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....

May 8th meeting.

 I thought you might like to see a close up of the quilt currently in the frame.  It's a quilt, made by Mary Lawson, called Hopscotch and in the background the ladies are quilting a 'jumping jack'.  It's such a pretty quilt, I'd wager it would be a great raffle quilt. Very striking and fun to look at...just like all scrappy's.

 Bea was quite tickled with her organizer. It has pockets and is wrapped around a mug....sits next to your sewing machine and is a great holder.  Plus this one has the neatest fabric.

 Aha!!!  someone picked up my camera when I wasn't looking and snapped a picture of my tablecloth made with the coffee filter technique (posted on my blog...http://quilterwoman.blogspot.com    as a tutorial)...I'm hiding back there somewhere.

Pat Bell finished a cuddle quilt and brought it in for show and tell.  Always a need for cuddles.

 Mary Lawson made another really interesting quilt. Colours here do not do it justice.  A charming single bed size quilt or a large cuddle quilt.  I'd cuddle under it any day.

Ethel Raymond went to  the Villa Madonna retreat and had a wonderful sew happy time.  This is the result and again the camera does not do justice. Such gorgeous colours and the applique is wonderful..well done, Ethel.

 Leigh finds the neatest things. Here she is holding a purse with a few different pockets. Wonder if we can convince her to demonstrate on a programme day????

Here's a sweet baby quilt...simple blocks yet so effective.

 As I said, Leigh finds the unusual...here is a thread catcher with a peppermint weight to lay beside your sewing machine.  If you didn't want to fill it with thread, you could always fill it with peppermints.

Sandra's words...sometimes a little late.  But as long as it is not 'never' we are ok with that.  She was 'hookin' and 'strippin' and finished up her two projects.  Love that snowman!

Vera made a couple of pot holders for a friend's birthday.  Really interesting fabric...has candies on it.

Lillian Kyle took home a project from our cuddle quilt sew day and finished it at home. Here it is for show and tell and to add to the stockpile.

 Jean Thompson made a beautiful star table runner. Always does good work, our Jean.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Ce said she was making necklaces and bracelets from wool...sock wool is what I heard. so innovative.

Vivian Hayward , emcee for the show and tell, saver hers for last...It certainly was not least. This is from the $15.00 quilt at the Fabric Cupboard.  She added her own fabric to the batiks...gorgeous colours, so pretty.

Guild Meeting April 24, 2012

 Program day at SVQG and the hall was a buzzin'. Here are the Steeves ladies chinwaggin' about the BuzzSaw quilt they were basting in preparation for Helen's foray into machine quilting a full size quilt. It is going to a cancer patient that Helen knows. Quilters are so very generous.

Sandra Carter bought some fabric, some patterns and some pattern books for sale. A lady going in for open heart surgery decided to clean out her stash. The proceeds are going to the new roof fund of the lady's church...quilters are always open to adding to their stash.

Henrietta Squirrel , designed in a BOM by Ann Sutton for Bunny Hill Designs. This one was appliqued by Susan Snyder...perfecting her technique....seems pretty darn close to perfect as far as I am concerned.  We will want it for the quilt show in September...so get crackin' Susan.

Marilyn Wynn did the $15.00 quilt from the Fabric Cupboard in Moncton.....I think she may have added a few fabrics and some borders and maybe some applique.....I think so, don't you???

 Bea Elliot ...got 'er done!  A gorgeous scrappy BOM.. machine quilted lightly to make it comfy , cozy.  No one told her that scraps multiply in your stash when you're not looking.

I can't begin to tell you how stunning this is in person.  Those are hexagons .....I think Irene Humphries said there were over 9,000 hexagons in this quilt....I'm going to take her word for it....I'm not going to count them. It is amazing....guess who doesn't go out in the sun when she's in Florida?

 Leigh is back and full of wonderful ideas. These are two ...this little snowman is darling and looks like it would be so much fun to do. The table runner that Betty Stewart is admiring is an Anita's Arrowhead...a slick technique found in a Quiltmaker magazine. Leigh put it together on the bias and made a very attractive runner....guess who might be teaching some programs this fall??

Baby Quilt time.  A cutey...appliqued and pieced and the picture does not do it justice.

Here's another little beauty.  Believe it or not , this is made from left over jeans and fleece.  Gilliane James cut out the duckies from the fleece and appliqued them on the front and then blanket stitched around. Such sweet baby quilts....makes you want to be a grandmother awful bad.




Before Show and Tell, Marilyn Wynn demonstrated a quick and easy three dimensional block under the title "10 Minute Block".. We had seen it at the Gathering of the Guilds , although it was slated as  part of our program for this month.  It's one of those techniques that enables you to make it just about any size you would like. Fun and easy...a beginner would love it since it looks complicated.  Following this demo, I showed the ladies two of the techniques we saw at the Gathering....the "No hand sew Binding" and the coffee filter circles and semi-circle for Drunkard's Path or Devil's Puzzle.  After, and while some were munching down on cookies and tea, some of the ladies played a game of "Strip Poker" Lillian Kyle has bragging rights for the next month ...won all the strips, she did...lucky her.