This is a close up our new Barn Quilt Sign Block of the Month. This is all I can show you until the big reveal on Saturday, Feb 17!
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| Back from the quilter and ready for binding so, that's what was on my lap during the grammys.. How about you? |
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| This annual gathering always starts with a potluck. I made ham balls, Trish made cheesy potatoes and everyone else brought side dishes. It was perfect - - - and yummy. |
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| Following dinner, we shared some Show and Tell. These are appliance covers Bonnie made for her kitchen. |
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| Bonnie just finished up this bright little quilt. |
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| And she showed us this panel quilt she finished up, reminiscent of her days as a school teacher, beautifully hand quilted. |
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| These are the blocks for our Barn Quilt Sign BOM. Quilt Circle did these blocks as a group project this past year. Here is Trish's version of them all set together with a sweet little shadow border on each block. |
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| Lonnie showed all her most recent shop sample quilt, Shoji Screens. So bright and happy. |
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| Marti finished up this quilt top that was donated to the Des Moines Quilt Guild for their charity project. She pointed out how pretty a quilt can be, even when the fabrics and colors are so eclectic. |
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| And this is a quilt Marti put together using a stack of "found" blocks. The units are all like a snowball block but with cheater corners on just two corners rather than 4. By making half dark with light corners and half light with dark corners, you create this design. Such a pretty quilt to study. |
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| By Bonnie N. |
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| Theresa H. |
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| Lonnie K. |
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| Margaret B. |
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| Jackie O. |
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| Marti Klatt From names of those who completed their Get Er Done quilts, we drew for 3 - $25 gift certificates:
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| In accordance with the contract signed at the beginning of last year, anyone who did not complete their Get Er Done project needed to have a really, really, really good reason. Here is Joyce explaining. "My name is Joyce and I'm easily distracted". |
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| Jackie O shared these blocks given to her by a friend to complete a few moons ago. She is pledging these as her Get Er Done project for 2018. 2018 Get Er Cone contracts are due by our February meeting. Then it was on to our holiday game. This year, we did the stuffed socks again. Members were asked to bring a pair of socks and stuff one with quilting notions and goodies. Here are a few. |
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| Children in the room, please look away. This sock includes a naughty word. :) :) :) |
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| Wow! Meet Lonnie's latest quilt, created with the new line of Fantasy. |
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| Here's a close up to show the machine quilting design by Deb S. Love it! |
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| Cats from Dear Stella |
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| Kidz from Moda |
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| Cottontail Cottage from Moda |
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| Fantasy from Timeless Treasures |
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| Pastels with glitter from Timeless. |
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| Here is a snowy winter panel, appropriate for this week in Iowa. |
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| And, looking forward to spring, another panel, this one of the USA, featuring the wild flowers for each state. |
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| Here is a close up of the top left side of the panel, listing each state and it's wild flower. |
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| We were sad to hear of the death of retreat friend, Gwen Graw. Here she is on the left with two of her best quilting buds, Denise and Susan. Gwen came to our fall Ladies of the Lake Quilt retreat for many years and we will miss her friendly disposition. Our condolences go out to her family and friends. May she be quilting in heaven. |
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| This little quilt is on display in the feedsack quilt exhibit at the Iowa Quilt Museum. It has a story: My mother gave me a whole suitcase of feedsacks that she had been gifted from an older quilter friend. I have always been hesitant to cut into these precious sacks. However, about 20 years ago, I was part of a small group that did a Round Robin project. We each made a quilt center and put it in a paper bag along with a selection of fabrics for the next person to use in any way they wanted to. I made the yellow applique center of this quilt and included it in my bag with several of my feeedsacks. It was passed from one member to the next, each adding to the center, and this is the quilt top that came back to me. I always really cherish quilts that include the work of many hands. |
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