Sussex Vale Quilters' Guild

It's a shame that my camera battery died half way through our November 10th meeting . I did manage to get some pictures but there were a lot of beautiful quilts that I missed.  Camera is charged and ready to go. Gail started us off with show and tell with this blue and white beauty. Marilyn has started her Christmas gifts and these quilted socks fit the bill. Leigh takes the most interesting classes. This is one she took in Fredericton....not sure what it was called but this is the sample piece she did before she moved on...... to this piece....beautiful colours there Leigh! Helen showed a way to use up "ugly Christmas Sweaters" by turning them in decorative pillows. Muriel made this pinwheel quilt in the colour of the day...."Orange" that her grandson decided is the best colour of all. And this one is for the other grandson who may be a little older , I am guessing there. Judith made a fidget quilt from last year's block of the month.  It turned out to be a

Who would have thought a year ago that we would be in the world we are living in now....not me, for sure. But it is what it is and we all have to do our part and be as mindful as we can. So, we will wear our masks and we will distance as much as we can and we will QUILT!!    Ethel who has taken care of the guild quilt in previous years realized that it may be difficult  for us to participate this year and brought along this wonderful quilt she made for a grand son and suggested we give panels a try this year. This was an example of what one could do to create beyond the panel. Marilyn is actually behind this beauty...it is a block exchange...by that I mean you provide the fabric and it is exchanged with another member and you get your fabric back with a centre done  and you finish up.....well, this is a wonderful sample of how one can 'finish up'..... This is also Marilyn's...it was a fabric exchange with the technique to create our patriotic maple leaf flags. Marilyn got i

 Today was table topper day and you will see some amazing projects as well. Here is Judith's President Challenge.  The centre of this pillow was the fabric provided by the President and it was up to each of us to decide how to use it.  Judith made this pillow and practised her piping skills as well.  This is her pot holder with the technique that Agathe taught last month.  and here is the beginning of her table topper...some string piecing...she may be adding borders to bring the scrappy pieces all together. Ethel wasn't sure about this topper and after seeing a picture of it decided the darker green border was the element that didn't suit her ...some unsewing and adding another colour will do the trick.  Gail R. showed her table topper...  Jean passed along some grippers for opening jars ....to go into the door prizes for the upcoming quilt show. This is one of her blocks from the block of the month fidget lap quilt...sleeve cuffs....  and this one