Busy Morning

Diane made her first ever hexagon quilt. She appliqued the hexagons to the purple border. She asked if anyone knew how to attach a border to a quilt like this. We seemed to agree that she had done a good job and that her method is valid. Someone will have fun looking at all the many fabrics in this quilt. 

Jean showed her charity quilt using one of the many "Just Take Five" tutorials online. Five fabrics cut in five different sizes makes a colorful and easy to stitch quilt. Perfect for a charity quilt. 

Jean made a quilted card. "Moose and Willows" by On the Trail Creations. Do we need a demo for this project? Looks like fun!

Our special guest today was Sharon Costedio from Florida, and a Brunswick, Maine native. Sharon is a certified Eleanor Burns instructor. She led a workshop for us featuring "Kylie's Kite", an original pattern by Eleanor Burns of Quilt in a Day. Many of us attended this workshop and Sharon did a fabulous job as our instructor. I'm sure we will see finished quilts in future Show and Tells.

It's time for Show and Tell!

 

Ann W. has another quilt from "The Lady" pattern. Ann said this version of the ever popular pattern was made by her 20-something year old granddaughter. So good to see the younger generation joining in on the fun of quilting. 

Sharon W. made a "Boo" table runner at a quilt retreat recently. The pattern is from Cut Loose Press and uses a curvy log cabin ruler which sounds interesting, doesn't it? 

"Elephant Abstractions" pattern by Violet Craft. Sharon W. said this was paper pieced. It's gorgeous! So striking. You will be dreaming of safaris under this beautiful quilt.

We were all eager to see Leanne's wall hanging up close. The technique is in the hoop machine embroidery. Lighthouse from Sweet Pea Designs. A beautiful reminder of summer as we head into fall and winter. 

Somebody should tell this person (that would be me!) to smile at the photographer. Anyway, here is a little 36 inch quilt that I donated to a charity at our Area 4 meeting. The stars were donated by Judy R and the plaid homespun was a freebee. I hope someone feels warm and cozy with this little lap quilt. 

I made this little quilt featuring 2 inch squares. I used Gai Perry's book "Color from the Heart". This exercise was the first in a series of ways to play with color. 

Another little quilt inspired by Gai Perry's book. In this one I used a splashy watercolor fabric, alternating with a light gray print cut into 2 inch squares. A really fun way to use some scraps. 

That's all for now! 

Have fun stitching!