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Autumn Splendor 2014

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 Autumn Splendor 2014 and we were raring to go at 7:00 am in the morning...yeah , right!. We were all half asleep and wondering where to start.  Agathe had the brilliant idea to place the quilts as they came in numerically and then we could just find the number and place it where it was meant to go in the rotation....smart cookie. In my defence I say, sometimes it's just as hard to see the tree when you're looking at the forest. First quilt up and we are on our way!  Major decisions being made here. Wallhangings are often harder to hang than quilts  simply because you are dealing with unusual sizes and empty spaces to be filled.  Of course, Carolyn was well organized and got the sale table ready in lickety split time.  Here's Lilliane (and Melda hiding behind me as I take the picture) getting the entrance all decorated and doing a superb job. If they don't want to do this, they just have to stop being so good at it.   It looked amazing, welcoming and quil

A meeting before the Quilt show.

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 Here we are finalizing all the many details for the up coming quilt show.  Once we got that out of the way it was show and tell.  Here's Carolyn peeping out over her "Oh Canada" quilt.  Incredible how different and wonderful each one is.  Vivian is always doing something and it all turns out so well. Here is her fabulous wall hanging with its lame star in the "O" .  Great job, Vivian, as usual....  Jackie is amazing...show that girl something and away she goes.  Look at this wonderful rooster she put together with fabric...he is behind glass and will be at the quilt show. And because she is always helping out and often needs an apron she made herself one  Sure do like it...  Melda tried her hand at prairie points on this terrific pinwheel baby quilt . Way to go, Melda, it looks soft and cozy with those pastel shades.  Judy got this really neat laundry bag at a yard sale and uses it to transport quilty things.....  like this advent calendar

We're Back!!

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 We're back after a really quick summer and ready to get down to work.  Here are Jackie and Ann holding up a comfort quilt that Ethel had taken care of...soft and pretty. Here's another comfort quilt. This is one that Agathe quilted for the guild with a really pretty machine pattern...unfortunately, you can't see it here.  This is the back and if you zoom in on the picture you can see the lions and the tigers.....gorgeous fabric that is on the back of the next quilt you will see. This is "Around the Twist" that Ethel did for her son that spent some time in Africa.....some fussy cutting for the centre of some of the twists and , of course, that unique backing.  This gorgeous top is called Snowflake and Ethel, who's peeking over the top, made this wonderful paper pieced top at the Villa Madonna this past April. Isn't it stunning!  Gillian has been busy...made this sweet bag and if you notice the basket there, it is full of adorable little g