Tuesday, October 21, 2025

October 15

 

                   
Leanne started off Show and Tell with a wintry pillow. What's not to love? A dog, a cat, a deer and a golden sparkling tree. Leanne says this is "in hoop" embroidery, Christmas silhouette. 

 

Next is Leann's  Halloween pillow from Emily Taylor collage. 


 Donna M. made a vinyl mesh market bag from Cut Loose Press. Donna says this is a great bag to take to the beach because you just shake out the sand from the mesh bottom. 


 Donna has made a number of these beautiful baskets, this one is ocean themed. Pattern from Aunties Two Camden Bowls. That dress is pretty special, too, don't you think? 

Donna is adventurous with her bags and totes. This pocket book uses cork and is from another Aunties Two patterns-Cork Totes. 



 Donna made a baby quilt using a pattern called Pinwheel Garden. She used fat quarters from Ruby Star Company and an ABC panel for the back. The sashing between the pinwheels makes this simple pattern special. 


 



Sunday, October 5, 2025

October 1, 2025

Anne T. showed us one of her Halloween pillowcases that will first do duty as storage for someone's Halloween haul. Does it look big enough? 
Carol made a casserole carrier and
a Nativity. The Nativity is an old UFO that will be sent of to her granddaughter. 

Diane was experimenting with beading on a quilt with this colorful quilt. Diane always has something special to show us. Very creative!

The embroidery was an inspiration taken from a “coloring book” intended for adults - stitched in linen, appliquéd to fabric with a few rounds of quilting stitches. Beautiful!

Jean made a colorful tote bag from a fabric line showing all the colors available. Jean cut off the color names and numbers, leaving only the sample colors. I bet you didn't realize you could make something this pretty from a sample line, did you? 

 

Sandi H. used a panel to make this wall hanging: Footprints in the Sand.
Leanne T. brought in a number of things...first off this turkey..
and a spider web...
and a jack o'lantern. All paper pieced and all from EQ8. 
Leanne will be teaching us this "interleave" technique soon. Leanne learned the technique from Heather Kogan at Maine quilts this summer. 

 Barbara brought in  her seasonal strip wall hangings. Barb made these for a challenge several years ago. We have another seasonal challenge coming up for the Maine Quilt show, so get your creativity on with these examples of what you can do! (Barb is on the left and co-president Ann on the right)