3/30/17: CCLQ @ DeeDee's

Welcome to the weekly meeting of those wonderful Cherry Creek Lane Quilters.  This week nine quilters met at DeeDee's home. 

This cheerful painting greeted quilters as they entered DeeDee's home. After brownies and coffee, Dee Dee opened the meeting with getting dates from everyone so she can make the schedule for  the next three months.  We were glad to see Linda who joined us today since she's on break. Britt will join us for lunch and will also join us for the next few Thursdays. We miss Ella so much and send get well wishes to her!

Joanna showed this lovely table runner that she made for her daughter-in-law's new table.  

Candy joyfully continues to work on the binding for the QOV quilt. 

Cheryl proudly shared the first block for her son and daughter-in-law's wedding quilt. 

Here's a good view of the focus fabric for the quilt. Her daughter-in-law to be likes red, gray and black, so those colors will be in the block. 

Jean shared more Bernina tips with Ruth S.  and also brought her box of tiny pieces of fabric. 

Ruth S. had a wonderful story to tell about her trip to the  The Villages in Florida!  

Ruth worked on this embroidery project. 

Linda enjoyed coloring in a Zen Pattern and Design book. 

Ruth B worked on her landscape quilt and also shared that she's getting ready for a neighborhood yard sale.  

Ruth S shared this photo of the baby quilt that she made on her new Bernina. 

DeeDee made a pillow from the iris panel that Britt brought her from QuiltCon.   

DeeDee showed this completed table runner for her bedside table.  

Deborah made this feather block for a group project from her other bee.  They are making a support quilt for a friend.  

You can make your own "Feather Bed Quilt" using this free pattern designed by Anna Maria Horner.

Six hungry quilters dined at Saratoga Grill in downtown Hillsborough.

Until next time,  "Don't worry about today, do a little quilting and everything will be OK."

3/28/17 - NT Nights @ Hboro Library

Welcome to the March meeting of NT Nights quilt bee!!  Six members met at the Hillsborough Library.  It was a small crowd, but we had a wonderful time.

Joy started in with the photos right away by laying out her Show and Tell upon arrival...

Fun and Fast Bargello Wall Hanging from her class at A Mountain Quilt Fest in Pigeon Forge, TN on the LEFT and her ONE completed En Provence block from Bonnie Hunter's 2016 Winter Mystery on the RIGHT:

Margaret was wandering around looking at the artwork, but came in and laid out her Silent Auction quilt for Symposium...

... and got right to work on binding a quilt:

Carol arrived and got busy with quilt binding, too:

Margaret took these photos on a recent trip to Wilmington, NC:

The pouch showcased decorative stitches and a lace-edged zipper:

Leslie shared her newly completed quilt top:

She also posed with Bo, who quilted her Christmas wall hanging:

Britt arrived with her current art quilt:

Obviously, it's still in progress:

Britt also brought along her sample from the weekend's Ruler Class at Beginnings Quilt Shop with Patsy Thompson:

Here is a closer look at the various designs...

... And Britt pointed out how the 3 rulers shown worked:

You may (or may not) be able to see how she used them within the confines of a square, for people who work with more traditional quilt block designs:

The last hour of the class was spent working on this Mandala, but the poor lighting made photography challenging:

Bo recently churned out this incredible 'puzzle style' T-shirt Quilt:

Smile!!!

Bo also recently completed this Christmas Quilt for a client:

Look at the quilting design:

Anybody remember the story on this quilt photo???

If memory serves, Margaret is planning to make this for DS2:

Leslie presented some border options for Grace's Quilt...

Option One:

Option Two:

Discussion ensued regarding the different shapes and spacing. Personally, I'd like to see a "stop border" before the triangle border.

Margaret recently got back this Triangle Quilt, made with 
Toes in the Sand pattern and Hex and More ruler from Julie at Jaybird Quilts.  I believe she said that it was quilted by Cheryl Breeze, who we haven't seen in quite a while:

She has completed this Quilt of Valor donation quilt:

All in all, a wonderful evening.  :o))

Until next time...
Quilt happy!!!

3/23/17: CCLQ @ Jean's

Spring is here and there's so much visual inspiration for quilters!  I must have spring fever because this post is long overdue, anyway here's what happened two weeks ago with the Cherry Creek Lane Quilters! 

Five quilters met at Jean's home and throughly enjoyed the blueberry cake along with coffee and tea. Who had that first mystery slice?  Hmmm...

We are always inspired by Jean's lovely kitchen quilts.  

Candy showed this quilt top that she recently found in her sewing room.  She made it several years ago and plans to finish it to send to her friend that she visited in Athens, GA last week. 

Here's another view of Candy's quilt. 

Jean found this idea for DeeDee and Deborah to make using their felting techniques...maybe for Halloween next year? Maybe not.

Ruth B showed her progress on the blocks for the Twirling in Reverse Quilt.  Looking good Ruth!

Another view of Ruth's quilt... 

Here's the pattern Ruth used for her quilt..lots of tiny half square triangles in this one!

Jean shared this wonderful background quilted piece that she made.  She plans to make another bird quilt wall hanging with this. 

Jean and Cheryl take a closer look.

Cheryl had exciting news today!  Her son is getting married!!  Here's some fabric she plans to use to make a wedding quilt.

Cheryl plans to use this pattern for the wedding quilt. 

The bird fabric is the focus fabric....here are some other fabrics that might work.

Willie was so excited to see his quilt lady friends!   

Candy worked on the binding of a Quilt of Valor quilt. 

This QOV was made by Sarah Porreca from the Tuesday group. 

Close up of the quilting...

The group had a tasty lunch at the Breakaway Cafe at the entrance to Briar Chapel.

Until next week....make something and have fun whatever you do!