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.
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:
Linda:
Made a wonderful display board for Joanna’s birthday postcards:
Ruth B:
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:
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!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment