April 10, 2018

 Thank you Marilyn for taking pictures for me while I watched Ethel take care of the luncheon matters.  It helps to have help and I appreciate it most sincerely.

Here is our raffle quilt. You can buy tickets at the quilt show......the one I made for myself is my absolute favourite quilt.  It fits my bed the best.

 Ethel is hiding behind this gorgeous pieced wreath. Love the greens she used.

This is the first of Susan's projects....snow globes.

 This beautiful blue Hunter's Star is a wedding gift. the picture does not do the fabulous shades of blue justice.

And this is the third piece by Susan. A glorious wall hanging.

 Cynthia got busy and made these adorable kittens.

 Sharon made this....I didn't get to see it close up as I was kitchen bound ...it looks like a landscape...

 and this is her window valance...good job, Sharon.

Leigh made one of those "what was I thinking" projects that turned into a colourful bag.

Sandra is hiding behind this table runner..she made it for the 150th and is calling it 151st.

 This project came from a half yard bundle she purchased.

 And this is another gorgeous project by Sandra.

Elsie got her valance done and it looks great.

 This sweet quilt is a snowman, all topsy-turvy and made by Jean

 Judy made this quilt for her son who passed it down to her grand son and it held up very well except for certain colours...blacks, no less. Any way, Grandma Judy fixed it all up.

 Evelyn got her valance done as well, in shades of burgundy and soft greens.

Jacqui got into pineapple quilting and made this quilt.

 Renate got caught up with her BOM ...only one more to go.

This stunner is by Joan...she has such an eye for shading..beautifully done.

April 9, 2018

 Ok the pictures are out of sequence but at least they are all there.  Marilyn got caught up on the block of the month with this block.....

 this block......

and this block.

This beauty was started by Marilyn at the Villa last year and quilted by Agathe...it is gorgeous!

Jo-Anne is hiding behind the anti-ouch pouch but she made some along with drain bags. Quilters are so generous.

 Marion used up some "leftovers" and made this bag.  She is a happy Camper!

This beautiful, masculine quilt is for a young man on his way to university in the fall.  She wanted him to have a touch of home and a little comfort while he is away from home. Such a thoughtful and caring thing to do.

 Look at the pile of chemo caps...the girls like to work at home and bring the charity things in...a way to give back.

 This sweet quilt is for a little nephew. It depicts the bottom of a boat with a fish hook dangling and fish swimming around.  so Cute!!

 Jeannie made a couple of snap bags..lovin' that pattern.

Chris joined the 150 Canadian Women challenge and decided 80 was enough for her quilt.  We hope she can get it finished in time for the display of Canada's 150th at the quilt show.  You get to work there, Chris!

March 27, 2018

 Ann has the uncanny ability to see a pattern, put her own spin on it and create beautiful quilts.  I love this simple pattern that is so refreshing and something a girl can do while she is working on something else. I am intrigued and eager to do one like it. I've always said that the most important technique I learned (outside of back basting applique) was half square triangles.  Gorgeous quilt!

Gillian got her knitting fingers back on track and knit up a storm of cowls and scarves and hats to match. Cozy , warm and ready for our next bout of winter....hopefully it will be in December or January....not April.

Leigh had some fun with these Snap bags using the measuring tape closures...She added some embellishment and made them oh so pretty.

 Elsie got this at a garage sale, cut it up and recreated this great quilt. She added the sage green and those are appliqued hearts to bring it all together.

 And then she took a panel and added to it to make this marvelous quilt.  Atta girl!

 Jean did this sweet swag for her window...using log cabin squares and adding the applique...looks so 'spring'.

Jacqui bought a kit from the Quiltery and got it all finished and showed us her applique and embroidery skills.  Now I have to get mine done since I bought the same kit.

This was program day and the ladies were busy all morning making prizes for the draw tickets that will be available for those visiting our Quilt Show in September. They made some really neat prizes...just little fun things for those visitors that pull out a "Winner" ticket.

March 26, 2018

Monday Evening Ladies are rarin' to work and just had to show what they've been doing.  This ...gonna be a tablecloth ...was three years in the making...well worth the wait. Ruth did it and blessed the stars as she was doing them.

 This beauty is a Jinny Beyers pattern and if you've ever seen her work you'd recognize it immediately.  Concise and definitely border prints. Again, Ruth did an amazing job. Incredible accuracy. Well done!

Linda has two grand daughters that love unicorns and rainbows so it is only fitting that Grandma make these bags with unicorn fabric.......

 pillowcases to match......

and the first of two quilts with unicorns.  There is nothing like a Grandma's love.

Marilyn got down to business with a couple of jelly rolls and made these floor mats.  Interesting technique...so colourful and practical at the same time.  Maybe it is time to get out the machine and check to see how many jellyrolls I have.  Stay tuned.....

March 13, 2018

Before the big St. Patty's Day storm hits us tomorrow we gathered at our meeting place and had a wonderful show and tell . Here Jean shows the quilt that Carolyn made and asked Jean to quilt. It went to Joyce for the cuddle quilt program.  It will make an amazing fund raiser for the hospital.

 In between quilting, Jean, who is an amazing knitter also knit this adorable hooded sweater and with the leftover yarn she made a sweet little toque to go with it.

Joan West made this beauty and quilted it.

 Marlene got these wonderful flowered squares and put them together in  a gorgeous quilt. She matched the colours beautifully and the arrangement is fabulous.

Susan decreed this fella as the last snowman for the winter 

 and got herself organized with a St Patrick"s table runner.

Judith borrowed a book about Irish quilting and made this wonderful wall hanging and practised her machine quilting...she did a great job, too.

 She also, is ready for St. Patty's day.

Plus she made this log cabin valance in a class with Susan .

 Leigh also made her valance but did it with seven log cabins instead of the original five. They are both perfectly done.

Gail did her crayon challenge with blue , yellow and of course, the purple for the back. It became part of the cuddle quilts as well.

Now this was amazing.  These are pillow cases. Beautifully done by Gail and then Agathe did an amazing job quilting them. What a great project!

 Agathe "won" some yarn at the Chinese auction and decided it was time to try her hand at knitting some preemie caps. It's never too late, Agathe!

She also made this beautiful quilt and it is going to Hawaii....just in case they have cool nights.

Margaret got this wonderful log cabin done and it looks great.

 Ethel thought she might clean up some of her stash but when she wasn't looking, it multiplied. Guess nobody told her that happens a lot. But she did manage to put together  a delicious Dresden plate.

 Evelyn got this wonderful HST quilt done for show and tell.

 Marilyn has been watching a lot of curling and when she watches tv...she knits....here are two really nice cowls that will be Christmas gifts for some lucky people.







                                                                                              This beauty was made with left over fabric from a project she was working on. It will be quilted for the Comfort Quilt program.

 Now this is something really special. . This  is  a
cupcake ...birthday cupcake that is. It is for Vivian Patriquen who celebrated her 101st birthday today. Not only does she have longevity , she has the sweetest smile and the happiest disposition.  She is certainly someone worth emulating.  Happy Birthday to Vivian