9/24/20 - CCLQ @ ZoomBEE

Welcome to another meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters!!!  This week there were nine members in attendance:

Thank you to Joy for today's group photo!  Thanks also go out to Deborah for scheduling our meeting and to Ella for serving as our hostess and keeping the quilters in line.

NOTE:  Don't miss THIS special edition post!!!

Show and Tell...

Deborah:

Mineral Matrix Block # 5 done:

She put up a mini design wall in the space under her studio window:

Deborah is sewing the binding down on her Blooming Nine Patch quilt, but Joy missed the photo op.

 Here is a reminder of what her current project will look like when it is completed:

Joy: 

Beautiful secret quilt complete. Sweet pumpkin made of tiny half inch blocks with bird perched on top. Another UFO complete blue with striped border.  Shared her lovely gallery wire with mini quilts displayed.

Joy finished another UFO by completing her Sapphires. No Stars quilt:

She also shared her gallery wire with mini quilts displayed:

photo!!

Candy:

Working on Fossil Fern quilt, but it's up on the design wall.  All rows are sewn together. Hopefully, she'll have the quilt top ready by next week. Shared info about the donation batting from Joanna’s.

Linda:

 Made a wonderful display board for Joanna’s birthday postcards:

Ruth B:

Awesome Black and White quilt top is done and ready for Joy to quilt:

Ruth S:

Beautiful Atmosphere quilt is quilted! 108” square:

 Ruth threaded 20 needles so she could work on it during our Zoom Bee:

 Ruth held up a corner of the quilt to prove that she is working on binding:

Maggie:

Shared a gorgeous donation quilt.  Joanna made the blocks and Maggie sewed them together:

Joanna had the yellow border ready and Maggie will add this brown border prior to quilting:

This will be the backing for the quilt:

Worked on  Meadow Mist mystery quilt, using a Block Lock ruler to trim the HSTs:

Maggie is also working on a donation block quilt for Joy and showed the blocks on her design wall:

 She plans to make star blocks for the bottom row with the following squares along with a piece of background fabric from her stash:

Prior to post time, Maggie had made progress and has the accent blocks and the bottom half of her quilt pieced:

Carol:

 Showed her donation block fabric from Joy’s new donation project:

 Carol is also working on Joanna’s red, white and blue donation quilt.

Ella: 

Working on quilting her adorable...

... Funky chicken quilt:

Here is a look at more of the quilt:

 This one gives a better look at the two-color prairie points surrounding the center of the quilt:

More on the LWR Mission Quilt project...

After Maggie and Carol shared their latest donation projects, Joy briefly explained the Lutheran World Relief donation effort.  It began when a fellow quilt blogger shared the story of last month's (August 2020) explosion in Beirut, Lebanon which destroyed goods ready for distribution to the needy, including personal care kits and quilts.  The following links give a clearer picture of how the project grew beyond Joy's wildest expectations:

Lutheran World Relief Quilts

LWR Instructions

The First Box

Arrival of the Second Box

Square Selection {Round One}

The Arrival 1st Quilt Top

Square Selection {Round Two}

From Joy...

A number of you have volunteered to help in a variety of ways.  Thank you SEW much!!  I was beginning to wonder how I would manage without reinforcements.  That is somewhat less of a concern, thanks to each of the following quilters:

Candy, Maggie, Linda, Ruth S., Deborah, Ruth B., and Ella

If YOU weren't at today's meeting, but would like to contribute in some way, please consider creating a 70" x 90" to 75" x 95" quilt backing for one of the 15+ quilts that will be made for donation.  This can be done with chunks of yardage sewn into a pieced backing, an extra piece of a wide backing fabric, or lengths of yardage.

Please keep these exclusions in mind as you choose fabrics...

NO religious symbols or messages.  (Crosses, Star of David, etc.)
Secular symbols are acceptable.  (Rabbits, eggs, and poinsettias.)

NO U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.

Editor's Note...

Please contact Joy if you notice any additions or corrections that need to be made in today's post.  Thanks!

Until next time...

QUILT safely!!!

9/23/20 - CCLQ in the Wild - BIG Birthday Surprise!

Welcome to another edition of CCLQ in the Wild!! This week, our roving reporter is here to reveal a (hastily planned) gathering of NINE quilters.  These CCLQ members were spotted in Durham at a special Treyburn birthday surprise.

Happy 80th Birthday, Joanna!!!

Cheryl K. had suggested that we make quilted cards for our birthday girl.  Based on Joanna's response to the paper-turned card that Ruth S. mailed down last month, Joy thought that was a brilliant suggestion.  Candy recommended that we each take photos to share on the blog.

Here are the gifts from the quilters...

Maggie let the fabric do all the work!  :o))

Joy delivered a (quilted) Birthday Cake inspired by Sara Ruiz Quilts.

Carol used her embroidery machine to stitch out her pretty purple greeting.

Dee Dee stamped and stitched this beautiful butterfly card.

Jean used a piece of her antique "cutter" quilt from a friend...

... And "helped" Willie make a card for Joanna, too.

Candy had some super strippy fun creating her 1st quilted postcard ever!

Ruth S. created this butterfly bouquet.

Deborah spoke of the bird lover in her, straight to the bird lover in our birthday girl with this sweet hummingbird.

Britt created this lovely abstract landscape.

All will go on this message board specially made by Linda.

The beautiful fabric covered buttons were provided by Deborah.

As if our quilted cards weren't a big enough surprise, Candy arranged a "window visit" birthday party for Joanna...

Maggie donned her darling birthday hat.

Waiting for the receptionist.

Candy passed out birthday signs.

We set out on our trip around the building.

Oh!  Here's your sign.

Hmm... This milk crate could be useful.

It was SEW perfect for a selfie an "us-ie"!!  :o))

Ella's "chauffer" was kind enough to take a photo of our little group.  (Thanks SEW much, Barry!)

(Once we located the right room) There was a lot of leaning in to see Joanna through the window.

We all held up our Happy Birthday signs.

There were a LOT of photos of reflections off the glass!

Maggie pieced together one of Joanna's works in progress.

Joanna made blocks similar to ones that Maggie had made.

Candy spoke with Joanna on the phone from outside.

Ruth brought a package of Two-Bite Cupcakes.

We all waited our turn to wave to Joanna.

Here we are singing the Happy Birthday song.

It was suggested that we are better quilters than singers.  LOL!!

  

Maggie showed Joanna the quilt top that she put together.

Joanna enjoyed and appreciated our visit!!

(Over the weekend) Ruth S. sent this glorious sunset photo, proclaiming it the BEST of the season.  It seemed appropriate to include, as our birthday girl said goodbye to another decade this week.  (Too bad we didn't have a sunrise photo to include, along with the sunset!)

Editor's Note:

My apologies to Deborah for previously miscrediting her hummingbird birthday card made for Joanna!!

I have corrected my error.