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Saturday, September 6, 2014

September 2014 Club Meeting

We welcomed two new members to our club;  Suzie S. and Jan B.      WELCOME!
We hope you will be inspired and enriched through your time spent with quilting friends!


The September meeting opened with a wonderful lecture and demonstration by Randy Newman on the craft of making rugs from fabric strips.  He explained about the different methods of weaving and crocheting the strips.  He had samples of rugs, bowls, baskets and table mats along with the different frames he built which are needed to support the design work while its being created.


Randy Newman, connecting fabric strips for rug making




















Randy Newman,  working fabric strips onto a frame





















Show and Tell

This 4-Patch Posy was made by Suzanne B.'s mom.  It is a huge top with 99 posy blocks.  Suzanne is one of our LA's  in the club.  Naturally, she will have a great time quilting it up for her mom.





















This huge quilt top is one of several that Lisa S. rescued from a goodwill-type shop. She is thinking about how she will quilt it.  I call this an orange peel variation design, since the peels are pieced with multiple fabrics.  The peels are appliqued onto the squares. 




















This lovely Disappearing 9 Patch quilt was made by Susie S.

























Here is a lovely wall hanging made by Shirley P.  for her autumn decor.



























 Charity Works

* The childrens quilts were being shown so quickly that I couldn't keep up with who did what; but I can tell you this..................  6 quilts made by Joyce D.;    4 quilts made by Arlene S.;       3 quilt tops quilted and finished by  Kat S.;  and a very large quilt (the one with the green backing) was made by Jean S.   Thank you everyone for your generous efforts!   .............. and here they are !









 back of 9-patch quilt









Arlene & Dee






Announcements

  • We are having another charity sew day on Thursday, Sept 11th.  Hope you can be there.

  • Remember the links page where you can find helpful links for blocks and techniques. You will find a link to the pillowcase project coming up in October.


Corrections or additions to blog content can be sent to me at katscribner3@gmail.com.   I wish you a happy and creative day.  Thanks for stopping by!





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