Melinda Quilts etc
I received my SSCS gift and opened it yesterday. Apparently there was a problem with my original gift but I had a package to open anyway. It was wonderful.
Can you see the scissors. They are kangaroo scissors! The fabrics is from Australia also. My gift was from Shari Jamieson and she says that another gift is still on the way. I think this gift was enough. Thank you again Shari.
Melinda
At guild last week Claudia (the recipient of the wonderful bookcase quilt) gave each of the members of the Executive Committee and wonderful thank you gift. She made fabric boxes for each of us. Here is mine.
Look at the top!
Wonderful gift from a wonderful President. Thank you Claudia.
Melinda
I have been sick for the past few days and haven’t really done anything except sleep but am feeling better now. I finished up my final two quilts due before Christmas and delivered one with the other one arranged for tomorrow.
I am late with this post but is is not that I am not enjoying and appreciative of the gifts I received.
This was the first received – sort of a pre-gift.
A wonderful scrap bag/pin cushion in lovely lime green.
More lime green goodies.
and a great mug, complete with tea bags.
I can’t wait to find out who sent all this wonderfulness to me.
Melinda
Tuesday night was hexie club and we made coasters. Some folks cut hexies but I wimped out and used precut Moda ones. One package of them makes five coasters.
I like how they turned out. I am linking to Sarah at Sarah Did It for Help for Hexie-aholics which she hosts every month.
Melinda
Once again we are going to do a mystery quilt at the Tiny Stitches retreat in January. This year the directions call for 8 dark fat quarters and 8 light fat quarters. I picked mine out over the weekend.
Although I have a drawing of the finished quilt top, I have no idea how it is made. It is always fun though.
Melinda
Ben sent me a photo of the entire quilt. It really turned out great, especially considering it was made by about 50 people in all.
Isn’t it wonderful?
Melinda
We had a great holiday party at ECQG. Lots of friends, food and fun. New officers were elected and the President’s quilt was presented to Claudia for her year of service to the guild. Ben (our new President) designed the quilt and asked me to quilt it. I had a lot of fun working on it.
Here are a few photos of the quilt. I don’t have one of the whole quilt but I am hoping Ben took one and will send it to me.
What a wonderful keepsake for Claudia to remember the year of 2013 and the guild.
Melinda
Yesterday was the second/last session of the Magical Slice and Dice quilt. We starched, pressed, cut, sewed, pressed, cut and sewed again and the quilts were magically on point and the centers were finished. Then we moved on to getting the first border on so we could control the bias edges – mission accomplished. They still need to add the outer borders but the end is in sight.
Here is Margaret and her quilt center.
Here is Patrick and his quilt.
Just for reference, here are the starting fabrics.
What a lot of fun. After class Patrick cut my hair so it was a very good day.
Melinda
Last night was the holiday party for Fiber Art Fusion. We had dinner at the Oak Street Café in Roswell, GA. It is a great place and the food was delicious. I had a lovely kale salad with grilled chicken – Yum!
We did a little gift exchange and of course, I forgot to take a photo of what I made. The rules are simple – something you make that measures 5x7. Here is what I received from Martha.
Today I am off to tea with the girls – will try to remember to take photos.
Melinda
I finally got a new car – a Kia Soul.
Here it is in the driveway. A fun little car and a fun color. Hopefully I will have this one for a long, long time.
Melinda
Yesterday was Bonnie Hunter club at Tiny Stitches and I was able to get some cutting done for the mystery. Not much sewing but quite a bit of cutting. For my design wall today, I really have design containers.
Not very exciting but progress is being made.
I did finish another 10 bowtie blocks. These are 271-280.
For more exciting design walls, go to Patchwork Times.
Melinda
I am behind (as usual) but I do have a few blocks done. Here are my first clue one blocks.
Here is the one block from clue two that I made this morning.
Melinda
We had our annual Christmas Party on Monday night and it was lovely. We always exchange names and this year I had Debbie and she had me, luck me.
Here is what I received.
and also this.
The back -
I made her a set of bags and a pincushion. First there was a drawstring bag that held everything. Inside were two circle drawstring bags – one for jewelry and one for sewing stuff. Also a hexagon pincushion that will fit in the larger bag. I also made a small hexie ornament to decorate the package and her tree. Of course, I forgot to take photos before I wrapped it and gave it to her.
Melinda
Two parties in two days – actually three parties but the third one I am saving for tomorrow.
In both Piecemakers and Allatoona, we exchanged mug rugs for Christmas. For Piecemakers, I made this one.
and I received this one from Karen.
For Allatoona I made this one.
and I received this one from Maddy.
I also brought home this cute little bag made by Nancy. As president for her second year, she made these for each of the committee chairs. Also included was a light for handwork – one that you attach to your head. You might look a little weird but you will be able to see clearly.
Melinda
Like most quilt guilds, we make quilts for charity. In the case of the Allatoona Quilters’ guild we donate them to the local police department each year. The Acworth, GA police department is always excited about coming to our December meeting to pick up the quilts. This year we had 145 to give to them. Even the Police Chief was there.
It was a wonderful day and I will share more tomorrow.
Melinda
Today my design wall is unchanged from last week.
I have been busy with other things this last week. I went to the Piecemakers Christmas Party this morning and this evening is the Tiny Stitches party. I am still finishing up one more little gift for that one.
For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times here.
Melinda
I actually made this at work yesterday – it is to be given to a customer who recently had surgery as a get well soon gift from the shop. We used Downton Abby fabric for it.
Melinda
