November Show and Tell

 

 

Sharon R. brought in a partially finished quilt top that she bought at a thrift shop in South Portland. . An old quilt top printed with this design. Much of the applique is completed. Ann W. offered to take it to the Maine Embroiderers chapter. The top is a Marshall Field kit from 1938.  

Who loves Halloween more than Kathy B? Hard to say! Kathy has showed us many of her imaginative Halloween quilts in the past...and the hits just keep on coming! The "Boudreau Brood" are all wearing funny glasses and mustaches ala Groucho Marx. So clever!

 

Kathy also loves her scraps. She says this is one of her favorite string quilts. Easy to make. 

When Halloween is over, it must soon be time for Thanksgiving. GOBBLE GOBBLE! Kathy's original design.

Our Chapter leader Ann T. stands with Victoria from the Bread of Life, and Kat who gathers our charity quilts including donations to Bread of Life. Kat arraigned for Victoria to to come for a visit and tell us about her work as Executive Director for the Augusta homeless shelter and Soup Kitchen. 

 

Leanne T. demonstrates one method of cutting bias strips.

Barb demonstrates another method to cut bias strips from a fat quarter. 

Carol brought in a cheerful quilt for her granddaughter. Scripture featured in the center. 

Diane J. showed us this lovely Dresden Plate quilt. Dresden Plate quilts are always popular!

Wow! That was our reaction to Jean P.'s pillow. She learned how to make this bias tape manipulation at a Maine Quilts class this past summer. The class was with Nancy Rolfsema called "Quilted Tiles". Very special!

Jean P. shows us a color block quilt she made for charity. Her own design. 

Yes, that's Jean P. peeking over the quilt top. The pattern is Juxtaposition by Amy Walsh. For charity. 

Brenda M. used this amusing panel to make a tablecloth. 

Kat showed us this jelly roll quilt. The pattern is Jelly Roll Twist. 

Lori sent me her own write up for her quilts....The pillow case is a repurposed pillow case which uses mesh as a liner. The pillow case excess was used for straps and an extra mesh support for inside bottom. Lori likes the stability of the mesh, and it takes less time to complete a bag.

The 40" x 60" large strip quilt is a charity quilt for Backroads. It also has a fleece back. The bright colors in the focal strip, make this simple quilt shine. 

Lori is enjoying creating Quilted Hugs. She has made three unique ones for friends. Each friend providing her with their favorite color. Primarily using from her stash for these. Using a queen or king fleece blanket for the inside. Lori likes the hand/hang of the fleece lining over a quilted one. 

Lori has made another Quilted Hug repurposing a queen bed quilt. Creating 4 Hugs, cutting diagonally. Using the original binding for the large flat section, and just binding the triangular portion. Adding some individuality by brodery perse applique using Steam A Seam 2. The batting was polyester, but this method works with steaming in the air above the quilt and pressing down by hand after a section is steamed. 

Sandi (on the left) with help showing from Lori L. The black embroideries are for pillows and then there are the 12 days of Christmas. Machine embroidery, no pattern. 

Leanne T. picked up a UFO from our auction. It features cats and funny sayings. 

Donna W. showed us this gorgeous quilt she made using a Jen Kingwell pattern: "Long Time Gone". So many pretty fabrics and quilt blocks. 

 

Whew! Another inspirational Show and Tell!

 

 

Charity Sew-In

 

Our Charity Sew-In took place at our meeting hall. A wonderful time was had by all. A big thank you to the two women who organized the day for us...Kat and Brenda, front right and left. See all the happy faces? Yummy food and deepening connections, what a great combination. We gathered together to work on quilt tops for charity. 

Kat demonstrated how to add borders to panels. There are so many lovely panels available for quilters to use in our quilts. It is always helpful to have some inspiration and suggestions through books and patterns. 

 

Andrea and Mary show us a simple nine patch quilt. So cozy. 

 Kat concentrates on cutting her pieces. On the wall Kat has pinned steps to make various borders. She makes it look so easy!

Two old friends catch up  on what's happening(Donna W. and Judy L). It's hard to get anything done sometimes! Well, that's what these retreats are all about, chatting with dear friends. 

 

Ann stops sewing for a minute to share a laugh. 

That's Kirsten peeking behind her planet panel. What gorgeous colors!

From all the reports that came in after our day, everyone had a good time. Thank you to all who participated!
 

Show and Tell September 2026

 

We celebrated Tacoma Lakes Quilters, a Pine Tree Quilt Guild chapter for 30 years!

We had a beautiful and delicious chocolate cake! 

Betsy looks happy about her quilt, don't you think? Her quilt using sold color fabrics; its at vibrant at she is.

Carol made a wall hanging out of a quilt panel, very clever. 

Carol is full of ideas. She made an advent calendar with ribbons attached to the little houses. What fun!

 Diane J. used her scraps to make a fan quilt. 

 Susan H. made a stained glass quilt and added borders all around.

Susan also made a quilt for a friend using Hawaiian prints. I'm sure that will be appreciated. The pattern is a Villa Rosa design by Deanne Moore. 

Jean P. is a prolific quilter. Here she is with a pillow made with a pattern called "Spooky Jack", a kit from The Whole Country Caboodle. Its time to be digging out the Halloween quilts!  

Jean also made a small quilt to donate. She joined Bonnie Hunter's Leader Ender Challenge-"Four Patch Fun". 

Kat used a "Red Hat" panel for the center of her quilt. She followed Shannon Arnstein's pattern from the book "Quilt with Panels". 

Donna M. made zippered pouches. Who doesn't love a new pouch? The pattern is by Janet Clare and makes a 9 inch pouch.  

Sue R. made a small decorative quilt from a "Halloween Twister" top purchased at our yard sale. 

 

Here she is with a strippy quilt. No pattern, this is a traditional design. 

Sue made this pretty quilt, love that blue! The patterns is "Dot Dot Dash" from Sew Can She.  

Barbara, Lori L., Andrea and Donna W. We celebrated these long standing members of Tacoma Lakes Quilters. Each one has done so much to build our chapter over the years. Thank you to them and all the past members. Hasn't it been fun? 

And here they are again!

30 years! 

What we did on our summer vacation!

 

 

Kathy B. made two quilts for charity.  

 

 

Kathy B. with Bright Hopes, a traditional block, and a scrappy yellow quilt sure to warm someone's heart. 

Anne T. with a Sashiko pocket using a grid to sew the pattern. She made this while her car was being serviced in the garage. She worked many hours on a previous pattern and threw it away by mistake. From a class she took with Merrymeeting Adult Ed in Topsham. 

 

Anne T. with an orphan block base and collaging other elements on to it.  

Anne T. with a textile collage. A re-working of the saying "Nothing Gold Can Stay Quilt" that she made and exhibited at Maine Quilts. 

Jean P. made this unfinished piece at a class at Maine Quilts. Nancy Roelfsema taught the class called "Quilted Tile." We hope to see this interesting piece when Jean is all done. 

Jean P. made these table covers for a family apple cider pressing day. How fun!

 

Sandi H. made this bright and beautiful Dresden quilt for a challenge. 

Sandi H. made this embroidered table runner. 

Sandi H. made this cozy quilt using a square in a square block taught at one of our Tacoma workshops. 

Kat made this throw carpet using her husband's ripped jeans. No pattern, just Kat's usual creative mind at work!

 

"Peek-a-boo" quilt block taught  at Maine Quilts by Marci Baker.

Leanne T. makes such interesting quilts. This one is called Shenandoah from Creative Solutions. 

 

Leanne also made this Peek-a-Boo block. She said it is a classic Hollow Cubes block and is from Carol Thelen. 

Carol made this quilt for a wedding in California. That sure looks like California sunshine to me!

Another quilt from Carol, this one featuring dogs. Three Woofs from us!

Donna M. said there is no pattern for her duck panel quilt The request was for a quilt with Mallard ducks and she hopes this fits the bill. 

Donna's quilt using gel plates at Maine Quilts. She used an alphabet panel for the back.

 

Several more pieces from Donna M. 

Susan H. was busy over the summer . Susan said that this flower quilt is from an old Connecting Threads kit. 

Susan made her lady bug quilt at a class taught by Claire Reid in 2014, approximately. Who can keep track? I'm sure it feels good to have this fun quilt done. 

 

Another old quilt project. Trees quilt from Keepsake Quilting. 

 

 

Susan also made a quick baby quilt from Krista Moser. 

 

A small quilt using tessellating pinwheels. 

 

Beth (me) made four place mats. The fabric was an old tablecloth, probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The table cloth was not the right size for my table so after years of procrastination, I made place mats which we use daily. 

 

I also made a lap quilt to make an Ocean Waves quilt. I used directions for the block and the quilt top from The Fat Quarter Shop. So many half square triangles! Still needs to be quilted. 

Andrea made herself an apron. She thought she made it using her son's old jeans, but apparently they weren't her son's jeans but her husband's! Oops! 

 

Donna M. again with a very simple quilt design. The fabric lights up in the dark. How fun is that?!