Nimble Thimbles: 6/22/19 - NT @ Dee Dee's

Welcome to the June meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!! Thank you to Dee Dee for opening her charming home. 9 members and 1 guest were in attendance. Welcome to Ella's friend, Debby. We're SEW glad that you could visit with us!! Thanks to all who brought items to round out our meal. Especially, Ruth B., who made a special trip home for the dish she forgot to bring (the first time she arrived!)

Business...

July. 13th @ TBD
Aug. 10th @ Family House
Sept. 14th @ Ruth B's
Oct. 12th @ Ella's
Nov. 9th @ Britt's
Dec. 7th @ Carol's

Show and Tell...

Don't you just LOVE this screened porch?! It's SEW inviting:

Dee Dee's new Deb Challenge table topper:

Quilts...

... Everywhere you look:

Lynda and Britt started off Show and Tell with their mother/daughter project for KitKat:

Britt also brought along her Pineapple purchases:

She's entertaining the thought of using this pattern...

... Called Top-Notch Diamonds from an old American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine:

Lynda had a TELL - She's working on her Sue Spargo quilt. The third panel is done. She also realized that she has a big table to layout quilts to focus on something different:

Dee Dee had a stack of stuff to share:

Starting with her stack of Pineapple purchases:

Candy stitched facing throughout the meeting:

First, on Dee Dee's list, was her ICAD Challenge:

I tried to get a shot of the entire collection:

Dee Dee showed off the coasters she made from her Deb Challenge remains:

The Original Works Challenge is Money. This money plant is the beginning of her interpretation of the theme:

ICAD Challenge collection. Photo attempt, the second:

Dee Dee made a BOLD statement when sharing her lovely Bird quilt!! It was started 3 years ago with Cheryl K. and she vows that it will be QUILTED by next month's NT meeting:

(Even thought she came in 2nd!!) There is a purpose for each of the fabrics she bought at Pineapple:

Hello, new couch pillows. These are going to be SEW much fun:

Joy showed off the freshly completed BQG2 Donation quilt:

Look at the amazing backing fabric! It was sent with the quilt top made by members of the Brunswick Quilters Guild. Britt provided the purple and cut strips of binding fabric. Joy made and applied the binding. Candy finished off the binding in the spirit of true teamwork:

Dee Dee used the pattern (shown below) for her new Table Topper:

This is the other side of the pattern packet:

Ruth B. recounted the great potato salad adventure:

Candy is nearly finished with the Unicorn quilt. She shared special thanks to Britt, who suggested that she leave the mane exactly as it is:

Her Pineapple purchases, along with some stash fabric, will become a quilt from this new pattern:

Candy announced that she was one of the BIG LOSERS at Pineapple (meaning that she spent the least) and she will be using shades of gray for the pattern shown above:

Carol shared BIG NEWS!!! She is cleaning out her office of 33 years and is retiring at the end of July:

She is making this Half Hexi on a slant from a Missouri Star tutorial:

Ella's friend, Debby, was kind enough to bring some Show and Tell:

First, we all wanted to hear about her Mickey bag purchased on her recent trip, taken with her daughter and the grands:

Debby passed around her phone to show us the shirts she made:

She took 3rd Place at the Pineapple SALE:

These darling black and yellow prints will become a baby quilt:

This stack of fabrics is destined to become her new bed quilt:

Calla Lily Fabrics was the next stop after the Pineapple SALE!! More fabrics came home with her:

Debby made this purse out of Ella's stash:

These are the two purses that Ella made:

Here is a shot of all three bags:

Ella was the other BIG LOSER at Pineapple! (Or maybe 3rd place. It's all a bit of a blur, now.) She tied with Candy for last place, but found these two pieces for Pillow Shams:

Ruth B's "Ella" Quilt is done:

That announcement deserves a smile:

She purchased a packaged backing for her Black & White quilt (not shown) and found a yardage for the back of her Blooming 9-Patch at the Pineapple sale: