WARNING!!! PHOTO HEAVY POST!!!
Since mid-December, members looked forward to the trial run of our (Virtual) Sew Day. Thank you to Deborah for setting up the meeting weeks before the events, so that everyone could plan accordingly. Special thanks to Dee Dee for suggesting that we give this a try. We're SEW glad that you and Joy tested the waters for us! Fifteen quilters gathered throughout the day, even some who hadn't planned to attend stopped by to spend time with friends who were all reeling from the morning's news.
Nine quilters join the retreat first thing in the morning:
A while later, several others joined in:
Somehow, we missed a posed group shot with Kirsten in the mix and at the end of the day, only Britt, Joy, and Cheryl B. were still online:
We started with Dee Dee asking what everyone was working on today. Photos taken by Joy are accompanied by notes from Deborah...
Joy: quilted niece’s wedding quilt Using Circlelord Swirls pattern. Starting on pink month for Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Joy’s doing a 2021 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge on her blog. Participants can link to the runner/topper challenge using their blog or Instagram account. IG users should tag participating projects with #tablescrapstrtchallenge.
Cheryl K: put Asian quilt top together...would like ideas on how to quilt it. Plans to use beige, blue brown, etc to make a crazy log cabin quilt.
Candy: making a yellow and gray quilt for her living room
She also shared the handmade Ear Protector she received:
DeeDee: Quilting the Jewel Box quilt that she started a few weeks ago. Doing straight line quilt:
Britt: working on donation quilt from Candy. Has been working on commission quilt. Working on Sweet Kisses quilt today. Britt shared Judi Madsen’s A1 quilting ruler...has a cool edge for holding.
Ruth S: Shared her Christmas gift which was a new cutting table with drawers and cubbies beneath. Wayfair 60" x 30" and 36" high, $439 + tax. FREE shipping:
She has been saving fabric for about a year to make an “I spy quilt.” Ruth puts a neat I Spy poem on the front of the quilt. Also working on Crazy Christmas Tree table runner.
Maggie is going to walk her through the steps:
Here's her sample:
Maggie is also trimming half square triangles with her Block Loc ruler and working on binding this quilt:
Which is deceptively easy:
Is this Maggie's quilt, too??
Ruth B: working on a quilt for Joy’s donation project today:
Lynda Mac: working on binding the Lorna Doone quilt. Starting a Strings Stripe quilt.
Helena: Working on the backing for her Pecking Order quilt.
Britt showed Cheryl K. her new handmade spoon, ready for pick-up:
Kirsten shared the rag quilt that she is working on today:
In her studio remodel, she found an extra Essential Triangle Tool, if anyone is in need of one:
Carol: Knitting now...but will work on Easter baskets with scrap fabrics. Joy posted a tutorial for baskets..Look on the top of Joy’s blog HERE.
I'm not sure, but believe DeeDee got some new fabric:
She shared this sweet Bird pillow:
And the quilt she is quilting today:
Here it is up on the design wall:
Later...
Britt gave a demonstration on how to test for an exact quarter-inch seam on your sewing machine, using this Bonus Buddy tool from Bonnie Hunter, who has her own (older) method HERE:
Maggie completed her first tree...
A little while later, Ruth S. had hers completed, too:
Later, she shared the entire group of blocks:
Deborah: working on donation quilt for Joy.
And shared a photo of the dolls she made for her grandchildren:
Britt showed the progress she's made on her commission quilt:
Lynda Mac shared more of Britt's quilting on the Lorna Doone quilt:
She showed the quilt she will be making for Britt...
... Along with Christmas gifts she received...
... And her next project:
Lynda showed us how she keeps track of quilting projects...
... By making detailed notes in this journal:
Lynda Mac later forwarded these photos:
Helena shared this adorable pear print that she hopes to use in a project for her kitchen:
Kirsten showed the quilt that her current project is modeled after...
... Made for her nephew a number of years ago:
And then we got back to work...
Joy pressed and cut PINK strips for her table runner...
... And chose this beautiful backing fabric:
Everyone stayed busy...
Joy stitched some basket off-cuts into pin cushions:
Dee Dee did some pressing:
Linda's happy face at being back in front of her sewing machine...
... Even if, she had to employ her trusty seam ripper:
Deborah happily stitched away the afternoon:
She is slowly filling her new studio shelves:
Here's Dee Dee's darling pillow:
Look who joined the Sew Day...
Cheryl B. shared her new granddaughter's quilt...
... Complete with a scalloped border:
Carol made progress on her granddaughter's Easter Basket:
Linda shared a finished block:
Cheryl B. is working on this lovely applique quilt:
Deborah used the alphabet on her new machine to embroider a chef's coat for her husband:
She also had some pressing to do:
Kirsten dug out her Marvel quilt and will add borders soon:
Joy thinks she has the order of her fabrics set:
Dee Dee searched for a pattern:
Maggie used this Carpenter's Star pattern:
This is a clearer picture:
Ruth B. continued to work on her LWR project for Joy:
Here are the blocks on her design wall:
Helena is having a good day:
Members moved about throughout the afternoon...
Deborah made progress on her LWR quilt for Joy:
Britt's new pantographs were delivered:
Cheryl B. did some handwork and enjoyed the company:
Kirsten showed us her Mask Making kit:
She's waiting for more hardware to arrive:
The day was winding down and this working photo was captured with Kirsten in the mix...
During a discussion of small portable irons...
Kirsten showed us her comfortable, but pricey little iron by Cricut:
Maggie, Joy, and Helena all have this little Steamfast Travel Mini Iron with a fairly comfortable pommeled handle:
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When the discussion moved on to storage...
Britt showed us the bins she got to put beneath the longarm:
These members are working, though the hour is getting late...
Cheryl B. continued to stitch:
Helena shared some fun fabric used for pillow cases:
As the afternoon wears on, there's more talk and less work:
The lighting appears somewhat less that optimal and quilters begin to get hungry:
After most of the others bailed, Britt showed some fabric for a new project she's thinking about:
... And the conversation turned to Temperature Quilts...
... And quilt designs:
What a wonderful day! Members made progress on projects, while feeling connected to our little group of friends. Thank you, again, Dee Dee for suggesting we give this a try. The event was SEW successful that we are already planning another.
Until next time...
SEW together (separately)!!!
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