Another great meeting

We had another great meeting earlier this week. Not quite as many people as we've had at some of our meetings so far, but still a nice crowd. And of course, we were all just as talkative as usual.

Nothing too exciting to report, but at our next meeting we plan to vote for our first group "bee" activity. If you'd like to pitch in your ideas about our quarterly group activity, please make sure to try and come on April 8th. Or if you aren't available, please email us your suggestions for activities.

Now here are a few pics from show and tell for this week:

Joyce finished the twirly scarf she started at our very first meeting!

Lisa finished this gorgeous quilt top for Loudoun Hospital
as part of the Station Stitchers charity quilting group.

Another gorgeous finish by Lisa!

Norma made this gorgeous Churn Dash.

Sandra finished this beautiful patriotic quilt.
You can't see from this pic, but the words to the
Pledge of Allegiance are embroidered in the white strips!

Another beautiful project from Sandra.
It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is actually a "puff" quilt.
She plans to add some "Minky" to the back for a wonderfully soft finish.

That's all folks!

May your bobbin always be full, and your quarter inch always be scant...

Happy April

Happy April everyone! I have never really liked April Fool's Day--first I was never very fond of practical jokes, and second I don't really like the name. But, on a gloriously beautiful April 1st like this one, I can't help but be excited to welcome April in. So, Happy April Fool's Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed holiday week and got to spend some time with their friends and loved ones. I wasn't able to visit my family, but I actually had a great week anyway, and thanks to the modern conveniences of easy and free long distance, I got to spend lots of time talking to my family this week--it was almost like I was there celebrating Easter with them. :-)

For those who may check the blog to see if we are meeting, tonight's meeting is on as usual. I hope you can make it. And if you have any old 45mm rotary blades you'd like to try sharpening, please bring those as well. I bought a Dritz/Omnigrid sharpener and figure it can't hurt to try. What's the worst that can happen? We end up throwing away the blades that were destined for the trash anyway?

I'd like to share a few pics from last week with you. We had several ladies bring quilts they have been working on, some of which are just about finished. Enjoy these lovely show & tell quilts!

Suzanne has been working on this quilt for a long time. She did free motion quilting on it last week.
Her first time trying "pebbles" and she did an AWESOME job!

This was Trish's first meeting with us, and she brought a nearly completed Disappearing 9-patch quilt.
She was just finishing up hand-sewing down the binding at this meeting.

 

Ann found this vintage beauty at a flea market years ago, and pulls it out
whenever she needs a break from other projects, or just wants to do some hand quilting.

This is Toast. He is upset that he doesn't have a show & tell for you this week, because
I have not done any quilting at home where he can help. But he wanted me to let you know that he
often "helps" me on quilting projects and hopes I'll bring some home for him to work on soon. ;-)