After a fair amount of chatter, Joy called the meeting to order.
Upcoming Events...
March 9th @ SECU Family House (Ruth S & Kirsten Host!)
This will be our Donation Quilt Sew Day led by Margaret
April ?? @ Ella's
April 11, 12, and 13th Next SALE @ Pineapple
May 11th @ Gayle's NEW house!! (Not discussed at the meeting.)
Show and Tell...
Candy made a Donation Quilt using a pattern from Margaret:
She went with Joanna to the Pineapple SALE and got these fabrics:
Kirsten is making progress on her hubby's scarf. It's made in the Official Carolina Blue:
She also has a TELL - Leaving for China 1 month from today!
Linda is HERE!! (Sorry! No Photo.)
Lynda had a TELL - She's quilting her Bubble Quilt and hopes to bring it to the next meeting. (Sorry! Photo Unavailable.)
Ruth B. had a TELL - The bathroom projects are DONE! Only the painting remains and that's her job.
She found this panel @ Cary Quilting Company:
Here is a close-up of one of the funny sayings:
She also got a selection of black and white prints for Rachel's quilt:
Here's another batch:
Britt ( and Lynda) completed the top of Kit Kat's quilt:
Britt did the piecing and Lynda did the embroidery:
This is a close-up of the adorable flowers:
Britt completed the top of her 2nd Blooming 9-Patch quilt:
She also had a TELL - She's doing this year's Bot Garden quilt. The North Carolina Wildflower of the Year for 2019 is the
Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium.
Britt had another TELL - She is still finger painting with oils for instant gratification. (Edited to add this photo taken by Joy on a recent visit.) This is one of her incredible paintings:
Joy completed a mug rug set made from a scrap infusion at Ella's CCLQ meeting a couple of weeks ago:
She's also starting a new quilt with these pieces:
This is a phone photo of Britt's quilt of the same design:
Cheryl K. brought her Blooming 9-Patch for those who haven't seen it yet. It's shown below with the border fabric from Pineapple:
Another Pineapple purchase:
Cheryl bought these fabrics, as well:
And these...
... And these are for a wedding quilt:
She also had a TELL - The quilt for her son and DIL is coming along. It's whites and grays with a narrow red-orange border. He wants MORE color!! Cheryl is trying to figure out a way to make that happen. She detailed a couple of ideas.
Dee Dee made something from her last Pineapple purchase. Her cozy flannel robe. She gave herself permission to buy more, but she left her new purchases at home. Dee Dee bought 3 batiks for a Storm at Sea and she'll be making a Flower Block quilt for herself. Here she is telling us all about it:
This is one of the Journals she's making from Art Fabrics:
The Original Works group will be doing a swap with another group. This is another example:
A shibori dyed piece and one done with paint and stamps:
Pineapple Fabrics FB page star in our midst, Cheryl K. with her quilt top at the Pineapple SALE:
Carol unearthed some old blocks from 10 years ago and set them together to make this cozy looking quilt top:
She also had a TELL - There's ANOTHER set of blocks that has her wondering what she was thinking!
Helena pulled out her sewing machine and made a dog coat for her new dog, Frita:
Helena looks on as Margaret talks about her Door Prize Mug Rugs for the upcoming Umstead Trail Marathon:
A closer look at those Quilted Mug Rugs:
Here is Margaret showing off her "Retirement Quilt":
This is how big she THOUGHT the squares would be. Alas, the tiny squares turned out to be a printed panel:
Thank you to Pineapple Fabrics! They generously sent a box of wide WOF strips for our CCLQ and Nimble Thimbles donation quilt efforts...
... Along with some large chunks:
Margaret found a fun pattern to use:
The yardage included might be used for a quilt like this one:
If anyone knows the story on these fabrics, be sure to let Joy know so that she can add the information here:
Kirsten's friend's Van Gogh quilt called Stormy Night:
Margaret's Pineapple purchases:
But WAIT!! There's more:
Ella showed up for a visit. Happy Anniversary!! Oops! No photo.
Lunch was served early so that those going to the Pineapple SALE could be on there way. Thanks for the great planning, Candy!
Until next time...
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