Welcome Friends

 Lots of quilts for Show and Tell at our September meeting.

 

 

Barbara finished making "P.S.I Love You" recently. It was a project at Tacoma some time ago.

Barbara with her candy corn. Just in time for the fall season.

This "Iceberg" quilt was our charity quilt pattern for the past year. 

Kathy told us a charming story about making her grandson's baby quilt. He's off to college now and wanted to bring along some comfort from home. This is the baby quilt adapted to fit a sweatshirt. Pretty amazing!

Meliss was inspired by Janet's Amish inspired quilts. Beautiful!

Leanne made this kitty piece with SweetPea Embroidery In the Hoop Designs.

Diane was inspired to make a comic book inspired quilt with a poem stitched on the blocks, too. 

Jean's tablerunner is called "Blueberries". Perfect! 

 And she  followed Bonnie Hunter's Leader and Ender quilt instructions for this scrappy quilt, Black, White, and Bright." The quilt on the right is from Bonnie Hunter's Potato Chip block instructions. 

Kathy made her red quilt and her blue quilt using her favorite scrappy blocks.

 

 

Donna made a beautiful basket in her favorite colors, pattern is Camden Bowls by Aunties Two. The Stained Glass Panel Quilt fabric and pattern came from Shabby Fabrics and is great for panels. 

Ramona's granddaughter picked out this unicorn panels and designed the border

Sadly, Ramona's dog dies this summer but Ramona memorialized his life with this quilt using blocks from King's Treasures of Lisbon. 

 

We are still collecting quilts for charity. Betty finished her green "Iceberg" this summer. 

Sherry made her beautiful red quilt using a Crabapple Hill design.The pattern is "Sleighbells".

Leanne monitored a class by Heather Kojan at Maine Quilts and was so inspired she went home and made this "Interleave" pattern that Heather had been teaching. There was quite a bit of interest in learning this technique among our Tacoma members. 

My little wallhanging uses rubber stamps and Inktense sticks to create this ode to summer. Very fun to make and I hope to demonstrate at a later date. 

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!