December 5th Christmas dinner Scrumptious!!!!!

God bless Susie for opening up early and turning the heat up.  By the time the rest of us started arriving, it was very comfortable inside.  The wind outside made it seem even chilly-er.

Susie is twilling away on a gorgeous new design.  Though here it looks like she is adding worms to some fabric.

When you get closer, you can see there is a rhyme and reason to the squiggles.  Susie is using a variegated gray size 5 pearl with surprises coming later to really make him stand out.

Janet and Lisa will also be twilling away on their own Santa projects. 

Janet will tell you that there are a lot of lines to trace on this one.

Juanita got a chance to stop by for a bit and we just had to get a picture of her holiday shirt.

Always something to watch and talk about when the fellowship gather.

Was great to see Pat, and Deb put her right to work.  hahaha

Deb had her ruler there with the skate board non slip stuff on the back AND

Machelle had ordered some and brought it in to share with the rest of us.

Great price - Thanks so much Machelle.  And thank you Deb for letting us know about it.

I have already cut off strips and put on some of my rulers.  Love that you can see through it.

This might be our last time in seeing Jenell.  They hope to be moved before Christmas.  We will miss you Jenell.

Lorraine had a couple of projects with her to work on.  She finished this one.....

and went to planning the border for her stars.  See the insets top left and bottom right?  Packaging!  Anything to catch our eyes and this sure caught mine.  What great "crayons".

Machelle brought in the new design wall to mark from the old one where the holes go.

She also brought in this beautiful cover.  Remember, you can click on the pictures and have them come in a little larger so you can see the detail better.

From top to bottom and around the edges - gorgeous.

Machelle had also brought in the apron pattern she had showed us a few months ago.  And to make sure that Deb knew what was what (there are no directions to the pattern), Machelle made one for Deb to see how it was done

We have some great friends here in our group.

Darn!  I was going to get a better shot of Machelle's knitted Christmas truck and tree on her shirt and forgot to.  It was so cute.

Carol used her time wisely to look through some mags and talk to friends.

Then LUNCH.  

Wow!

Regardless what lifestyle you have in your dietary needs, we had it to enjoy.

Cranberry Crunch recipe from Deb

8 cups golden graham cereal (11.5 oz box)

4 cups dry roasted peanuts

4 cups dried cranberries

2 bags vanilla chips

Combine 1st 3 ingredients.  Melt chips and spoon over mix.  Stir to combine and coat. 

Turn out on waxed paper to coat. 

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Afterwards it was time for show 'n tell.

Jenell got her baby blanket top all sewed together.  They are left over blocks.  She got the idea for the block within a block within a block from Donna J. at the CC Piotique Quilters Guild.  Click here for the directions.  Whether done with a layer cake pack or scraps.  So many possibilities.

Susie has been very busy.  She knows a lady that does her own cups.  They are supposed to be better than Yeti's.  Get with Susie if you are interested in ordering your own.  Susie had a Featherweight put on hers.

The snowman is from the class Susie took on coloring in Belleville.  She's not sure how she will use it yet.  Notice the twilled neck scarf.  Really stands out.

 

Take an old hanky that you want to show off - look at what you can do.

See Susie for particulars.

Susie's mom decided that Susie needed an embroidery machine and after doing the blocks, Susie put it together in a type of window showcase them off - look.  They were beautiful.

Some people!  This is a saved quilt.  Susie saw the top at an auction (I think she said) and got it for $1.  It was not necessarily made very well, but after Susie quilted it - It's a show piece.  Love that older design and the play on effects.

Machelle came across this quilt on line and it is called Glorified 9-patch.

Thanks Machelle.

Way back when, CCPQG had a flower of the month BOM and this is Susie's finished project.

Besides coloring the flowers, she embroidered them and then the quilting really made them pop.

Susie also had her finished CCPQG's New Year's Resolution project to show us

 From start                              to finish

Besides working on the baby quilt, Jenell was also knitting stocking caps

And looking at a new baby quilt layout of scrap blocks and extra fabric.

Some of us work more than others - you think?  hahahahahaha

In the future, we might get a chance to see what Machelle is going to make from this picture.  She got the book fabric and a couple of machine embroidery patterns - so we will see.

Talking about pins.......we have shown the easy grips (purple rubber tops) that you can get at Joanns and then these are ones that Susie gets at Hobby Lobby.

There are so many different types and each have their time and place for use.

We had a great day, it warmed up some outside before it started to plummet again.

Have a wonderful Christmas, safe New Years and we look forward to seeing you all in January.

God Bless!!!!!

November 7th a Thankful Meeting of Friends

It's always great to join up in Morganville the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month and to be with friends.  All of you that could not be with us - we miss you.  Need a ride - give us a call.

Deb was going to have to leave early, so we started out with Show 'n Tell.

Deb had this "stuff" on her ruler that she had found out about from a group of Stroke Survivors.  Everyone has trouble holding their rulers down and straight for cutting at one time or another, well this skateboarders grip tape really has helped Deb out.

Click here to check on it.  And I do think that Machelle might be getting an order up, so if you are interested in the tape, check with Machelle first.

Deb was not sure how many years it took her to finish her travel Iron/Case/Mat, but she finally did it.

Her iron is so cute and fit just right in the case.

The inside is a pressing mat safe fabric.  She got the pattern from me (Vevia) and I just happened to have mine along also.  Make it the size you need for your travel iron.  Have the pattern if you would like to make one.

Remember those months that Jenell was using the design wall to lay out her half square triangles?  Well, here it is finished (well except for all the binding being sewn down).

Jenell named it "Field of Diamonds" and it is for her daughter.

Mira Dela (probably goofed up the spelling of her name on that) in Miltonvale quilted it with music notes.  The back is perfect for this quilt.

Tried to get a closer look of the quilting.  Remember, click on the picture and it will come in larger.

Jenell had a few hst's left, so she made a wall hanging.  She's looking for a title for it, I suggested something to do with sails, reminds me of a flotilla of sail boats in a race.

I, Vevia, showed my finished 2018 BOM that Cindy K. and I presented to the Manhattan Guild this year.  In 2009, Susie, Iowana and Barb C. had presented "A Tisket, A Tasket, 12 Months of Baskets" from Bunny Hill Designs at the Clay Center guild.  Cindy and I got with Anne Sutton of BHD's and received permission to copy the patterns for guild members in Manhattan.

I did mine on point with black floss and had sashing and cornerstones in 22 different FQ fabrics.  Big stitch with Pearl Cotton #12 and a #24 chenille needle this time. 

And of course a label.

I also had finished my granddaughter's Activity Bed Rug.  Janet H. reminded everyone of when we used to make these into books.  Things do have a way of coming back around.

SnT over with and everyone got into their projects.

Jenell worked on finishing her binding.

Janet was cutting the foundation squares for her stash buster strip quilt a few of our group are starting in January.  Susie had ordered two bolts of "premium" muslin and got this real thin muslin instead.  Never one to waste - Susie brought it in for others to use up.  (Remember a donation - it's not necessary - but then......)

Carol was working on her "New Year's Resolution" project for the Clay Center Guild meeting this month.

Lorraine was having a little trouble with her machine, so Susie looked at it.

Conclusion - some machines do not like one type of thread in the bobbin and another on top.  Plus a new needle always helps.  Lorraine is working on a gorgeous quilt - which I failed to get a shot of.

Machelle is trying to finish up her Lynn Doyle workshop project.  There was an awful lot of embellishing with embroidery on this one.  She has the 9-patches done for the border, but still a few touches here and there on the main.  Good thing the fall season runs a little long.

Deb was working with scraps, getting them ready for a project. 

Machelle gave us some new info - I bet you all thought that the little pull out tray on some of your machines was to put "stuff" pertaining to sewing in it?!  Machelle read where it is also a great place to hide your chocolates.  Nope, Machelle forgot to hide any.  hahahaha

Susie had taken a coloring class from Erica Plank of  "Unseen Hands" in Belleville, and was now embroidering the design.  Click here to go to Erica's site.  Click on Shop at the top and then scroll down to Design only artwork, to see what all she has available, including the darling snowman Susie is doing.

Machelle had heard of this Washi tape and found some.  You can use it to decorate not only cards and scrap books, but works well on your rulers for size positioning.  Plus who knows what else.  Thanks Machelle for sharing.

Machelle also took Janet's measurements for the January project and cut what was needed for her, Carol and Lisa from the remaining muslin.  Sorry ladies, she did not cut the blocks, just how much muslin you need for 144 - 9" blocks.

Thank you Susie for sharing.  Click on picture to remind you what the project is.

Before everyone left for the day, Jenell finished up her binding.  Some of the ladies just relaxed and talked.

And had a few plans for what to do next month.

Christmas Dinner Meeting

Carol is bringing plates, napkins and a dessert

Vevia is bringing the table cloth and a turkey casserole

Deb is bringing a bean dish

Susie may be making a peanut butter pie

Lorraine will bring a meat of some kind

Machelle spinach salad and hot apple cider

Pat G. fruit salad and rolls

Everyone bring their own drinks.  Silverware we have thanks to Pat.  Let Machelle know if you will be coming and what you might bring.  She will keep us all informed.

Still come at 9:30 and bring your handwork or whatever to have some good conversation time.

Have a very thankful THANKSGIVING - drive safe.