June Show & Tell

There was no topic for June, so members just shared projects they have been working on.

Marguerite finished her Partnership quilt.  The blocks contain foods that go together.  The quilt is going to be donated to "Sleep in Heavenly Peace", and organization which furnishes beds, bedding and quilts to children who have none.

Marguerite also made two patriotic quilts which will be donated to community helpers.

The back of one of the quilts.

Wanda shared her quilt, "Cathedral Quilt 1".  It was an Alison Glass pattern.

This is a close up of the detailed quilting.

This is the back of the quilt.  Wanda used the Diagonal Piecing Method Jane shared with the group previously.

Linda brought her Freedom Project due next month.  It is a work in progress.

Linda also shared some cotton clothes line projects, which she recently completed.

Mary demonstrated how she does flange binding on a quilt.

 

May No Rules Quilter's Show and Tell

 The theme for May was Partnership.  Some of the members have started the project.                  

Marguerite shared two Partnership blocks, which she plans to use in a child's quilt. The quilt will be given to a group which makes beds for children without beds.

Linda's Partnership project uses hands of different colors

Members also shared other projects they have been working on.

Sue brought this applique block.  She is considering making it into a 

wall hanging to donate to the Habitat Quilt Show.

Mary made this quilt using a snowman panel.

Mary made another snowman quilt using the leftover fabric.

Mary made this baby quilt with bunny themed fabric

for the Habitat Quilt Show.

Joyce and her husband made this detailed quilt together.

They won Grand Prize in Quilts at the Saginaw County Fair for the quilt.

 

 

A closer view of the squares.

April Show and Tell

The following quilts were shared by the group's members.

Sue shared this Postage Stamp Quilt, which was made using about 

10 years of fabric from other quilts she had made.

Dave made two quilts using bird panels.  They both have purple sashing, but

the piano key borders use a different color scheme.

Jane made this cat quilt wall hanging using a pattern from a magazine.

Jane also made these two bug wall hangings for a magazine pattern.

This wonky patchwork quilt was made by Wanda.  

The quilt started with a wonky star made in a class.

This quilt was started by Jane's sister, Margaret in 2013.  It was recently

 passed to another sister, Beth, who completed the piecing.  Beth passed

 it to Jane, who quilted and will bind it.   The Three Sisters Quilt 

will then be returned to Margaret.

 

Fresh Start

 The theme of the No Rules Quilter's challenge was the same as last month, " A Fresh Start."

Marguerite made the following digitized crocus for a future quilt.

"Spring flowers bring a fresh start."

This is Dave's "Fresh Start"

The quilt contains a lot of symbolism.  The red rose represents Christ.  The cross is made of wood and grain fabric.  The white fabric represents grace.  The bare trees on and pansies on the other side represent a new beginning.

The back of the quilt is stones which could represent the tomb.

Linda's "Fresh Start" is an applique pillow.

Below is Wanda's "Fresh Start".

Wanda quilted her wall quilt in light blue thread.

Members also shared other projects they had completed.

Mary had made a large colorful tote.

It had a zipper at the top and pockets inside.

Mary also shared an Easter bunny wall quilt.

Mary made this narrow wall hanging with a flange binding.

Joyce made a checkerboard patchwork table runner.

Joyce used 1.5 inch strips to make her blocks.

Wanda made this bright black background quilt using large blocks.

Wanda used a digitized pattern to make this embroidered Santa with reindeer.

The wall quilt is made up of many individual embroidered blocks.

Linda has been making rope fabric bowls. 

close-up

another basket using larger rope
 

2/28/23

 This month our topic was "Fresh Start".    

Jane made  this for the challenge.  It represents the beginning of a child's story.

The rest of the projects were Show & Tell.

 

Marguerite made this quilt pre-pandemic, as part of a Round-Robin Challenge.

Parts of a panel were designed into the bear themed quilt.

Marguerite made this Nativity machine embroidery wall hanging.

Marguerite also made this Pentecost machine embroidery wall hanging.

Marguerite made this Easter machine embroidery wall quilt.

Marguerite also digitized the pattern for this St. Patrick's Day quilt.

Dave made this flannel winter-themed quilt, creatively using panel parts.

Dave made the following 4 quilts using an Autumn Lake panel in different ways.