Early Thanksgiving

 Tacoma Lakes Quilters enjoyed an early Thanksgiving feast on November 20. Andrea and her husband have supplied us with a delicious roast turkey for three years now which is always appreciated and always delicious. Our members brought in all the necessary dishes to accompany that turkey. So good to be able to share the lovely meal with all of our friends. But first, of course we had Show and Tell. After our meal some of us cut strips with Go Cutters. We are preparing to make Log Cabin quilts for next year's Maine Quilts. Plenty of ways to keep busy!

Lori H brought in this mat made with "cheater" cloth. 

Another mat or rug made with cheater cloth. 

Point of View Table Topper, a Plum Easy Pattern.

Donna M made two table runners using the Wave Runner pattern by Gudrunerla of GE Designs from Cut Loose Press.   

Betsy brought in a very old log cabin flimsy. The pattern was from Eleanor Burns, Quilt in a Day. Betsy said she has been using it as a tablecloth. Always nice to see a log cabin quilt!

Jean P showed us a log cabin quilt she made with narrow strips. She used a special ruler from Creative Grids. I remember watching her making these blocks and admiring how useful those rulers can be. 

Jean P with her Scrappy Churn Dash by Jen Kingwell that appeared in American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. 

Jean P. again with The Iris Quilt by Erica Jackman  of Kitchen Table Quilting. 

Shout out to Jean P and Donna M for making life easier for me! They always give me the pattern name and author before Show and Tell! Thank you, Ladies!

We all want this quilt! Donna made her quilt with 1930s fabrics, buttons, and embroidery. She bought the pattern at Maine Quilts. The pattern is Button Bouquet by Lori Smith. 

Kat brought in two quilts for us to enjoy. The first shows quilt blocks Kat's niece picked out from Kat's spare blocks. The second is a Villa Rosa pattern done in vibrant colors. 

Carol made a pretty runner for her bureau. 

Barb made a happy yellow quilt using the quilt block that Sharon C. presented at our workshop. The pattern is from Eleanor Burns. Sharon is an Eleanor Burns certified teacher. 

Barb's beautiful scrappy log cabin quilt. Endless variations for these quilts. I'm sure we will see many more at Maine Quilts 2024. 

Last but not least, we have Sue R and Barb D showing off their barn quilt creations! They took a class at Dark Star quilt shop and painted these beauties. What a fun experience for them!