!

Come back for tomorrow's Bee Meeting post to see what everyone bought.  Expo purchases are on the agenda for Show and Tell.

Deborah reported that the group of happy shoppers split up upon arrival at the show.  They got back together for lunch and left at 1:30, so the time went by quickly.

Until next time...
Document your quilting adventures!!!

7/12/18: CCLQ at Jean’s

     

Welcome to the weekly meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters!  This week nine quilters met at Jean’s home.  Lots of beautiful show and tell this week...hope you enjoy seeing our work and finding out cool tips about sewing and quilting. Some days the computer works like a charm and it only takes a short while to post photos and add captions....but not today!  It took lots of question and answer online to get my old computer to cooperate! Maybe I took too many photos!  There's always a way to solve a technical problem. I'm glad the internet helped me out this time.   I wouldn't want our readers to miss out!!!

This lovely summer quilt adorns Jean's kitchen wall.

Wonderful three dimensional details

Incredible piecing and appliqué for the crane             

Rick made a guest appearance with a show and tell about a basketball T-shirt.

It seems this shirt was missing the name of a new neighbor, who happens to be a basketball player.

Jean came to the rescue with her wonderful embroidery skills! You had to be there to get all the details on this one. 

Ruth shared her progress with the Churn Dash quilt. 

Here's a photo of how all the beautiful colors will look on the bed.

Ella was happy to share this lovely art quilt complete with a very neat binding. 

Ella shared this wonderful log cabin quilt. 

Ella has been busy!  She also shared this adorable baby quilt.  She used the Jacquie Gering method to quilt this one. 

Close up of Ella's fine quilting

The back view really shows off this nice work.

Cheryl visited New York and found this Map of Manhattan fabric at the Gotham Quilt Shop.  I wonder if they have any Batman fabric????

Here's Cheryl's fabric for the Blooming Nine Patch project. 

DeeDee was busy cutting out kitties! 

Here's three little kitties.

DeeDee also finished this wonderful top for the Veterans Hospice Quilt. 

Margaret added borders to the marvelous Mardi Gras quilt. 

Now Gayle is the happy owner of the Mardi Gras Quilt top!

Margaret shared this photo of the beginning of her Blooming Nine Patch.

DeeDee also is making two little girl quilts using this sweet flower block. 

Gayle has almost finished the T-shirt quilt for Steve!  She's working on the binding. Steve helped pick out colors and the quilting design.  

Deborah is happy that the Mr. Roger's Puppets and Trolley bag are finished just in time for her grandson's birthday. 

Jean has made lots of cross body bag kits for Family House.  Jean volunteers at Family House and will work one to one to teach guests how to make a bag. 

Here's Jean's latest embroidery project...a machine embroidered Shashiko sampler which will be a bag. 

The bag will look like this.

Joy has almost completed this lovely commission quilt made from neck ties.  

Joy used two tone binding for this quilt, black for the front and navy for the back.  Here's a link for how to make two tone binding.  Be careful and maybe do a test binding to make sure the color you want works out.

More binding tips:  How to make a mitered faced binding.  Deborah used this method on her modern log cabin. 

Willie loves helping Jean host bee!

We were all so glad to see Candy and hear about her travels.  She found his nifty needle holder in Norway.  Notice how the needles fan out when you twist the container.

Here's a close up if you want to order one.

Remember...next Thursday is the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Raleigh!


Until then, happy quilting!

     

7/18 - CCLQ @ Linda's

Welcome to this week's CCLQ meeting!!  Linda is tracked out, so was able to host our small group today.

It's a holiday week and many are either on vacation or have guests.  6 members were in attendance for Linda's BIG reveal.

She recently participated in the CCLQ Rent-a-Husband program to get some projects done around the house.  Joy's DH had some time on his hands and skills to perform the random jobs.  These included installation of window blinds, a quick plumbing job, and for the piece de resistance, a set of shelves in Linda's spare room to house her fabric stash in ONE location:

Trying to help Linda figure something out on her machine:

Dee Dee brought some kitties to work on:

Linda has a NEW project to quilt:

Ella has a newly completed quilt top:

There she is:

Ruth B. bought this cute little bag:

Joanna made a new purse:

Lots of pockets:

The front pocket had to be resized to fit her phone:

Joy and the future quilter stopped by for a little while:

Here is what Linda is using to load fabric onto her new shelves:

Joanna worked on a mending project:

Dee Dee trimmed kitties for applique:

Here is a closer look at Linda's new fabric storage closet:

Grace graced us with her presence for the 1st time EVER:

Until next time...
Happy 4th of July!!!

6/28/18: CCLQ @ Ella's

Summertime and the living is easy...especially with  quilting friends who share in the joy of making quilts. This week the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters met at Ella's lovely home. Keep reading and you can see how many people attended.  😀

This gorgeous Boston Commons quilt was displayed in Ella's living room.  It was hand pieced and hand quilted by Ella's aunt.  

Close up of the remarkable hand quilting

Remember last week when Gayle gave away several quilt items?  Well Margaret took this quilt kit and has already made this complicated quilt top! Beautiful work Margaret!

Cheryl B dazzled us with some amazing quilts.  This is  the Marrakesh Quilt from the Deb Tucker workshop taught by Rosie Sommers. 

Cheryl showed this fabulous whole cloth quilt. 

Close up the the incredible quilting...excellent work Cheryl!

Cheryl also shared her first whole cloth quilt.  What a beauty! 

Show Stopper!!!!Cheryl had an interesting tell about this stunning quilt....her family has a Bob Timberlake painting of an old homestead that reminded her husband of his family home. There's a quilt in the painting and Cheryl's husband asked Cheryl if she could make one like it....and she did!  

Detail of superb quilting by Cheryl 

While looking for a dining room table, Lynda found this Martha Washington sewing cabinet for a deal at a consignment shop in Durham. 

Lynda made this beautiful quilt from Heather Bailey fabrics. Click on Heather's name to read her bio. 

Here's a photo of another quilt by Lynda using Heather Bailey's fabric line.  

DeeDee is making a quilt like this....is a pattern from Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilts. 

Here's DeeDee's block. She plans to make a Hospice quilt for Veterans. 

More blocks for the Veterans quilt. 

DeeDee finished the beautiful cat quilt!

DeeDee used the Quilt Pounce stencil for her quilting...this is the back of the cat quilt. 

This is Deborah's modern log cabin from Cabin Fever .  Gayle just finished quilting it yesterday!  Deborah is eager to bind it and use if for a summer quilt. 

Yay!  Checking off the UFO list!!!!

Close up of Gayle's wonderful quilting

Deborah is making some puppets for DGS's birthday...forgot to take photos of them.

Gayle worked on her whimsical Chapel Hill quilt.  Gayle reported that she's making a T-shirt quilt for Steve.  She also is getting a new guitar and is learning to play "Wild Thing."

Jean worked on deconstructing silk shirts.  She also shared a template for making pockets or fussy cutting blocks. This week Jean will start a "Quilt Camp" for some girls in her neighborhood. 

OOOOh....a new gadget!!!

Jean shared this cutting gizmo...love the name....it's for quickly cutting  strands of chain pieced blocks. 

Ella shared two of these lovely embroidered pieces.  

Ella finished the delightful chicken placemats!

Ella also finished this beautiful Delectable Mountains quilt top.

Today was the day to wear blue....hmmm, someone didn't get the memo.



Six quilters enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Saxapahaw General Store Cafe.

Until next time, have a wonderful Fourth of July and enjoy whatever you're doing!