July Show and Tell

The topic for July was 3-dimensional / texture/ textile manipulation.

 

Nancy manipulated white muslin with rust.  She placed nails, bolts, washers, etc.

 on the muslin and kept the fabric damp for weeks.

 

Close up

 

Second piece of manipulated muslin

 

 

 

 

Mary made a tote bag embellished with a 3-D flower and crystals.

 

 

 

 

Jane shared a 3-D leaf in progress.

This is the inspiration photo.

 

Jane has been trying different products to make the water droplets.

 



 

This is the project without the water droplets.

 

 

Jane also shared droplet projects she had completed in the past.

 

Linda shared a dimensional orchid in progress.

 



 

 

 

Alice modeled a 3-D necktie collar she had completed.

 

 

 

 

Members also shared other projects which they have been working on.

 

Joyce made a Minnesota appliqued pillow.

 

Joyce also shared a mini black and white quilt in progress.

 



These are Joyce's pot holders.

 



 

Joyce made this infinity scarf with flat felled seams.

 

 

The flat felled seam close up.

 

Tam has been finishing UFOs and making them into one block quilts.

 



 

Tam completed this rescued sampler quilt.

The back shows off Tam's quilting.

 



 

 

 

Marguerite shared a picture piecing mountain scene.

 

 

A close up of some of the many pieces.

 

 

June Show and Tell

There was no theme for June.  These are the projects members shared at our meeting.

Wanda quilted this quilt using rulers and free-motion quilting fillers.

 

 

  Closer views

 

 

 

This is Wanda's wool penny project.

 

Closer views

 

This is Linda's watercolor print.  The angel design will be used for creating church banners in Honduras when a group from Linda's Synod makes an annual visit there. 

 



 This is a note card using the same print.

 



 

This is Mary's door hanging.

 





 

 

 

Tam completed her sayings booklet Nancy had made last month.

 

 

Tam made this wall hanging using raw edge hand applique.

 

 

 



 

Joyce made these decorative candle holders.

 

Joyce made these camo bags for Christmas gifts.

 

This is a sample of a Minnesota theme quilt Joyce made.

 

 

Following is a photo of the quilt.

 

 

 

 

Pat shared a photo of baby quilts she had made.

 

Pat also shared this dog themed quilt top inspired by Laura Heine.

 





 

Pat shared another quilt top inspired by Laura Heine,  a flower arrangement.

 

 

 

Alice made this "marionette" Uncle Sam door hanging.

 

 

The body parts move.

 

Alice made her scarf from a tie.

 



 

 

May Show and Tell

The following are Linda's projects.  This is Linda's Crown Flower Hawaiian Quilt.

 

A closer view.

 

 

a close-up

 

 

Linda also painted this watercolor Hawaiian Crown Flower.

 

 

Linda made this pillow using neckties.

 

 

 

This is Tam's Hobbit House wall hanging.

 

A closer view.

 

 

 

 

Dave shared this moose panel manipulation quilt with the group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy made the following message booklets from card stock.

 

 

 

Nancy will be teaching a class at the Marshall Frederick Museum.

 

 

Don't forget, if you would like to see the group's art in person, some pieces are on display at the Andersen Enrichment Center.

 

 

Quilts on Display at Andersen Center

If any of our readers are interested, some of the group's quilts will be on display at the

Andersen Center in Saginaw for the next few weeks.

 

 

April Show and Tell

We didn't have a theme for April.  Only a few members attended the meeting,

so we only had a small number items for  show and tell.

 

 

Pat shared a small zipper bag, one of many she made for a golf outing. 

The bag could hold golf balls or tees.

 

 

 

Pat also shared a "Shadow Box" quilt she made.

 

 

 

 

Karen showed the group a photo of a "Sampler" wall hanging she made.

 

 

 

 

 

Julie drew this picture as her inspiration for a "Jingle Dress Dancer" quilt she is working on.

 

 

Julie shared the work in progress and asked for advice on completing it.

 

 

Barbara shared her "Midnight in the Garden" quilt. 

She had added some embellishments since she showed it to the group earlier. 

 

Linda made this 1st place ribbon for the winner of the "Viewer's Choice" at the

Habitat for Humanity Quilt Show.  The show has been extended to  this weekend,

April 20-April 22, because of the winter storm last weekend.