November 12th Judy Lyons, Quilt Appraiser

We started our day sewing.




Judy Lyons arrived around 3 pm and started work on a few appraisals.



We had supper at 6:00 from Cafe Amore. Apparently we've eaten it all.




Show & Share - here is Mary's oh-so-cute cherry quilt.

And Hanna has more placemats for Meals-on-Wheels.

Here is our Quilt of Valour, all completed and ready to go.






Judy got on with her trunk show - educational AND entertaining.



NEXT UFO SEWING DAY
Join us on Wednesday Nov. 26th - 9:30 am - $10.00.
Sew your brains out (well, maybe not that much) until 4:30.

Guild Cookbook

Just to let you know the Cookbook is coming along very nicely and will be done for the Christmas meeting. Thanks to Anne Jay for the great Clip Art site. The pictures are cute and there are a few surprise pictures for some of the gals who belong to a special club. No Charlotte, you are not in that club yet, but soon!

This is your very last chance to get recipes in girls. I will no longer take them after Oct 31. If you would like to proof read your recipe I will have my laptop at the November sewing day. Come and have a sneak peak.

Happy sewing

Janet

Sewing Day & Quilt of Valor

On our guild day, those who wish can come anytime after 9:30 am and sew all day, on whatever they want. This month we had a project to work on - a quilt being donated to Quilts of Valor.

The project arrived with Helen at 10:35.




Sue was SO EXCITED to be the first one to start sewing.





Lydia needed a little pick-me-up light.








Mary. Poor Mary sewing two lights together. No, Mary. Unsew please.





Helen ironing.
Barb cross-cutting the stripsets.






Charlotte sewing blocks together.



Dineke sewing blocks together.


Sue telling Charlotte how it SHOULD be done.





Dineke and Mary - obviously not pleased with the arrangement of strips.






Floris Ann. Yes, she really is this happy. Always.



Barb owns the local quilt shop and has generously donated batting for the quilt. Yay Barb!


Anne comes in late, walks over to the top and says "hey, these blocks are wrong!"









3:00 pm, the blocks are fixed and the borders are finished. Good job everyone. THANK YOU.

baby lock......nice

well...good thing that you are getting that new machine.....I am still working on Hannas angel from last years toter.......so I won't complain...yet....
Irene

Machine Blues

To my toter buddies

Since both my sewing machines have been down and out Irene's toter will not have my block in it. Not to worry I will put it in for November meeting. But.......am thrilled to say I am picking up my brand new Baby Lock Espire Monday afternoon. Can't wait, how exciting to get a new machine that actual does what it is suppose to do. Thanks Girls, see you on sewing day!!

Janet Cook

Plans for Guild Sewing Day, Oct 8th

I am hoping the gals who come for sewing day will help me with this quilt, which will be donated to the Quilts of Valor program, Canadian branch. The quilt will finish around 65" x 74". The top has been cut from my stash (which has not noticed anything missing!). With luck, someone will offer to piece a backing (min 70" x 79" please). With MORE luck, the guild will offer to pay for the batting, so that I may offer to donate the quilting. And someone with loving fingers could perhaps do the binding.

Where did this whole idea come from? I was reading the blog of Kimmy Brunner and was shamed by my apathy towards our soldiers. The original design for the quilt top is by Alycia but I've rewritten the instructions for quicker (I hope) piecing.

The guilds where I have a contact will also be getting a wee challenge from me. We ALL have large stashes and have an opportunity to make a difference.

Guild 'Show & Tell'

Bumper pads to go with the quilt.

Very challenging border.