Christmas in July and more!

Rain, rain, rain. This week we had our next to the last meeting for the year. Wouldn't it be nice to end the year with sunshine, sandals, and thoughts of V-A-C-A-TION? Well, not yet it seems but at least we have our quilts and friendships to keep us warm. 

Sue brought in her Christmas word quilt, our chapter challenge for Maine Quilts 2023. Look for it at the show. Lots of paper piecing which Sue enjoys. Don't you love her little spacer blocks?

 

Barb is making a Christmas candy wall hanging for Maine Quilts 2023. She's giving us a sneak peek with this little block. 

Janet said a fond farewell to Tacoma before she is moving out of state. Here is her disappearing nine patch table runner. 

Elly made her Delectable Mountain quilt with beautiful blues and yellows. Looks like a sunny day in the mountains. 

Elly made this vibrant quilt using Cindy McCoy's pattern called In the Beginning. The pattern was offered as part of an online quilt along at http://needlespot.com/. 

Donna made this darling fall quilt from Bunny Hill. The pattern is 101 Maple Street. A very fun applique project. 

Ramona is so adept at making all kinds of quilt. This is a small table runner featuring 1930's fabrics and hexagons. 

On a trip to Alaska Ramona picked up a pattern that included the animal silhouettes. That was the starting point for Ramona to create this beautiful quilt for her great grandson. Bear paw blocks in the corners and truck fabric on the back. Ramona designed the quilt using EQ8. 

Kate has been away for the winter but made it back to Tacoma. Kate's daughter is a rep for Benartex so Kate gets a lot of fabric from her. She's used those fabrics well in this table runner which will be donated for a church charity. 

Kat made this patriotic quilt for Quilts of Valor. Do you remember seeing Kat work on this at our quilt retreat? The pattern is Patriotic Parade by Ann Johnson for Connecting Threads. Kat said she struggles with patterns but someone will be very glad that she persisted with this one. Lovely.

So Kat has a hard time following patterns but she is a whiz at winging it, wouldn't you say? This big quilt started with the center and just grew and grew. Would you think to put that center on point? It certainly makes a statement!

We had a good showing at our last BOM. The theme was sunflowers and crows. Barbara Duffy was our winner for this last challenge. I hope we get to see some finished quilts at our first meeting in September. Many thanks to Meliss for planning our monthly themes and organizing this fun event.