Sweet Threads of Life, 2012

 Here we go,  uprights , bases and bars , all ready to go thanks to wonderful  workers(and some husbands) at the Sussex Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. What a great bunch of men to cart these all in from the trucks and start putting them together .  Many, many thanks to them all.
 Trying to get organized with the registration forms and sorting out tags to go with each of the quilts, wallhangings, miniatures and various other 'thingies' we all made over the past two years.  Hard on the head to keep it all straight and this was early, early in the morning.

the rows look a little empty right now, but notice how bright the whole room is...a wonderful venue.


 Lillian Kyle and Melda MacMillan are two extraordinary designers. This was the start....this greeted you as you came in the Legion front entrance.
 Notice the wonderful sign Lilliane made to welcome all and sundry to our show and sale.
Here's the admission table before the hordes descended. Doesn't it look great!!!
 A charming display....see that cornucopia...full of fat quarters...such a super idea and so befitting a quilt show.  We had to keep a close eye on that cat under the plant...so many ladies were eyeing it rather voraciously....cats and quilts...they just go hand in hand.
 From the opposite angle.  Our guest book , wrapped in a quilt.
 And here we begin....a Field in Bloom..thousands of hexagons and gorgeous. Irene just amazes me..her work is so beautiful and well done.

Here's the original design category and the oh so many miniatures(only three...will have to change that for next time...workshops , here we come)  The Sandhill Crane was our winner in this category and it's no wonder. I expected that bird to just walk right out of the quilt and start wandering around. Great job, Leigh Smith. 





Just look at Sandra Carter's Sunflower wall hanging. From this angle you can reach out and stroke the petals...











Our sale corner was a busy spot. Everyone looking for gifts at Sherry Maxwell's Christmas Corner...good idea, Sherry. 










Our vendors...Five for two days...The Riverview Gallery, Joanne's Christmas Crab & Quiltery, Crafter's Vineyard, Town and Country Quilts and Books for You, then on Saturday the Mariner's Pieces from PEI. 

 Our guild corner. Usually we see Judy Steeves, she must have been on one of her rare coffee breaks.  She and Sandra Alston do a wonderful job of arranging and displaying all our activities. Boy , we sure are a busy bunch.








Raffle quilt...winner Pat McGouey(362 telephone exchange), Print was won by Faye Wiggins, Quilt Rack by Ann Alexander and the Turned bowl won by Jim Davis...take note here, Carol bought his ticket...what a good wife she is.
 this is what greeted you when you walked in the hall...showy and beautiful..  Loved Patti Hoyt's Canadian Provincial Flowers...I've looked for that pattern for years...saw a picture that someone had taken out of the magazine but never, ever saw the pattern. I even contacted the magazine and they said they had no more copies.  Nice to see it in person.

Annnnnd....we're Back!!

Blogger wasn't going to let me get back on the blogspot after taking the summer off....but I persevered and here we are.  Just look at this wonderful quilt...yes, Ce Pearson it IS a quilt...a yoyo quilt and it is amazing with over 1700 yoyo's.  I just hope she will keep her promise and display it in our show in 10 days...yes, you read right..10 days.

 Leigh Smith makes the neatest things.  This is a pumpkin pin cushion. Sure would look good on my coffee table...hint!, hint!

 Here's our bag lady....Marilyn Wynn can beat me hands down for having the most quilted bags.  This one is a great tote and would make an even nicer purse...downsized just a tad.

 I like this one too, it's a Sweet Sixteen Bag made with charm squares. I'm in need of another purse..that one would do. Good thing it is on our program this fall.

 Here's another bag...this one is fat quarter friendly.  Notice the fabric...it's Canadian...Marilyn is off to Scotland this fall  and decided she wanted folks to know exactly where she's visiting from. ....that'll work.

I missed Joan Smith telling us what this was for...so if any of you can remember please  let me know and I will rewrite this.  It looks kind of neat...wouldn't you say?

Judy Steeves had a bag...it was a nice one that a friend had made for her and in it she had her "all things chocolate" challenge that I'm sure you will see at the quilt show along with her Etui challenge.....as to  all, we  can attest , better late than never.

 Here's Vivian Hayward's Spring Garden Sampler quilt that she worked on over the summer.  Pretty , pretty and will be in the quilt show.

Some lucky son and bride will be delighted that Mom quilted this for them.  It's "Dressed to the Nines" done by President, Muriel Gilbert...Nice job , Muriel. Love the colours you chose.

And here she is again,  bragging this time.  She got herself some really great bargains. Not that we begrudge her these wonderful quilter's toys, just wish we could have been with  her when she went shopping and found them for ourselves too.  Congrats, Muriel...we shall see them at "sew" days, right??

Summer's here....our time off!

 It's closing banquet time and just so you know , here are the busy beavers in the kitchen preparing a wonderful meal for all the hungry quilters.  What a great bunch and how well they look after us.

 Our "All things Chocolate" Challenge...there were 18 entrants and quite a variety.... Some of them are sitting on the table with our President's challenge...the etui or needle case....and again there were some amazing pieces.  What talented quilters there are in SVQG.

 The three winners of the Chocolate Challenge...myself in the middle  and Vera Turner on the left and Vivian Hayward on the right.  It's interesting to note that Vivian also won the etui challenge.....hey, that's my sister-in-law...wonder who I try to emulate???

 Here are the three winners of the President's challenge  ...that's Ce(Madame Prezzy) wearing the chatelaine name tag, with ReBecca Paterson on the left, Vivian Hayward on the other side of Ce and Ellen Henderson .

Here's the quilt I call Jumping Jack's, I know it is not the actual name of the quilt but the pattern the ladies used to quilt it is called Jumping Jacks and it stuck in my head.  Took them three quilting days to finish and it is really nice....it's a comfort quilt.

 This is the official turning over of the reigns.  Muriel Gilbert got the frog, she kissed it and it did not turn into a prince...oh well!.  If you're wondering, froggy holds the quarters of the naughty quilters that forget their name tags.  It adds up after a while.

Jean Thompson made this sweet quilt and donated it to our comfort quilts. I find my camera, although  I love it, it does not give true colours...this is much more vibrant in person.  Gorgeous really..  and what a sweetie, Jean is.

 Just watch that Linda go.  She's one of those quilters that sit quietly in the background and stores up her work and when she brings it in, you are amazed at how much she has done. She likes to show it all finished and  wow us.  Here she is holding two wine gift bags made from hubby's shirt sleeves....hmmmm, wonder if he now wears them sleeveless???

Linda is also a hooker...not the bad kind, the good kind that hooks rugs....and here she shows two pieces she finished.  I love hooked rugs, a craft that just seems to go hand in hand with quilting.

Celtic work...this is a  dining table seat cover and it has that wow factor....terrific , Linda!

One step further and she has a table cloth...it all ties in together and I bet it looks great.

 Two bags....all finished and looking great...she's been a busy girl.

 Sandra Alston stepped out of the box and did something different for her.  This is a painting she did and has framed....the light is hitting it a little too much for you to see the wonderful colours.  Well done, Sandra!

 Vera tried to hide behind her block of the month for 2012 all finished and quilted but I caught her peeping out.  Again , the camera does not pick up the  softly mottled background that makes the Christmas colours just pop.

Sandra is another one of those quilters that save up their pieces and then astound us with her work. A little touch of applique always gives a quilt that little extra pizzazz....and the quilting is wonderful...way to go, Bill!

 Another of Sandra's work...the colours are stunning and the work, as always ...perfection.  I hope you get to see this one in the show to see the true colours.

Bea Elliott put together this fabulous scrappy.  She told us she had it all organized and then her cat decided to "help"....don't you just love pets.

HOwever, she put it together, it works extremely well...balance of colour and my favourite type of quilt...scrappy!!!!

Martha floored us with a little talk of what she does for a living...she is a cartographer and she explained and did a small show and tell of her work.  I guessed she is an intelligent young lady but she proved it today....impressive,girl!!!

This quilt is called "Saving Grace" and is intended for a lady suffering from cancer...that terrible disease we'd all like to see gone.  Helen got the top from Geraldine Gordon (Miramichi Guild) , got some assistance from quilters at SVQG  to baste it and then she quilted it on her machine ....she removed her splint to eat lunch today which goes to show how difficult it can be to get it done quickly.  Blessings on you, Helen, a wonderful thing to do.

 Lillian Kyle got her BOM 2012 done and brought it for us to ooh and aaah over.  Easy thing to do, since they are all so beautiful...shame they only get displayed over a short period of the year....hope you get to see them dispersed throughout out quilt show in September.

Marg Stevens...who will be that special birthday in July...you know, the one that gets you all those fat quarters....did the apple core (by hand while watching tv) and made a gorgeous set of placemats. What a great idea....I find it overwhelming to make a quilt in a one  patch pattern but placemats would be fun to do....I think I will write that down in my "Be sure to do!" list.

If I am not mistaken, I believe this is another of Marg's creations and I believe she said it was a BOM with sampler patterns....whatever, it sure did turn out nice.  I like the charcoal background, makes the patterns pop,

ReBecca did the "Show and Tell" and when it was almost done, she showed this piece of fabric that Ce had challenged her with...well, ReBecca, showed her, she made a small box(etui) put interesting  'stuff' in  it and gave it back to Ce and challenged her to do something with the 'stuff' in it....should be interesting to see what happens next...this could be ongoing...keep tuned, folks!

Poster time!

Here it is , ReBecca and I worked on this all afternoon. She will get some printed and we can all spread them around.....town and out of town. The summer is coming and even though we don't meet during July and August , there are still things that need to be done to get ready....I'm starting to get excited about our quilt show...how about you??

I missed it...drat!!

Oh my, that is a pretty quilt..... I think that is Vera Turner and Carol Davis....I would hazard a guess that Vera is hosting "Show and Tell" and that is Carol's quilt.....Either way, it's a pretty one.

 That looks like Marg Stevens hiding behind that gorgeous table runner...wish it was on my table. Love the colours.

 Yup , that's Vera doing show and tell.  What a pretty quilt this is....

 I believe this is Vivian's Block of the Month for 2011-2012.  I like the way she put her blocks together....gives me ideas....