3/17/16 - CCLQ @ Ruth S.

Welcome to another meeting of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters!!  Today we were at Ruth S's home due to Gayle needing to cancel to take care of her DH.  (She's hoping to be back next week!) We were treated to fresh coffee and homemade Irish Soda Bread.  It was Ruth's first time EVER and the recipe turned out perfectly.  Nicely done, Ruth!


SHOW AND TELL...

{Note:  Photos may not appear in the order in which items were shown.  Sometimes the camera and computer don't communicate very well.  Today was one of those days.  Sorry!!}

 These are the blocks that the "Bluff Quilters" will be making as a thank you gift for their hostess:

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the CCLQ mascot, Willie:

 Jean completed the basket that she started LAST WEEK:

Joy spent the morning knitting:

Ruth B. had no show or tell, but we were happy that she was with us:

Joanna did some drawing during the meeting:

Joy was ready for St. Paddy's Day:

Here is a close-up of the fabric that Linda bought for her class quilt:

Just keep quilting, Deborah:

Linda worked on coloring the Monsters for her 2015 - 2016 Class Quilt:

Ruth S. made her block for the CCLQ Donation Quilt:

LOOK what a nice job she did with the piecing!! There are 120 pieces in this block:

Here is how Jean's basket started out at the beginning of the meeting:

This is a picture of the ruler that Joanna used when making her latest Quilt of Valor:

Hooray, Jean!!  Your basket is finished:

Isn't it beautiful?!?!  Batiks make EVERYTHING gorgeous!

Linda shared some of the student artwork for this year's class quilt...

NO.  You may NOT put clothes on your monster:

Yes.  You MAY add accessories:

Cheryl K. added stitches to the binding of the Green Border Baby Quilt:

Joanna used the Hot Cross Stars pattern for her new QOV:

Isn't is stunning?!

RIGHT side of the ruler used:

LEFT side of the ruler used:

Joy (left) and Gayle (right) each completed their CCLQ Donation Quilt blocks this week:

 Linda took this photo to show Joanna of a quilt based on Zentangle hanging at the Hampton Show:

Joy completed the first block of S's T-quilt:

 Here's a closer shot of Joanna's Quilt of Valor...

 ... AND a close-up of the star:

Jean brought THIS pattern:

 And the beginnings of the Triangle Tote for a friend:

Joy laid out her completed Bonnie Hunter Allietare Mystery blocks:

Only TWO more to make for the size shown!!!

Gayle is busy taking care of hubby, Candy had a cold that she didn't want to share, Dee Dee had a belly ache, and Ella was on the way to Kentucky to visit her sister.  We missed you all.

Everyone, save Linda, went to Tazeki's Mediterranean Cafe for lunch.  YUM!!!

Stuffed Grape Leaves:

Grilled Vegetable Plate:

Roast Pork Feast, a bit on the char-grilled side:

Until next time...
Be SEW Happy!!!

3/12/16 - NT @ Candy's

Welcome to the March meeting of the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Bee!!  Ten members met at Candy's house for engaging (quilty) conversation, yummy food, and, of course...

{A bit of business...}

Members, read carefully!!  Mary Jo's Trip is coming up on Saturday, April 9th.  We currently have 2 drivers (Thanks, Britt and Linda!) and Candy will meet us there.  There appear to be 4 yeses and 4 maybes.  Please contact Joy, if you hope to go on the trip.  Also let her know if you would be willing to drive, as we may have other members who hope to go on the trip.  Thanks!

Calendar news!!  Candy has requested the Family House Solarium for a UFO Sew-In scheduled for May 21st or August 20th.  Once we know which date we can have the room, Ella will plan to host a meeting on the alternate date.  We also planned a tentative schedule for the remainder of 2016!!! Updates will be made on the BLOG CALENDAR as plans are confirmed.  Keep checking back!

{Show and Tell...}

Candy started us off with a TELL.  Her placemats have been gifted:

And... she will be babysitting her granddaughter half of each week during April.  Then she had a SHOW.  She bought a new book at Thimble Pleasures:

Amamani Puzzle Balls by Dedri Uys (shown above) and #23 Bernina Applique Foot (below):

Linda brought the fabric that she bought at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival for her 2016 Class Quilt...

... I know, right?!?!  It's NOT super hero fabric, but..

It goes PERFECTLY with the student accounting profile that she's using:

Linda also got a pattern and template set at the Quilt Show:

She shared her completed Spotty Leftovers Quilt top:

Dee Dee has made some new Bird Blocks and Britt offered THIS internet link for off-setting blocks:

And brought along her Tumbler quilt (which Ella had a good idea about - turn the quilt to have the solid colored "flower pots" right side up and put a flower in alternating ones.)

Dee Dee also bought some new patterns.  These are from Keepsake... because she couldn't figure out how they were made WITHOUT a pattern:

Joy has added the last 2 rows of O's T-quilt:

Cheryl K. asked for a quilting consult for the Bluff Mystery:

She brought her CCLQ Donation Block:

And...

Worked on the binding of the Green Border Baby Quilt:

Ella didn't have a quilt to show, so she brought one of Barry's (NOT the easy Missouri Star pattern!):

Just LOOK at the BACK:

Ruth S. brought the necklace that she got at the Hampton Show:

Jean shared a photo of her newest "Willie" tote bag:

And... the completed Ramses Quilt:

Jean found THIS pattern using hexagons and triangles for her batiks and hand dyes:

She wondered if the pattern was made with inset seams.  Margaret said NO and drew out the construction for Jean.  (Thanks, Margaret!!)

Speaking of Margaret...

She has been busy working of quilt bindings while recovering from her hip surgery...

Pegs was a $70 kit from Keepsake.  Cheryl B. quilted it:

Slice and Dice donation project from a kit at DOQ Sit and Stitch.  Blocks by Jean Wright.  Top assembled by Margaret.  Quilted by Bo Herman.  The binding was applied by Joy with the hope that Margaret could use some hand work during her convalescence:

Another Slice and Dice kit.  Blocks by Jean Wright.  Top by Margaret.  Quilted by Bo Herman and binding applied by Joy and sewn down by Margaret after she was able to get around a bit:

Britt brought her fabric purchased at Hampton and she's already used some...

...  In her amazing Indigo Challenge Quilt for Art Bee:

Here's a close-up of View Across Indigo Lake made using techniques found on THIS BLOG:

Just LOOK at the quilting she did:

Jean passed around her phone one way...

...  While Britt's was coming around the other way to share her newly organized fabric/WIP armoire:

While searching her stash, Candy found some silks from India that she bought in 1969:

Aren't they beautiful?!?!

Joy suggested that Jean make something for Candy like she did for Ella.  Candy said that she could never wear the shirt that Jean just made.  So Joy said that they should go try it!!  Here is the swap:

Noting a few alterations, she was proven wrong and then they switched back to their own clothes:

If you weren't here, please know that you were missed and we hope to see you next time.  Here's a shopping tip from Cheryl K:

FashionFabricsClub.com for silks, rayons, and blends at good prices.  $5.25/yard!!!

Until then...
Keep Quilting!!!