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A trunk Show worth watching!

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Meet Susan McEachern from the Kennebecasis Valley Quilt Guild....appliquer and quilter extraordinaire.  She came to visit and show her wonderful quilts and talk about her journey through the quilting world. This wonderful quilt was appliqued by her friends in Montreal...a friendship quilt that she treasures.  A whimsical quilt...I believe she said it was a block of the month....  This lovely pastel quilt has phenomenal quilting on it and won a ribbon for the same.  Just to show that she does a few out of the box for her. Hawaiian applique and gorgeous. Another sweet applique wall hanging. A Tisket A tasket...a Bunny Hill design, Celtic work that shows how intricate and detailed some applique can get. This beauty is one of more that won ribbons for Susan at the KVQuilt Show.  A Traditional Dresden, exceptionally well done and exquisite. There were many more pieces that Susan brought to show us and well worth seeing. She is an expert at applique and

Ann had a birthday!

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The big 70 is the number used for recognition and Ann has been waiting for it for a looooong time.  Well, here is the proof...right Vera?? A great marble cake with yummy icing. Not only did Ann get a cake, that bag she is holding onto for dear life is full of fat quarters.  Now the reason she is holding on so tightly is that we all would like to get our hands on it.    It will be interesting to see what she makes with her fat quarters...knowing Ann it will be worth seeing.  Cheers and here's wishing you many more, Ann.

Program Day, March 24, 2015

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This portion of the post will be about show and tell only.  Here are the quilting ladies working on a really pretty nine patch. Marilyn made a "sew Together " bag and found it smaller than she wanted...still looks great to me.  Then she showed us her men's cosmetic bags that she made using a 10 inch square with a zipper.  Neat technique. Here's a novel idea....a dish drying mat with pockets sewn on one end.  fill with scissors, threads ..what ever you need to take to class. Use it under your sewing machine and then when ready to go home.  roll up the mat with utensils inside.  Slick hey?  I love every variation of this nine patch quilt.  Each one is sooo different and so pretty. Marilyn used charcoal for her grouting and sashing and it works so well. Carol made this miniature mat...well done.  Then she showed us this mystery quilt she did at KV......  Andrea's version  Sue's version..  They all look so different.  Hear tell, they cal

Business day 10, March 2015

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Sussex Vale Quilters' Guild makes a lot of comfort quilts...hand quilting them as well. Here's another wonderful example of a quilt that will go to someone in need.  Quilters are generous, caring people.  Helen is hiding behind this amazing table topper...I think she told us it was made using a 'squedge'...whatever she used, it sure looks great.  This is only one of three spicy spiral table runners that Helen made as gifts for her doctor's staff.  hmmm, maybe I should have gotten a job there.  Muriel found this technique on the internet and just had to give it a try....she certainly chose the right colours ...it is great..now we need to see it quilted.  Here's a top she bought at a yard sale...I won't repeat what she paid for it...just let me say that she got a real bargain.. Brought it home and quilted it and look at it , it is sweet. She also finished her crayon quilt. That was a fun project, I must say.  Gillian got inspired and