Tacoma Auction Pics

Tacoma Quilters of Litchfield held their annual auction Wednesday. We set up on Tuesday and came excited. We brought stuff to sell or give away and then bought more to take home. It was an exciting day! Following are some candid shots to give you a flavor of what our day was like. Our next auction will be October 2017. We will have our annual Quilt show October 2016.

Tacoma - October 7, 2015

     Tacoma Lake Quilters of Litchfield meeting was interesting...A new place ....and you know how that is?...where to park....where to sit...everything arranged different. But we did well and had our business meeting. Discussion was involved with our upcoming AUCTION, OCTOBER 21 AT THE SPORTSMEN CLUB. NOTICE FOLLOWS THIS POST...CHECK IT OUT...HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL DONATED ITEMS.
     We realize that not everyone is a seasoned quilter and we have new people that do not know the basics and it is good for a refresher course for others. This year we will have some sort of demonstration following our business meetings.This month Kathy - Diagonal Seam Backing; Helen - The Binding Tool; Ann W. - Mitered Corners made easy. We also received written instructions. It was wonderful...thanks ladies.

OUR NEW FACILITY
Morning Star Lodge #41

 Betty L. - Quilt started 20 years ago

School houses in red/white/blue.

 Betsy L - She won this gorgeous raffle quilt

made by Skowhegan-Somerset Samplers.

 Kat P - 'Turning Twenty' 

King size quilt

 Back of Turning Twenty- quilt as you go- and 

used fancy stitches to put them together and machine quilted herself.

She used fat quarter fabrics,

(FQF are fabrics that participating members swap when their

name is drawn in a color of their choice throughout the year.

 Judy L. - "Chesapeake" paper pieced quilt square.

She won a scholarships from our group and took a 

class at Maine Quilt show with Karen Diever - who shared about the 

history behind the pattern. She found her very interesting 

and challenging. She plans to try a small 32" square in

the future. 

 Donna M - Woolly Lamb pattern adjusted.

Use a charm pack for table runner. 

Wendy Ulmer "Stacking Logs"

 Jona - "Now and Later" from American Patchwork Quilting Magazine. 

 Jona "You're a Grand Old Flag" 

Missouri Star Quilting Book

She really enjoys making anything with the American Flag.

 Jona - "Jelly Roll Race 3"

Missouri Star Book

Used strips from Stripper-for-a-day

( 2 1/2" strips ...over 30 of us exchanged a strip with each other)

 Helen G - teaching a demo using 'The Binding Tool'

 by TOM products. 

Check out YouTube to see videos.

Another great Fall day in Maine....see you next time...

TACOMA AUCTION OCTOBER 21 2015

Tacoma Lake Quilters of Litchfield 

AUCTION - October 21, 2015

Litchfield Sportsmen Club
Doors open at 8:00am - Live auction 10:00am

Everything a quilter or someone who sews, knits etc. would want.

-FREE TABLE

-CASH AND CARRY TABLES

Large bags of scraps, Magazines, Patterns, Books

Auction Items

Fat Quarters, Yardage, Notions, Tools, Knitting Supplies, Yarn, Crafts, Kits, UFO's, Finished Items, Decorations, Furniture, Other.

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Lunch will be available - soup, sandwiches 

homemade donuts and coffee 

~~~~~reasonable prices~~~~~

Bring your friends and enjoy all day if you are able or come and 

leave when you need to.

Tacoma - September 23, 2015

Tacoma Lake Quilters of Litchfield met today....few challenges....the place we have met had some structural problems....so we met at American Legion, Litchfield. Of course when you enter a new place ....hmmm....You know how it is ladies!! We discussed a new place to meet and also the upcoming AUCTION. Ann W. had a demo on 'Split Ohio Star.' Our 'show and tell' was sparse today. We are enjoying the beautiful Maine weather of the first day of Fall Season and with anticipation looking forward to the 'snow' but grabbing hold of all the nice weather we are having.

PLEASE SEE NOTICE AT TOP 

WITH DETAILS OF THE 

AUCTION!

Suanne - made this beautiful 'memory quilt' 

 She used a ruler on a square and turned it

to create unique blocks for this charity quilt.

 Sherry F -  'Tesselations Quilt' she found at Good Will.

 Ann W. - demo for Split Ohio Star. 

Until next time....do not forget the Auction!

Tacoma - September 2, 2015

Tacoma Lake Quilters of Litchfield held their first meeting of 2015-16. A New Year...A New Slate of officers....A new Agenda....New members.. We have a packed schedule of projects that lends itself to all level of quilters this calendar year. We welcome new members...if you have mornings free on Wednesday ...come and join us...we love to have you and you will be inspired.

Each month there are a group of ladies who set up...bring goodies...and clean up. This was our first spread. I happened to catch Helen....always a variety and delicious. 

 This was a workshop at the Maine Quilt Show. Kathy B. used a picture and transfer to create. 

 Another class by Kathy B using several different stitches.

 Margo took a class with Freida Anderson - 'Field of Poppies; 

using hand dyed fabrics.

 Margo 'Music in the Air' using poppers and the binding was pieced using all the music fabrics in the quilt. 

Made for a brother-in-law who plays guitar.

Anne T - re-purposed vest purchased from a thrift store and embellished with vintage embroidered pieces, etc. 

 Front of vest.

 Carole T - Table runner using scraps.

for 4th of July/Memorial Day

 Donna W - 'Lone star Quilt' using summer colors.

 Donna W - 'A Little bit Modern'

from Quilt magazine

 Kat - Raffle Quilt to be hung in the Litchfield Fair this month.

When she makes these she experiments with different techniques. She used scraps ....quilt-as-you-go technique in quarters....flannel on the back for the 1st time and binding was made from  leftovers and attached by machine with a decorative stitch. Also focus scenes in the squares.

Her own design! Had to be seen up close to be really appreciated. 

 Sandy G - Simple Country Sampler

The Rabbit Factory 

 Sandy G - 'Pinwheel Flurry' by Cathryn Tallman-Evans

using 30's fabrics.

American Patchwork April, 2005

 Donna M - Pillow with a book.

The book speaks of what to use for fabric. 

THE ON-THE-GO-TRAVEL PATTERN by Bonnie Ferguson

'Blueberries for Sal' book

Donna M - 'Five little Ghosts'  

Donna M - 'How many Fish' 

Hope you enjoyed our summer projects...until next time...