Quilt Celebrations for February 16th!

With the Quilt Show approaching - NEXT WEEK!! - we are getting lots of treats seeing all the finishes!

Rachelle brought her Baltimore and WOW!

I had to take lots of pictures....

She also brought a "left-overs" quilt that looks anything but leftover!

Beautiful, Rachelle!  Well done.

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Pat brought two to share and the first one has a really fun back - 

also known as a second front!

Lovely work, Pat!

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Connie brought a big and a little!

First is her 4-patch exchange quilt.

Second is a Kim Diehl "little."

Both are wonderful, Connie!

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Marla brought her latest Drunkard's Path.

She says there are no more in her future!

Beautiful, Marla!

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Ruth shared two finishes.

The first is her 4-patch exchange.

Second is a "circle" quilt, the result of a class she took at Houston.

Wonderful, Ruth!

Happy Quilting!!

May 20th and 27th Quilt Celebrations!

I never got to posting last week's quilt celebration, so it's a "Two-Fer" this time!

Last week I celebrated my "Diamond Little." 

It's the first in a series (I hope!) of little quilts.

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This week, we got to see Marla's last graduation quilt,

made for her youngest grandson.

It's just beautiful.

And a table runner also.

Beautiful, Marla!

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And Marylu brought her first graduation quilt, 

made for her oldest grandson in Hawaii!

There were lots of comments about how much it looks like Hawaii.

Lovely, Marylu!

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And then, after many had already left, Cynthia Wallace showed us her 

almost-finished quilt for her three-year-old granddaughter,

to whom she'll be giving it later this week!

So pretty, Cynthia!

Happy Quilting!

Quilt Dating and February 11 Quilt Celebration!

What an awesome night!  Shirley Taylor came and helped us date some wedding ring quilts that will be on display at the quilt show.  I was absolutely fascinated by what she was able to tell us about them.  From knowing the date by recognizing fabrics she personally knew from the 30s from her own clothing and that of her mom and grandma, to knowing a color's origins were in Dresden dyes before the bombing in WWII destroyed the dyeing plants and rendered the colors impossible to replicate, she was able to impart a wealth of information.  Thank you, Shirley, for the wonderful lessons and for enabling us to know which quilt to put with which dress for the quilt show!

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Jessie brought her Irish Chain to celebrate tonight.  She told of how the quilt came about.  The green 2-ish inch squares were found in the fabric room at the Nazarene church a few years ago, many of which had orange in them.  The borders grew from not being able to find an orange or a green that worked.  In the end, the blue was best.  Maggie designed Celtic Cross knots for the orange squares which Jessie hand quilted.  Her label describes the significance to her of the colors of the quilt in terms of Protestant and Catholic influences in Ireland, and Saint Patrick, as well.  Thank you for sharing this, Jessie.  It was delightful hearing about it.

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Barb shared her whole cloth quilt done in red on white.  It's so beautiful.  I wish the pictures did it justice.  It is entitled "Welsh Beauty" and she made the quilt in honor of her Grandpa Pete, who if I have this right, was from Nantyglo, Wales.  Thank you for the story, Barb.  The quilt is just lovely.

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Marla brought her "Apple Crisp" quilt done in Civil War reproduction fabrics, the pattern for which she got from APQ.  It's for her niece as a wedding gift.  It is so warm and inviting -- I love the colors.  Barb machine quilted it for her.  It's lovely, Marla.

What a show we're going to have!!!

Happy Quilting!!

November 26th Quilt Celebrations!

Well, on this Thanksgiving Eve's Eve,

we had a beautiful display of quilts to celebrate.

Marla brought a feast for our eyes.......

First, her selvedge quilt in this lovely setting.

Can you see how the blocks are made and set together?

If you start at a corner, you can see how they're done.

And then these two littles.....

Aren't they fabulous?

Her applique here is wonderful

and the fabric choices are so much fun.

I love the old buttons on this one.

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And then Theresa brought this fun quilt for Linus.

It was designed by one lady, put together by another,

and then Theresa quilted it.

Aren't the colors fun?  And the quilting looks great.

I regret that I didn't get a close up of the back

which showcases the quilting pattern.

Beautiful work, ladies!!

Happy Quilting!!

And Happy Thanksgiving!!