5/9/24: CCLQ at DeeDee’s

 Welcome to the weekly meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters.  This week the group met at DeeDee’s home. DeeDee greeted everyone with a big give away as you entered the door!  Stay tuned for a photo heavy posting today and you will bee inspired! 

DeeDee shows Cheryl the collection of rulers available. Cheryl took home 3 yards of Kona cotton. 

More stuff!  Lots of patterns and books were also on the table. 

Cheryl was so happy to share this amazing quilt made for her friend in California. It’s a big queen sized quilt and Britt will quilt it for her. 

Lynda told of her recent vacation to the Outer Banks. 

Carol shared this beautiful scrap quilt made with the scraps given to her by Susan Buehler. Carol plans to add a white border and this will be a cheerful donation quilt.  

Maggie attended the Salisbury Quilt Show last weekend and brought back lots of goodies. 

Cool fabric!

Sample page from the Quick and Easy Quilt Book.  Maggie used this new method to make these “on point” blocks. 

Clever table runner with floppy flying geese. 

Maggie made this fun gift bag for the NC State Baby Quilt.  She will email the directions for making this bag as it was a much easier method. 

Inside of the bag!

More fun fabric from the quilt show. 

Linda reported that she’s making progress on the Round Robin quilt.  Linda also showed this wonderful quilting T-shirt. 


Ella brought a treasure of nine beautiful quilt tops and some ready to quilt pieces made by Barry. Quilters volunteered to take a quilt and finish it.  Ella wants to donate these quilts. 

DeeDee has continued to work on tidying up her sewing room. She found these magazine pictures of modern looking quilts from the 60’s or 70’s?  

1957 McCalls publication

DeeDee shared this beautiful sampler quilt made by her mother. DeeDee’s mom made the top and Sarah Porrecca quilted it. 


DeeDee’s mom used markers to draw this creative label on the quilt. 

DeeDee shared this sweet scrappy quilt.  The quilt hanging on the fireplace was made by Maggie for the craft show.  DeeDee fell in love with this quilt and purchased it.  

DeeDee made this spectacular quilt.  It was quilted by Joanna. 

DeeDee shared this lovely scrap quilt which was quilted by Sarah Porrecca. 

Deborah has been busy following the 13 year cicadas. She’s been documenting these colorful creatures using the Cicada Safari app.  Cheryl mentioned that many folks are also using the iNaturalist app to take photos of cicadas and send them in. Expect a cicada quilt to emerge in the future. 

Until next time, happy quilting! 

5/2/2024 CCLQ at Cheryl's

 Welcome to the weekly meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters! 

This week quilters met at Cheryl's home and did some reveals of the groups latest challenge; a Round Robin Block swap.

Candy is back with us Yeah and had big news her sewing room is open for business.  She can now put her RR challenge blocks on the design wall since the hashtag quilt is getting top&bottom borders of piano keys.  This is one of two she is making for a FH friend.  She shared two of the best get well cards she received.

Maggie showed her RR challenge quilt and an NC State baby quilt that has cute little bear faces on the back.

Cheryl revealed her lovely RR challenge blocks that have a great setting and borders.  She has a gold and burnt orange for the back.  Her final show was a chef apron for Stephen.  The middle border of cream fabric was an inspiration after she received it from Ruth S. who passed on fabric to downsize her stash.

Ruth S. has her patriotic RR challenge together and it is the perfect size to be a Quilt of Valor donation.  She has given her patriotic tote bag to be sold at either the DOQG Show or the Passmore Holiday Market.  She's still looking for the same blue for binding.

Carol's showed her supper bright RR challenge quilt that has an after quilt on the back with all the left over bits put together ... it's just so Carol all the way.  The back salmon/pink fabric was also some that Ruth S. passed on from her stash.

Linda is almost done with the sewing room reorg and has started on the first row of her RR challenge blocks.

Ella has been in the sewing room going through Barry's stash to see what she can possibly do with it.  One suggestion would be placemats for the Meals on Wheels program.   

Sizes start at 12 x 16 up to 14 x 18.

Deedee's RR challenge was such a surprise and just so lovely.  She has some of her favorite fabric incorporated and proudly hangs it in the hallway of her home.

Deborah's Heart and Stars blocks just look stunning.  She was lucky to be able to identify each quilter's block and made a label on the back to identify each.  As a truely heartfelt sharing she gifted the finished quilt to Ella for little comfort and love.

Most of the group went to lunch since Ruth S. is headed back to the Bluff for the summer.  Safe travels Ruth and Jeff.

Don't forget the late arrival who pulled into the driveway ...

 "Oh it's an older guy getting out of the car" .... Shaboom

So much fun with this group and scrumptious strawberry's and whipped cream.

That's it for this week!