November 14 Meeting

Tacoma Quilters met one week earlier because of the holiday next week. This was an all-day event to work on our chapter challenge to be shown in the Maine Quilt Show in July, 2013. Thirty gals armed with 'something'... ...a sewing machine ....material & tools.... hand work-knitting or embroidery. Oh yes,  delicious goodies...a pot of soup....pumpkin muffins.... blueberry cake ..apple pie++.... and some with a favorite magazine whose only ambition was to sit...have a cup of coffee and chat. Lots of laughter!!! And, of course, 'show 'n tell.

We are making a 'Bargello quilts with a twist'  by Maggie Ball. I counted 15 participants and I am sure there are more in various stages. In the book there are 21 choices shown as 'how to' arrange. There are - 16 blocks  - 7" finished . So it has been fun choosing the 'delicious' colors arranging and re-arranging.   Two tops finished below-  

Kat chose brights

 Margo - Fall colors

Carol T-pastor's wife...Rae...Andrea(in background)....items for their church fair...(this is the place we meet- PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH IN LITCHFIELD)

Andrea- her 'Duffy bag' (Pattern designed by our President.)

Sharon had cancer and another chapter she belongs to made these blocks. Each member (some of them are in our chapter) surprised her and sent them to her one by one as they were finished. She finally figured it out that it must be a quilt. She finished it off putting this beautiful border on it. I took close-ups(below) so you could see it better. She calls this her cancer quilt. Thankfully she is doing fine now.

Right bottom

Left bottom

Top Left

top right - Sharon did the cow and the Nina from BRQ did the block of  Sharon's home.

Kat and her seal-quite colorful!

Kat - Hunter's Star Runner - the darker green fabric are grapes.

Kat-queen size quilt-very colorful..using lots of scraps. 

Kat and her 'Big Bag'

Janet attended a workshop at Orient Express and made these adorable 'little things'

Janet and her 24 days of Christmas. Fabrics by Laurel Burch.
This has little pockets you can put tiny gifts/notes in. Wonderful colors!!

Janet- She is the gal that uses a lot of unique colors...especially bargello's and this tree skirt is no exception. Beautiful!

Sandy G. and her 'NOEL' runner.

Sandy G. - table runner with Christmas fabrics.

Margo-Block of the Month. 11th in a series of 12. 
Country Junktion.com 

Thank you for stopping by and sharing our JOY!!
'HAPPY THANKSGIVING' 

November 7 Meeting

Tacoma Quilter's of Litchfield held their meeting wednesday and it is always exciting to come. It officially starts at 9:30 am but most of the gals are there by 9:00 am sharing refreshments and all our 'exciting'  news with one another.  Our president, Barb has been away on vacation and it was nice to have her back.

Following is a picture of our Area 4 representatives who serve on Pine Tree Quilters Guild board. They shared what is happening on the state level. It is always nice to see them.

Ann McCaslin and Wes Marble

OUR NEWEST QUILTER - Kristine

Sharon Holland Pattern 'Sunset Sail'

PEGGY used a kit- very nice coloring. 

 Peggy wih a neat cuddle wrap.

 Jona knit a felted bag...stunning!

 Jona - scrap circle quilt

 Jona - Holiday embroidered wall hanging.

close-up of Holiday embroidered wall hanging. 

Jona - A quilt that 7-8 of us decided to make in a year using our own stash without purchasing fabric. This is the 4th person who has finished. They are all very different. It has been a fun and challenging project.

 Sue K - 'Sebago totes' - don't we all love all kinds of bags! Very nice.

 Janice was very busy this month. Blocks of the Month with Country Junktion...the turkey is November BOM and she enjoyed the process so much she got carried away and will be using them for gifts. Very nice!

 Margo October BOM with Country Junktion and a table runner done in Christmas fabrics.

I am a little late in posting but trust you enjoyed show 'n tell. Some months are busier than others...we will be meeting this coming week because of the holiday. So see you in a few days.  

Sandy Projcect -INFORMATIONAL

This is not a chapter project but thought maybe some of you would like to participate. You can click on it and follow the link for further instructions. THIS IS INFORMATIONAL ONLY.

Tacoma Challenge

This year's challenge for Tacoma Lakes Quilters is to construct a quilt from Maggie Ball's book, Bargello Quilts with a Twist. A workshop will be conducted November 14 to assist those who need help making their challenge quilts.

Your quilt should consist of 16 blocks that measure 7 inches finished.

After the borders are added, your completed quilt should measure no smaller than 36" square and no larger than 45" square.

Yardages will vary, depending on how many fabrics you choose for your blocks. For a simple 5-color quilt, you'll need about 2/3 yard for the focus fabric, and 1/2 to 2/3 yards for the other 4 colors. See an example of a 5-color quilt on page 54 in the book. 

If you have questions about the challenge, please contact Barbara.