Be sure to read the entire blog. Today we had a special treat...Ella shared her quilting history and showed us her first quilts. Everyone was delighted! Ella suggested that when we host, we do the same. So dig deep and find those first quilts folks! Now for a look at some of Ella's more recent quilts lovingly displayed in her home.
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| This is one of Ella's stunning quilts in her dining room. |
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| Doesn't this trio of Ella's appliqué quilts remind you of spring? |
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| Close up of iris and the bee appliqué and wonderful echo quilting. |
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| Gorgeous table runner in Ella's dining room |
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| Ella's creativity carries over to her artful display of refreshments! |
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| Candy's beautiful donation quilt from her Ella fabric was quilted by Joanna. |
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| Close up of wonderful quilting by Joanna |
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| A closer view of Joanna's fabulous quilting |
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Here's Candy's beautiful Blooming Nine Patch quilted by Joy. Candy used premade binding from Pineapple fabrics. Candy is sewing a sleeve on the quilt today. It will go to a friend who plans to hang this wonderful quilt in her home.  Close up of Candy's nice binding work on her BNP |
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| Ruth B has completed the top of her Ella Fabric Donation Quilt. |
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| Here's Ruth B's table topper for Family House. |
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| Close up of Ruth B's embellishment on her colorful table topper. |
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| Deborah shared a new issue of a quilting journal: Curated Quilts. Curated Quilts will feature Black and White Quilts in their tenth issue. Submissions are open August 1st and the deadline for submissions is August 31, 2019. So you have time to make a black and white quilt that may go in a magazine. Any style or technique is welcome. DeeDee challenged our group to participate in this Black and White challenge by making a small 8/5x11 BW quilt! |
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| DeeDee found this 100% linen dress at a thrift shop. She plans to cut it up to make another garment. |
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| Check out this amazing collection of 4x6 inch fiber art pieces created by DeeDee for the Original Works Art Quilt group. |
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| DeeDee made these wonderful pink flamingo eye glass cases. |
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DeeDee made this fun quilt for the Sleep In Heavenly Peace organization. Volunteers make bunk beds for children who do not have a bed. DOQ is providing donation quilts for this wonderful project. Joanna quilted this quilt. Close up of awesome quilting by Joanna! |
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Lynda shared a spectacular collection of Kaffe Fassett fabrics and some of KF's books.
For an colorful and comprehensive collection of Kaffe Fassett fabric check out: gloriouscolor.com. |
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| This book featured stunning quilts. |
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| More books and of course fabric! |
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| Lynda showed this book, Quilt Grandeur by Kaffe Fassett at Gayle's last week and here's a quilt that Gayle wants to make! |
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| Tip of the week: Lynda shared this pen that helps with making a fold in fabric. Click on this link to find out more about how this pen works. |
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Ruth S plans to make a Blooming Nine Patch quilt this summer. She found these wonderful fabrics at Pineapple Fabrics last week. The quilt is for her daughter. Ruth S plans to use this layout for her Blooming Nine Patch quilt. Sorry about the horizontal view:(
Ella's quilt history.....
 When Ella lived in Vermont, her mother would send her quilts. One day her mom said, "It's time for you to learn to quilt Ella." Her mother sent this quilt top and Ella quilted it by hand. Ella had a 66 year old friend who asked, "Why did you baste it first?" She thought Ella's stitches were too big. |
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| Close up of Ella's beautiful first hand quilting stitches...our group didn't think the stitches were too big. |
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| View of the back of Ella's quilt with very nice hand quilting |
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| Ella's first quilt from start to finish! A variation on Storm at Sea made while she lived in Vermont. |
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| Ella's excellently pieced second quilt. |
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| Ella's third quilt called Yuki's Garden. The center blocks are folded like origami. |
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| Close up of the fabric folded center block |
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| Another view... |
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| This quilt by Ella was made in Kansas for a library fundraiser and won first place viewers' choice for appliqué. |
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| Close up of the appliqué sailboat and the incredible quilting! |
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| Ella is currently working on another beautiful donation quilt from her stash. Ella suggested that we start a trend of having a quilt history by the host of our meetings. Everyone thought that would be a fun idea. Thanks Ella for sharing how you started your quilting journey. Until next time, happy quilting! |
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