1/26/16 - NT Nights @ Hboro Library

YES!!!  We ARE booked for the library on Tuesday, January 26th.  The BIG question will be how many of us will choose to attend???

Only time will tell...

If you are coming, PLEASE be extra careful (in case there is snow/ice left on the roads!!)

Whoever shows up (my transportation expert says that we shouldn't have any problems) will be represented in an updated version of this post.

Guess what?!

There were FIVE members and TWO guests at this months meeting.  Welcome, Leslie and Bo!!  We are SEW pleased that you have joined us.

Here's what everyone was working on or had to show...

Joy was working on a new project:

 Leslie brought along a book...

And TWO projects for us to take a look at!

First, her Christmas Tree quilt (which was her first applique project!) that she wanted to get quilting suggestions to complete the quilt.  Margaret and Joy were able to offer some good suggestions:

Next, here she is with her second quilt (which she also wanted help with a quilting plan.)  Sorry!  I didn't get the name of the quilt pattern:

Bo loves dragonflies and I couldn't resist a photo of her beautiful pin:

She quilted this Donation Quilt (?) with a puffy cloud pantogragh:

This (client quilt) was quilted with a dragonfly motif.  Sorry!  No close-up available:

Somehow, I missed getting a photo of Bo, herself!!  :o((

Britt had a beautiful bird block that she made for a friend:

Margaret brought along her (adapted) Bluff Mystery Quilt:

LOVE it with the 9-Patch cornerstones.  What a GREAT modification to the pattern!!


Here's a closer shot of the String Quilt with the puffy cloud quilting:

Annelise worked on a Graduation Quilt:

Karen helped Leslie by drawing out a possible quilting design for her rectangle quilt:

This is a close-up of the design:

 Britt FINALLY decided on a quilt pattern for her sister in New Zealand:

Margaret ripped out errant seams on the Broken Dishes portion of her Jamestown Landing quilt.  She started the quilt in a Bonnie Hunter workshop offered by Durham Orange Quilters Guild.

Britt also had a Bonnie Hunter design.  This is the 2015 Winter Mystery, Allietare!

She is trying to determine her border treatment:

 Here's Britt as she was laying out quilt blocks:

ETA... After the meeting...

Carol:

I'm out of commission for awhile. Broke my left ankle and tibia from slip on ice. Ortho will decide Monday if I need surgery. Resting ok after fractures reduced on Monday. Moving in with my son and fiancé until this fixed. At least 6 weeks no weight bearing. Happy quilting to all and look forward to viewing the blog to see your creations.

** Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Carol.  It's wonderful that you have caregivers living right next door!!

Linda reports:

Sorry I didn't make it.  I've been sitting around in sweats for the past few days since I haven't had to go to work. I was too lazy to get dressed last night to come to the library!  But I did quite a bit of sewing at home.  My daughter's quilt is now finished, and I'm working on the binding of my shot cotton quilt.

** Please keep Margaret in your thoughts, as she undergoes hip replacement surgery on Monday.  She will be in the hospital for about 3 days afterwards and will then recover at home.

Until next time...
Go SEW!!!

1/23/16 - NT @ Margaret's {Bluff Mystery Revealed} The Virtual Edition

First exclusive
Then CCLQ open
Then NT open

Bluffers still got "first dibs" on the clues.  While others might not agree, the one with the clues overruled.  :P

A number of people got their mystery blocks completed by the end of the retreat:

As the weeks and months passed, many of the "Bluffers" completed their quilt tops, but Deborah was the first:

... And has since quilted it and gifted the quilt to her Mother-in-law:

Congrats, Deborah!  Your stash of batiks worked perfectly for this design.

Here's hoping that Ruth S. will prod Donna and Catherine into sharing how far they've gotten on their quilts, as it will be great to hear from them, too!!


Emails flew around with the snowflakes on Friday:

Linda joked that we all should have converged on Margaret last night (meaning Thursday before the big storm hit) and had ourselves a "snowed-in sew in."

Margaret said that she would miss seeing everyone and suggested that "Maybe we should all send pictures of what we have been working on and Joy/Britt can put together a virtual meeting blog."

Joy replied that a virtual meeting sounded like an excellent idea, given the conditions.

Here's hoping that everyone will chime in!!!  (Please send photos to Joy's LYCOS account.)

CCLQ members began the reveal on Thursday (since some don't attend NT meetings.)...

Joanna made her quilt in the recommended colors for a QOV Donation:

Ruth B. used a pretty turquoise print and plans to leave hers with only one border:

By the time of the reveal, several of the "stragglers" completed their quilt tops, too:

Joy STILL had a stack of blocks... until just last week:

But that's better than the first time she ran this Mystery!!!  :o))

(Thanks, again, Britt!!  Otherwise, she wouldn't have finished her blocks this time, either!)

We have an of overachiever in our midst...

Ruth S's quilt is not only quilted...

... But she took the time to embellish it, as shown here:

Looking at the photo below, I thought that Candy had ended up making TWO sets of blocks.  Anyone who attended the CCLQ @ The Bluff retreat will be surprised to see this completed quilt top.  (I know that I was!  And I really want to see how the lime green and blue quilt turned out!!)

This is the ACTUAL color combination that she worked on at The Bluff AND the colors in the quilt shown above!! If you look closely, you should be able to see the rooftop on the left and the doorway on the right:

This "meeting" was brought to you virtually (separate, but together in spirit), thanks to Winter Storm Jonas, which dumped a variety of snow, sleet, and freezing rain over the bulk of the East Coast yesterday (and today.)  The very weekend of the Bluff Mystery Reveal!!  :o((

Surprise: Willie loves the snow this year! (From Jean, of course!)




She's deciding how to quilt this:

Here is her newest quilt, Ramses!

Britt posted the following:  We still have power but I got up late this morning and made brownies because… SNOW  (or any other excuse I can come up with!).  So with the emergency rations taken care of I’m ready to sew.  Miss you gals – stay safe and warm!  Looking forward to Joy’s blog post.  J

From Gayle: I received more fabric in the mail...Paula Nadelstern Fabracadabra fabric for the ornaments.  I love the pink!  (Refer to THIS post.)

From Britt:  I've started a new quilt.  This one is a cheerful quilt destined for my sis in New Zealand.

Joy joined the Link Party for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and spent time with Virtual Friends, since she couldn't spend time with YOU in real life:

Thanks to those who took the time to send pictures for the post!  I appreciate your participation in our Virtual NT Meeting.

This just in from Linda:  I have sent you some pictures of what I'm working on.  I'm making (appropriately) snowball pinwheels with some adorable polka dot fabric.  Probably going to be a baby quilt.  When I'm not working on that, I am also finishing the binding on my daughter's Asian quilt.  I have one more side to go!  When that's done, I'll start the binding on my shot cotton quilt.  My sewing room is coming along, and at least it's functional right now.  It took me a while to get inspired to work on it and get back into sewing, but I'm on a roll now!

Best on this snowy day,

Linda

Snowball Pinwheels:

Binding Asian quilt:

Cutting area (in Linda's NEW sewing room):

Dee Dee sent along a photo of the quilt she is working on for her hairdresser:

Then we heard from Candy...

Her Tumbling Block table runner, binding not yet finished.  The Tumbling Blocks are WOVEN, not pieced!  All done in batiks:

Quilted baby booties.  She did another pair with colors reversed and a different decorative stitch for the quilting:

Margaret rounded out the Virtual Meeting at the end of the weekend:

Morning started with just a bunch of Broken Dishes, 210 to be exact... that's 840 half square triangles

After a day of sewing...

This endeavor was started in 2014 with the Bonnie Hunter class for Jamestown Landing string quilt.  Is it too soon to say the end is in sight?  LOL
  
Until next time...
Snow, Snow, Go Away.  Don't come back another day!!!