July General Meeting

We had great fun during our Christmas in July program.  Five members were gracious enough to give demos on making handmade Christmas ornaments.

Linda whipstitched pieces together for this elegant beauty while Lynne shared some of her paper pieced  creations.

Joan used folded fabric and trim for these wonderful ornaments and Sandra had a new take on Santa.

Our tireless Anita shared this woven hearts ornament/basket that could be used not just for Christmas but for Valentines Day or any number of things.

After the meeting Anita led our bravest members in a new Christmas challenge. The idea was to exchange names and fabrics, and by Christmas time have a beautiful Christmas item for the name that you chose. Can't wait to see what our members come up with.

July General Meeting

July's meeting was demo day and several of our talented members shared their quilting knowledge.

Elizabeth (on the right) demonstrated wonky stars made out of scraps put together in a fun way.

Clara (on the left) showed us her Accuquilt cutter which can make quick work of cutting accurate shapes for piecing and appliqué.

Sandra (center) loves making art quilts and shared her methods using a foiling technique as Jeanne and Zora look on,

Deb and Janet check out Wilma's presentation of some of Billie Lauder's quick piecing methods. If you
want to see the nine patch demo again, you can find it here on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rBRrBJ_EqM, as well as some of her other clever tricks.

 

Bev, Dorothy and Anita look on as JoAnn (far right) shares her beading techniques as well as some of her wonderful art quilt pieces.

Marilyn demonstrates to Jane how she makes a quick 3d bow tie block.