Exciting March Meeting

We had 16 members at our March meeting. Lots of goodies were brought to share, a first for our group in a long time. Darn pandemic! Masks were off for the most part and it was a joy to see smiling faces once again and partake in some tasty snacks. I can vouch that the peanut butter cookies were delicious. 

After Show and Tell (photos below), we had a quick business meeting. Sue K. agreed to take on the role of secretary. Thanks Sue! Lori brought Maine Quilts raffle tickets and encouraged everyone to sell at least 2 books of tickets. We were honored to display this year's MQ raffle quilt. Laura Nichols, Maine Quilts Coordinator, came to record the "reveal" of this year's raffle quilt. The video was uploaded to Facebook for all PTQG members to see. The quilt is a beauty called "Always A Way" pieced by Dan Perkins and quilted by Carol Perkins. Dan and Carol will have a special exhibit of their work at Maine Quilts. It is so exciting to realize that the quilt show will be in person this year.

Charity quilts are a big part of our group but we have not been able to donate for the past two years, so we discussed what we could do now. Carol T. offered to coordinate our charity giving. She suggested we donate to the Salvation Army for their CROWNS program (cherished, respected, original, worthy, needed, strong). The program helps young women survivors of human trafficking in our area. We will work on charity quilts at our May meeting. 

Next meeting is in April. Let's hope it will be a sunny day with green grass and daffodils!

Many of our members belong to more than one quilt group. It is fun to see what other groups get up to and here Betty L is showing a rope basket she made recently at a workshop. 

Betty L showed us a cute snowman table mat that her friend Cece Smith made for her. Cece was a former member and she just joined us again at this meeting. Welcome Cece!

Carol T. proudly showed a crocheted blanket that her 26 year old grandson made! Creativity must run in the family.

Carol T. made a wall hanging using a scripture panel. Lovely colors, just in time for Easter.

Donna W. brought in this very spring quilt that she completed recently. It is not quilted yet, but she was excited to share it with us and brought it in. Donna and Sherry are trying to keep this gorgeous quilt off the muddy floor. Donna said this was a block of the month called "Postcards" featuring Kaffe Fassett fabrics that Alewives Fabric shop offered a few years back. Donna was happy to have finished an older UFO. Now to get it quilted. Let's hope we can see it again after it is quilted!

Judy R showing her bowl from the same workshop Betty attended. Such talented ladies!

Judy R and her big red heart. Love that smile on Judy's face, don't we all love to share what we have made to an appreciative audience?

Sherry F showed us 2 stack and whack quilts she completed. These were long standing UFOs. Can you see the print on the back of the quilt? That's what Sherry used for the stack. So pretty!

Great job everyone! Always a treat to see what our active membership gets up to. 

Happy Spring!

February meeting....finally!

 Tacoma quilters were busy sewing at home since Christmastime. We were unable to meet in January, but February saw us back at the lodge with plenty to show for our unavoidable hiatus. 

Beth made a Courthouse Steps mini quilt in patriotic colors to hang on her sewing room door.

Beth showed off her Temecula Quilt BOM. Temecula offered a yearlong BOM in 2021 using a different block each month. There are four versions of each block throughout the quilt, all in different colors and fabrics. Blocks are only 4 inches square so lots of variety in a small quilt. 

Donna W made this wintry wallhanging. "Snow is for the Birds" by Holly Hill. Love the peppermint candy cane binding!

Janet made this sweet Churn Dash quilt. Quite a departure from Janet's usual bargello quilts! Lovely. She made this quilt at the Richmond Senior Center. 

Another quilt by Janet, in soft colors. Sweet dreams under this quilt. 

Bea stitched up a storm with all of these fun pillocases. She had fun picking out many novelty prints for each intended recipient. Bea made these using the "hot dog" method. She said she especially likes that technique because there are no raw edges. 

Kathy B is famous for her scrappy quilts. We all love them!

Variations on a theme. 

Kathy also worked on two fidget quilts. These will be donated for Alzheimer's patients. 

Kathy B with a bright green scrappy quilt in a different block arrangement. Looks like a wonderful way to use some scraps!

Last in Kathy's bag of quilts, a tried and true, all in blue Chinese Coins! Great job Kathy!

Donna M. participated in a mystery quilt challenge from Two Kwik Quilters called Kwik Black and White Mystery Quilt.

Donna M also had enough fabric left for this beautiful pillow, complete with flanges. 

And a great job to all of our wonderful Tacoma Lakes Quilters! 

Thank you and see you next month with more quilt eye candy !

Party time!

 

 December meeting show and tell

Jean showed us a quilt carrier she made from instructions by Pam. Very roomy!

That's Jean peaking over the top of her lovely quilt. "Wind Drifter" by Robin Pickens. A Christmas gift for some very lucky person.

Betsy whipped up this pillow with a Lemoyne Star block that has been in her stash for a long time. Isn't it nice when you find a use for something you made long ago? Nice job!

Sue saw a fabric ornament recently and set about figuring out how to make one. She showed us several versions. This one is her final, perfect star. 

Judy made this pretty Christmas pinwheel wall hanging/table runner. Just right for holiday decorating. 

Judy's totebag made from Christmas fabric stash. 

Janice made a black, gray and white quilt. Looks cozy!

In vibrant contrast to her black and white quilt, Janice finished a kit from Connecting Threads. It is called Trip Around the Sun from Lisa Norton Designs AKA Material Girlfriends. Wow! This quilt is gorgeous!

Another creation from Janice. She is happy to have completed a long time ufo. It was a BOM from Keepsake Quilting. Petite Log Cabin Flowers by Castillega Cotton. Lovely fabrics and intriguing log cabin block.

Donna loves hand stitching. This pattern featuring wool fabric baskets came from Simply Vintage magazine. Hand applique and hand quilting. 

More Christmas decorating! Donna's table runner is called Rooftop Santa's by Disa Designs. 

Bea made a color quilt to cover her card table. 

Merry Christmas!