The last waltz

 

 

 

I brought in a quilt that I made using fabric from a silent auction. There were yards and yards of coordinating fabrics in this lovely soft blue and yellow. I plan to make more quilts from these beauties!

 Betsy with her version of our charity quilt "Iceberg" by Villa Rosa. Very warm and sunny. 

Donna M brought us her dress, bag, and quilt made in her favorite colors. The bag is from Cut Loose Press Gift Bag designed by Chris Foreman. Her quilt is from Blue Onion-Saginaw St Quilts Co. Doesn't this just make you smile? 

 

Jean is another of our frequent contributors to Show and Tell. Here she has her version of "Juxtaposition" by AMy Walsh of Blue Underground Studios. 

 Janet is having a show at the Merrymeeting Art Gallery, Bowdoinham in August. These quilts and others will be in the show, I'm sure. These are inspired by Amish quilts. 

 

 

 

Meliss brought in this Double Wedding Ring table runner/bed runner previously and here it is all quilted and bound. It doesn't hurt to see a quilt under construction and then complete. We love seeing them all. 

 

Meliss, like Janet, has been playing with Amish-inspired quilts. She referred to Roberta Horton's book "An Amish Adventure" for this one. 

 

 Sharon says her quilt is a Judy Niemeyer paper pieced design. 

 Meliss with another Amish inspired small quilt. 

 Leanne had made a shadow box inspired by Taylor Swift. She found the images in a coloring book. Leanne will donate this to the Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell for a fund raiser. Swifties take note! So fun. 

That's the last of Show and Tell for our calendar year. See you in September! 

Almost time for the summer break

I bought this castle panel while at a quilt retreat this spring. I knew my daughter would love it and I promised that I would quilt it for her. She plans to hang it above her computer at home.

 

 I learned how to make this quilt block online. I showed how to make one at our meeting. These little flags are very "potato chippy" to make! 

You can find the instructions here: https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/2024/05/flag-quilt-scrap-happy-flag-quilt.html

 

 

 

 

 

Janet has made several "Waverunner" table runners. Pattern from GE Designs. Donna M. led a workshop on how to make these and we have seen lots of very pretty variations.  

 

Janet makes placemats, too. Her own pattern. 

 

Diane showed us her version of "The Lady" by Villa Rosa Designs...

 

...and she made this bag from the leftovers. 

 

 

 

Hell's Grannies! Diane painted and stitched her "patch" . I just love it!

 

 

Linda shared the story about this quilt. It was begun in the late 1960s by her Grandmother. Linda finished it by renting a long arm and learning how to complete this lovely traditional quilt. Very special!

 Jean brought in her gorgeous blue quilt-"Classic" by Louanna Mary Quilt Design. I don't think the photo really does justice to how beautiful this quilt is. 

 

Leanne showed us these projects she has been working on. The flowers are from classroom kits by Quilters Treasure. The cat is also from Quilters Treasure called Casual Cats. I think Leanne likes a challenge. Beautiful work. 

Sharon is back from spending the winter in Florida. She has been busy! This panel quilt is called Sweet Pea. 

 

Sharon also made this gorgeous Judy Niemeyer quilt. Wow!

 

Donna M. has been busy, too. Here is a beautiful panel quilt called Full Bloom by Quilt Ox Design.

 

 

Donna M. also made this stunning bargello quilt called Lightning Strikes by Chris Timmins. From Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine. 

 

 

 Donna M. made another Waverunner table runner using Tilda fabrics. Designed by Gudrun Erk, GE designs. So pretty.

 

 

Betsy, on the right, made this large quilt for her grandson using panels.  

 

 

Betsy also made this bucket at a retreat. The pattern is called "Camden Bowl" from 2 Aunties. Now that would be handy on your sewing table, don't you think? 

 

And last, here I am (Beth) doing a demo for "Scrappy Flags" We are fortunate to have a large meeting room complete with kitchen and plenty of storage space. We can really accommodate a large group and spread out our wares. 

 

Happy Quilting until next time! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little of this, a little of that

 

Leanne with her Chickadee and Black Bear from Lover of Life Designs. 

Leanne made this super cute bag using Natalie Rawlinson's pattern from Ticklegrass Designs/Bodobo Bags with cat square from Mary Herschleb Designs. Bonus points to Leanne for pulling inspiration from different designers! 

Leanne made "Firefly" by Valori Wells Designs for a shop hop challenge. 

Leanne  calls this one Twisted Decadence. This is her own design using EQ8. Wonderful!

Using Midas Touch fabric from Northcott, According to  Leanne she "just cut up fabric" to make this one! No pattern necessary!

Jean made this very lively quilt from Karen Brown's "Just Get it Done" website. This is called "Foolproof Layer Cake".

Another beauty from Jean, this one is a traditional log cabin block with wool applique. I hope we get to see this one at Maine Quilts 2025 where log cabin quilts are the theme. 

Sue made this pretty quilt for our charity using the ever popular "Iceberg" pattern from Villa Rosa Designs. Those are mermaids splashing about, I believe. A fun quilt!

Carol showed us this quilt top at a previous meeting, today she has it all quilted. Beautiful job!

Lori H. picked up this mystery quilt top found at a yard sale. Was this double wedding ring quilt top meant to be a bed quilt or a table runner? Did someone call off the wedding or did someone just give up on the pattern? It is a mystery that Lori passed on to Meliss. Meliss says it is hand quilted. Of course, sometimes quilts like these are used at the foot of the bed...for the cat? A very pretty find and I am sure one that Meliss will enjoy. 

April 2 Show and Tell

 

 

Barb completed her Iceberg quilt. She used all solids from a Kona jelly roll. 

 

 At our last meeting Donna M. conducted a workshop using the Waverunner pattern from Cut Loose Press. Donna W. got busy and made her lovely version at home. 

 

Hope showed us her "Flower Patches" quilt. Former Tacoma member Anne T. helped Hope put this pretty quilt together.  Long-armer Dee Roper did the quilting. 

Hope also showed us an acrylic painting that she painted. Someone suggested that she could paint a block for a quilt, too. Why not combine two things she likes to do?

Leanne T. said her Cathedral Windows table topper is made from charm squares. No hand sewing!

Remember this quilt top? Barbara D. brought this Christmas quilt top into a meeting last year. She said she did not want to complete it; it had been sitting in her stash for too long and she wanted to get rid of it pass it along to someone else. Well, our prolific quilter Leanne T. took her up on the challenge and produced this pretty quilt. 

Leanne finished this  stunning quilt, previously shown on our blog. The photo really doesn't do it justice. The gold really sparkles and glows. Great job, Leanne! The pattern is Ombre Blossoms by Krista Moser. Helen Gardeau machine quilted it. 

 

 

We had two visitors today! Wendy R. and Karen M. came to see our chapter. Welcome Ladies!

Karen M. brought us a quilt for our Show and Tell. Karen made the center block; the top and bottom blocks were from her aunt's stash. A winning combination.