Tacoma December 4, 2013

Tacoma quilters met for their monthly business meeting and  Go Cutter Party. ....Four of the gals brought their GC and several of us had projects that needed that special touch...Christmas trees....Holly...bulbs and on and on...what fun!!

Bring and Brag is always a joy to see what the gals have done.

This is part of the group as we shared Bring 'n Brag

Janet made these "CAT MATS"....which proved to be very popular.

 One of our newest members first quilt

Anne T,  "DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN"

 Donna "NORTH AND SOUTH"

made from a charm pack.

Donna "BLOCK OF THE MONTH"

from Cotton Weeds...beautiful embroidery.

 Close - up

Carol T. - small wall hanging/table topper.

 She made this for her daughter from leftovers of a large quilt she made her last year.

 Sue C "TIC- TAC -TOE" she also made a small bag for it to go in.

 Sharon R. "TABLE RUNNER" from the book "A TABLE FOR ALL SEASONS" 

 Quick Quilts McCalls November 2008

 Barb D. "DISAPPEARING 4-PATCH' flannel quilt. Made for her daughter.

The panel  and fabrics are from Northcut.

 Barb D. "DANCING STARS" pattern from Cozy Strip Club,  done in Red, black and white.

Made for her grandson.

This is our last regular meeting for the year. We will be having our annual Christmas Party in a couple of weeks...It has been a great year with a lot of accomplishments in the quilt world. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit. It is greatly appreciated and we love sharing with YOU!

Tacoma Part 2 Bring 'n Brag

This is the second posting for our November 20 meeting. 

The first posting is our Quilts of Valor trunk show. 

This is our Bring 'n Brag at Tacoma Litchfield Quilters meeting.

We have a mini-raffle each meeting. This is very popular!

  Different people each month provide varied items. This month Pauline won ...she chose the basket with  home made canned veggies and pumpkins ++

2nd winner was Sandy K. who got this unique basket of flowers/candies.

 Margo made this baby quilt as a gift for an acquaintance.

Janet - Orphan blocks used for a baby quilt.

 Janet - orphan blocks from our recent auction. She created this 

baby quilt with this paisley border.

 Janet - Christmas Bargello - she will be teaching this.  We call her the 'queen of Bargello'" She has done so many and always unique.

Janet -  Christmas quilt - Trip around the World Bargello

 Pauline 'Autumn Mini's' (Below)

The Paisley Cottage Pattern #1205  Each one 6 1/2" x 7 1/2"

 Sue C - "A year in a Snap'. This is a class she is taking based on a 12 month designs. You make the background and the center is attached with large snaps. Book following

 This is the book of project above....I have mine  ordered. I just really like the concept.

Sally C - she is our newest member. She shared the Christmas presents she is making. Shhhh....

I-Pad Carrying Case in wonderful colors.

 Sally C - Pillow cases to match the Bargello she made.

 Sue C. - This is her second quilt and just gorgeous!!!! 

Twist and Turn Bargello

 This is the book above quilt was taken from.

Helen - She shares another of her mats she has been making. 

Really cute using a focus center of pumpkins.

 Helen made this for an older lady. Penny Sturgis bag. Always popular!

 Janice C - neat bag.

 Janice with another Christmas runner. 

 Janice C - Sadie's Stash by 'Quilts and More.' 2008.

 Another beautiful parade of quilts...runners....bags++....so much talent.

Trust you enjoyed as we shared B 'n B.  until.......

Tacoma Part 1 Quilts of Valor 11.20.13

This is part 1 of 2 entries for Tacoma Quilters of Litchfield. We had a special speaker Marie McSwine who is a representative of Quilts of Valor. She shared the following trunk show.

These quilts are given to men and women who have been in war zones. If you have further interest please check out their website.

Marie McSwine

This was done by a student of Marie's. Her first quilt and a beauty.

Trust you enjoyed this inspiring display of quilts that have been made for our special servicemen. 

Tacoma Meeting November 6, 2013

A nip in the air in Maine did not stop the ladies from attending our November business meeting for Tacoma Lakes in Litchfield. The meeting starts at 9:30 am officially, but many are there by 9 to enjoy one another and sample the wonderful tidbits and coffee & cider today.  We purchase our raffle ticket which is always a highlight and very popular.  This month two drawings, the first was 3 groups of 30's fabrics and the second a bag full of of multiple goodies. We also have our fat quarter club....four names are drawn once a month and she receives approximately 40 of her color of choice. Fun! Fun! Fun! Then we go into our business meeting with lots of discussion and decisions. Our Bring 'n Brag always showcases the talented work of our quilters. 

Sue B made this beautiful string quilt for charity.

 Donna W shared this special 'Christmas quilt' from Hobby Lane.

 It has a lot of special detail. 

This is a winner!!

 Pam finished this lovely 'tree skirt' and it was quilted by Sherry F.

 Ann W made this beautiful "Turning Twenty" quilt. This was a workshop and other's used a light background. She chose the chocolate which made this unique and we all agreed it was beautiful.

 This is the back to the above 'turning twenty'. She used a layout she saw in a magazine. WOW!

 Helen G made several of these Fall place mats 'Framed Seasons' a quilt as you go for the Fall season.

 Our B 'n B was short this month but trust you enjoyed the wonderful talent.

until......