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'