Brrrrrrrr! A little cold outside, thank you to Susie that she got in early and had the heat turned up.
Clear roads helped us have a good turnout, and so many machines.
While everyone was setting up, one of the coffee goers next door came over to see how we were doing and invite us to partake of their coffee pot if we needed to.
Thank you Leila for always having the pot ready for us.
And Lisa - we brought cream for you. Hope you can make it next time.
Susie brought in her light box - Juanita is getting closer to having all of her twilling blocks done for the Piotique Quilters Guild BOM.
Sometimes you just have to lay them all out to make sure where you are.
The rest of us got set up, caught up, and ready to go...........
Carol gave the project for this month.......wonky stars.
She had lots of examples of possibilities.
The part that really drew me in - no rules or exacts.
These are wonky stars, if a leg is too short, too wide, too long, too narrow - it's all in the stars. And the fabric positionings are up to you.
Couple of hints, close up looks.......
questions here and there
examples of what Carol has been doing with her 2 1/2" squares
Sara even sent in some samples using 5" charm blocks.
Carol brought in parts of the 9 patch in the 5" size, all done and ready for us to mix and match areas to see how different looks could be obtained.
Centers, colors, fabric placement - so many ideas.
And then we were off. Here is one completed
and another
and another
yep - another
and another idea. Yikes! So many ways.
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After lunch, YEAH!!!! Show 'n Tell
Susie took on the job of quilting and binding the quilt that Carol had brought in from the gentleman who wanted his mother's (or grandmother's, sorry forgot which one) quilt finished.
He did not want it washed, so if you see a couple of little stains - his wishes.
Click on the pictures and see them enlarged for a better view.
Susie put in over 25 hours on the quilting.
trying not to cross over the cross stitch
and putting in feathers where there were open spaces.
Vevia brought in 10 MacGyvering bags - we have quite a few of our Morganville friends that belong to PQG, but where not able to attend January's meeting. So this was a great time to have a short tell and pass out to give them an idea of what happened.
Deb made sure she showed us the lovely label she had made for her quilt. Remember when Marsha D. came to the PQG in Clay Center and we all got the chance to shop? Well Deb got a CD with labels and this is from that.
The front of the quilt is the blocks made from her mother's fabric - the ones that each of us taught a month. Great quilt Deb.
Machelle brought in her top of the kind of whacky stars she has made from a stack and whack type of project.
After Show 'n Tell, Machelle got with Susie to discuss the new ruler she got that has so many ways to do paper piecing. Whether with hexies, diamonds, triangles or what.
Deb went back to her strip quilt......does it look to you like she needs more room? hahaha
Lorraine worked on ideas of how to go about her new project.
We are all helpful with giving ideas to everyone.
Janet had a little bit of trouble with her featherweight. Susie was telling us that the man in Ok. that works on featherweights, said that some are really fussy about weight of thread in top and matching it for the bobbin. Needles - everyone knows how that can mess up your stitches. Between Marc and Susie, we are fortunate that most difficulties can be resolved right here, with a pie of course - right Marc?
Machelle's sister had turned over to Machelle this darling yo-yo doll started by her mom. Since Deb has made so many of those yo-yo dogs and such - getting pointers was a must.
We all agree with Deb.......Put this one up on a shelf for the memory and make another for the little girl that is interested in having one. The ladies talked about different ways to join the yo-yo's and safety ideas.
Thank you Carol for such a great job and fun block.
Looking forward to seeing what we all make from them. hahahaha
Susie even talked about maybe just a border on a quilt.
Have fun everyone and see you in March
God willing and the Creek's don't rise and nothing bigger than a chipmunk happens.
