February 25, 2020

 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 with the snap enclosure.

 Diana added to the door prizes with these thread catchers...our cache is filling in.

 Bea brought along a table topper....

 and this baby panel that she said was the last hand quilting she has done.

Joan brought in this bright and Christmasy table topper....

and owl one (pattern available at the Fabric Cupboard)....

 and this really sweet fabric that she made into another topper.

 Susan D. brought in this wonderful topper with the couching that she experimented with and turned out great.

 How's this for a table topper....a big one for sure.. Renate made this for her daughter's table.

Susan S. found a new ruler and gave it a go.  Turns out she had fun and is ready to go a little bigger than her table topper...will be interesting to see what she does next.

 A double Irish Chain...Susan tried out the double binding using a flange of a different colour. Turned out perfectly.

 Marlene got into her stash and did some toppers with place mats.....in blue.......

 and gold......

 Ann taught this at a class using directional fabric...hers turned out better than mine,

 Those that took the sunflower course were anxious to see this one finished...we all loved the colours that Ann chose and couldn't wait to see it.  It was worth waiting for...gorgeous. Ann is planning on framing instead of binding. We'll see that when done too.

 Marilyn started playing with Hickory Nuts and made her table topper with them......

as you can see it is reversible too.  Good job there kiddo!

February 24, 2020

 The evening ladies had a show and tell with Carolyn showing her nearly finished jelly roll race...just needs to be quilted and bound.  Sure is pretty with batiks....

 Ruth made this gorgeous card trick and Agathe quilted it for her.

 The other Carolyn made some Japanese bags...seems she rather likes them for quick trips into town...no big purse where she can't find her keys...a problem we all have...

 Chris is hiding behind this John Deere Tractor pillow case...sure is a cute one!

Linda finished her jelly roll race and backed it with minky....warm , cozy and snuggly.

Special Project Day!

It was a gorgeous sunny day but staying inside and putting together  a wall hanging of a sun flower was more fun than the weather.

We had Brenda Dunsmore come over from Cambridge Narrows to teach and it was well worth it.  Here she is showing a scene that she designed using the 'stained glass' technique that we requested that she teach.

 Here the ladies are diligently listening to Brenda's instructions...they were clear and easy to follow since she took us step by step to creating our own sunflowers.

We've been fortunate to have some great teachers come to inspire and motivate us and Brenda certainly is one of them.  She  showed us how to do her technique and how we can expand on it to make different pictures. The only thing holding us back is our own hesitation. I know I can't wait to get mine done and maybe another pattern that I downloaded from the internet and then there is another I think I would like to do...well, you get the picture.

We had a great turnout for this class and, no doubt, I will be posting next week some finished products...I'm hoping mine will be one of them.