April Show and Tell

The following items were shown at our April meeting. 

Marguerite made "Palazzo," from a block of the month

pattern by Aurifil Thread.

Marguerite used thread painting to make this wall hanging, she was inspired by Lisa Capen.

Marguerite digitized the embroidery on this hot air balloon quilt she designed.

This "Squiggles" quilt was designed by Marguerite using Australian fabrics.

Dave made this quilt top to celebrate our country's 250-year anniversary.  He used an American Eagle panel in the center.

Dave also used a panel in the quilt below.  The panel shows the view from the forest floor.

Mary made this rag doll for her great niece's first birthday.

March Show and Tell

 The following items were shared at our March meeting.

Marguarite made this lighthouse quilt using embroidery and applique.

Marguarite also made this "quilt as you go" bird and flower quilt.  She used an embroidery machine to make the blocks. 

Mary made an Honor Flight quilt.

Jane made a number of items for the Habitat for Humanity Auction this fall.

She made two cross-body bags sized for phones and passports.

Jane made leather folders for passports and credit cards.

Jane also made this baby quilt.

Linda made a rope basket to be used for "passing the hat" at a political meeting.

She also made these eye glass cases.

Linda made more robe baskets.

She made this eye glass zipper bag.

Linda made these strip-pieced potholders.

February Show and Tell

 We missed our January meeting because of the weather.

Following are projects members have been working 

on this year.

Sue made a Washi paper bouquet.

Mary made a 3-D poinsettia wall hanging.

Nancy made a Coptic binding book.  She used paste paper, she created, on the cover.

Nancy also made bound book with a paste paper cover.

Dave made 6 quilts which he is donating to Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  He used curved piecing on the bright block of this quilt.

In this quilt, he used a duck and dog theme.

Dave made this quilt using the disappearing pinwheel block.

Machine embroidered blocks were used in this quilt.

Dave made this scrappy quilt using disappearing pinwheels.

Dave used a computer program to design this sun and tree quilt.

Margaruite made 4 quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace.  She used rail fence blocks and embroidered blocks in this quilt.

She strip-pieced this quilt and then added the butterflies to make it more interesting.

Margarite used Australian fabrics in this scrappy quilt. 

A friend gave Margaruite the top for this quilt.  She practiced different quilting motifs when making it. (The colors were much darker, the camera lightened them)

Margaruite made this states wall quilt using machine embroidery and applique.

Margaruite made this Upper Peninsula row by row quilt.

  

This is Jane's bright grasshopper wall hanging.

Jane also made this black and white grasshopper wall quilt.

Jane made this patriotic strip quilt for the veterans at the

 VA Hospital.