Monday, November 30, 2020

11/24/20 - Zoom-y NT Nights

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the NT Nights quilt bee!!  Special thanks to Kirsten for scheduling our (virtual) gathering.  This month 8 members were present.  Joy captured a gallery view on her screen to preserve the moment for posterity.

Group Photo...



Show and Tell...


Kirsten...


... Took a class on thrummed knitting:


Sherry...


... Shared a Holiday table runner that she particularly likes:


Karen W...


... Has been busy making gift buckets:


She also made a Flying Squirrel magnet and a stuffed Picnic Bug:


Here's a close-up of the squirrel:


Karen also worked on the Nature Challenge for her Original Works group...


... Along with the View Finder Challenge:


She started with the image above and focused in on the section to the right of the black line, ultimately producing the quilt shown below:


Ask Karen for more details about the wool felt garland she's creating:


She incorporated red wooden beads for holly berries:


Jean...


... Has been working a lot and sewing very little.  :o((

Britt...


... Started quilting the background of her commission quilt:


This picture gives a clearer view of the background quilting:


She's getting ready to load another quilt on the longarm:


Britt has made progress on a new twined rug:


Here's a close-up so you can see the fabric a little better:



Karen V...


... Has been retired since September.  She's currently enjoying a visit from one of her daughters.

Maggie...


... Was in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit with her turkey hat.  Swag from the (Virtual) Turkey Trot "Race/Walk" that her husband signed them up for this year:


She recently completed the fun and festive Wonky Christmas Tree runner shown below:


The pattern is very easy and quick to make:


The Star Runner is a magical make and the pattern was provided by her mountain house quilt guild:


Here is the pattern for the Tree runner:


Maggie is just about table runnered out:


However, she did make one more!  A quick strippy runner:


Here are some other Holiday toppers and runners made this year:








Joy...


Shared the quilt that she just loaded on her longarm...


... Along with her LIGHT Neutral gallery wire mini:


Let's leave you with an outtake including Maggie in her turkey hat:


Until next time...
Be SEW Thankful!!!

Monday, November 23, 2020

11/29/20 - CCLQ @ ZoomBEE

Welcome to this week's meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilt Bee!!  Ten quilting friends enjoyed a couple of hours together before going our separate ways, but errands, chores, and work were waiting.  Thanks go out to Deborah for continuing to schedule time for our little slice of Zoom pie!  (No meeting next week due to Thanksgiving and I've got pie on the brain... Pumpkin, to be exact. Yum!)  Special thanks to Dee Dee for filling in as today's hostess.  She did a great job of keeping us on task!  Thank you to Joy for capturing photos, so that we can look back on the day's proceedings, staring with...


Today's Group Photo...



Show and Tell...

Joy:


Shared adorable photos of The Junior Quilter receiving her sweet pocket pillow.




Deborah:



The pink and gray baby quilt is pinned basted and ready to quilt.



Carol:



Finished Christmas decoration and is excited for her grandkids and others to see it. Found a bag of half square triangles. Plans to use an hour glass layout. Joy is almost finished with Carol’s Covid 3800+ piece Postage Stamp quilt! Joy shared a sneak peak of this quilt.





Lynda Mac: 



Making apron gifts.  Showed an apron with Mexican folk art fabric for her granddaughter.




Ella:



Made a Christmas table runner from Missouri Star Quilt pattern.


You will want to keep reading.  This is a preview of Ella laughing at Dee Dee's chicken story, which she was originally a party to:





Ruth S:



Thinking about project ideas for Pineapple Fabric. Granddaughter loved the fabric from Pineapple for tote bags.


Candy:



Made a second turkey and shared a photo of how she displayed it. Using the Diamond Rects ruler from Studio 180 Designs.  Made a beautiful blue and yellow baby quilt using this ruler.








Ruth B: 




Sewing on binding on black and white quilt.


Maggie:


Sewing binding on Joanna’s donation quilt...trip around the world. Making more table runners.







DeeDee: 



Showed Quilters Select Free Fuse product. It’s a fusible powder.   Made a pillow for a friend’s cat...forgot to take a photo.  Made five coasters to go with living room colors. Making red and green mug rugs for neighbor. Showed a fabulous scrap jewel box Quilt from Bonnie Hunter.  Made a basket of adorable chickens and brought some cheer to us by showing the various personalities of the chickens determined by their wacky beaks.















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Until next time...
BEE sew thankful!!