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| Nancy Sharr holds a unique honor. She has never missed one of our quilt retreats in the past 16 years. Influenza B took her down this year. We made sure she was still there in spirit, saving her a seat at the stitching table. |
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| Doesn't this sound like fun? I am going to try to attend. Here is a little more info about the Henry Wallace Country Life Center. |
Monday was our QC March meeting. After a little catch up, we shared some great show and tell.
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| Nancy H. shared this pattern and kit she is declaring as her Archive Get Er Done project of the year. |
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| She also shared this block-a-day quilt she just completed. Absolutely beautiful. |
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| Jackie O showed us this pretty quilt, made with friends, a comfort quilt for an online quilt group. |
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| and here is the pretty back. |
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| And another comfort quilt she made for a different comfort quilt program. This one is for Adel Alumni in school colors. |
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| This is some thread play Jackie has been practicing on her long arm. |
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| Deb is in a block exchange and finding these little blocks a challenge. |
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| So she tried these sewing guides, an attachment to use with her sewing machine, that has made easy work of it. |
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| And this is a new pattern Deb is playing with on her long arm. Looks great on this flannel doggie quilt. |
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| Kathy H showed this shop sample quilt she made, Ombre Weave, quilted with another of Deb's new designs. |
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| This is such a Margaret quilt. Isn't it beautiful? |
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| This is Margaret's Barn Quilt. The members of QC did this block of the month last year and each came up with their own setting. Several of these quilts will be on display at our outdoor quilt show in June. We are also offering this BOM to the public, starting in June. |
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| Here's a pretty little baby quilt Trish made with charm squares. |
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| Abbie showed us this T-Shirt quilt. We all loved the dimension the ombre fabric gives. |
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| And this is a quilt she made for a dancing granddaughter. See the label next. |
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| This is a quilt Abbie is finishing up, left behind from a previous generation. |
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| Theresa shared this. These are the half square triangle units we exchanged last year. Each month was designated a color to pair up with a mostly black with white fabric. Love it! |
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| And then it was Nancy J's turn. She brought all of these quilts and stacks of blocks to donate to our library fund raiser sale in June. Some came to her from a friends estate. |
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| Kathy H showed us this wedding quilt she made for her daughter. Very nice. Following is the label. |
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| Lonnie, always up for a challenge, finished this Gypsy Wife quilt. So pretty and so well done! |
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| We closed our evening with a game of quilter's poker. In the absence of a table, we passed around a tray to use for rolling the dice. Staying with our poker theme. we snacked on chocolate Nuggets and Chips, drew for some prizes and called it an evening. Always a fun time with my Quilt Circle of Friends! |
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| Each participating shop will hold a drawing for a basket of goodies. Here is our "basket", twenty one fat quarters, a package of sewing sheets and a spool of thread. Plus a drawing for a grand prize of 5 yards of fabric from each participating shop of the winner's choosing! And as always, there will also be DDR - Demos, Discounts and Refreshments! Thursday through Saturday, April 5, 6 and 7. |
Imagine, a Nancy Halverson design
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| Here it is, all in one piece! This is our 2018 applique' block of the month. Pieced by Judy Williams, it is hanging in the shop now, waiting for Julia's return from her winter retreat to custom quilt. Call now to register. Fee is $19 a month. Fee includes all fabrics and adorable embellishing buttons used to make this quilt top plus the binding. |
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| This is Metro Hoops. It requires the use of a Quick Curve Ruler. This the technique we will be teaching at Spring Retreat March 22-24. There are about 2 openings left in this retreat so call soon if to you are interested. See more at about our quilt retreats at the lake on our website. |
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| Here are her winnings! A jelly roll of black prints and a charm pack of the same plus 3 packs of mini charms. Thanks for your business, Jenny! |
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| This cute panel makes baby bibs a breeze and comes with some very cute coordinate fabrics. |
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| And back by popular demand, a couple of our most popular 108" backing fabrics, Circle Play. |
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| Today was Laura Ingalls Wilder Day at pre-school and they were supposed to dress in western wear. They took cowboy boots but must have forgotten to put them on. I think they look more like Minnie Pearl and Garth Brooks. |
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| There was an early out today so we stopped by the library for a bit. The little red head lounged with a book about Michael Jordon. |
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| In this issue, they feature all baby quilts plus patterns for fitted crib sheets, bibs and other fun baby things. |
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| This is the back cover, showing all the featured baby quilt patterns. |
