Marge Pearson taught the Square in a Square piecing technique to a packed house today.
| Using Jodi Barrow's ruler, Marge walked students through 8 different blocks. |
"The Little Quilt Shop on the Prairie" 909 Prairie Street in Adel, IA
| Using Jodi Barrow's ruler, Marge walked students through 8 different blocks. |
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| February was a half square triangle exchange month. Blocks are made with black/white and the month's designated punch color - this month was orange. |
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| Above and below are quilts shared by new member, Julie Sealine. She was looking for help with quilting ideas for the embroidery quilt below and received several suggestions. |
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| Deb Semmens shared two comfort quilts, above was made by Deb herself - Bar Code. Below is a Jelly Roll quilt made by Cathy Blomquist. |
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| Above is just one of the pillowcases Jackie Orton shared, made for the local shelter. Below, Nancy Hagelberg shared the same. |
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| Samantha Derrifield shared this baby quilt and below, Theresa Hane also shared a baby quilt. |
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| Celia McCollum is practicing her machine quilting and shared her progress. |
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| Trish Snyder shared her Loon quilt - It was on her Get Er Done list! |
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| And Margaret Beal shared this Christmas runner, also using fabric from our exchange. Below is her adorable St Pat's wall hanging. |
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| And here it is! Jan Mueller has been walking us through this quilt for the past couple months and now it is done. It is a wedding gift for her son. |
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| We ended our evening with some yummy cupcakes fromAdel's Brick Street Books and Cafe. As always, special thank you to Jackie Orton for taking these pictures and sending them to me. Such a huge help. |
| Our booth is chuck full. Several new samples and fun gadgets. Saturday and Sunday - Exit 225 - No entry fee! |
| And, you've seen our little tub time snuggler. New is this pattern with a towel kit. Here's a great gift that can truly be made in an hour. |
| Barb Hoene brought in this pineapple quilt to show. Several in her Lake Panorama group made these quilts and shared the idea with us. Marge is now teaching it in a nearly sold out Day Camp, March 12. |
| This is a baby quilt Lonnie Keeran made for a friend. The new father has been on a safari and the baby room is decorated in safari prints. Isn't this the perfect baby quilt for this baby boy? |
| Bonnie Nelson shared these first two quilts. She does beautiful hand quilting. The scroll work above is couched on. Just lovely |
| In this quilt, Bonnie did perfect small stippling by hand quilting in those side setting triangles. |
| Colleen Eckoff and Celia McCollum each worked on their Radiant quilts. Above is Colleen's. |
| Deb Semmens finished up another donation quilt top for Iowa Comfort Quilts. |
| I worked on this shop sample, Manhattan by Blue Meadow Designs, done in grey neutrals from Stella Designs. |