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2019 — OCTOBER SHOW & TELL

Once again the Show & Tell was fantastic! Loads of beautiful quilts and fun stories were shared. I know you will enjoy each one of them.

  • Beverly Compton
    • #7 project:  quilt for Linus has Mary Engelbreit fabric in large blocks.  Quilted by Brenda Moore.
    • Quilt for Linus done in a variety of large bluish blocks with a blue border.
  • Krista Baker
    • #7 project:  quilt made with squares in a box she got at the Community Mission.  She is donating it to Quilts Beyond Borders.
  • Teddy Caves
    • Quilt top done of pictures and scenery with fusible applique.  “Home is where the heart is.”  Seasonal theme.  Her favorite type of quilt.
  • Kim Sampson
    • Patriotic quilt composed from a jelly roll.  Donated to the veterans committee.
  • Barb Roberts
    • #3 project:  kitties.
  • Susan Guffey
    • Patriotic quilt with white stars on red stripes and blue stripes; probably for her brother-in-law.
  • Elaine Scudder
    • Forty-year-old project with a giant owl applique.
  • Christa Thatcher
    • Kinship fusion sampler quilt; block-of-the-month; has 100 blocks.
  • Liz Mills
    • Project #7:  Linus quilt with turtle fabric.
  • Meredith Willcox
    • “How much is that doggie in the window?”  Dog faces have flowers on their heads.
    • Great-grandson, 14-years-old, designed and made this quilt
    • Quilt of embroidered scenes of kids; sashing composed of small squares; quilted by Joan Harrison.
  • Michaella Peck
    • Was married September 28th; her new name is Gua (pronounced Gwa).
  • Elsie Gaber
    • Project #7:  cat attitude quilt; left it in her car so we didn’t get to see it.
  • Marilyn Peck
    • String quilt for charity.
  • Mary Magruder
    • Project #7: “patches of scraps.”
  • April Bartlett and her mother
    • Tile mosaic done with double-sided adhesive and tulle on the top.
    • Another mosaic: “Home is where God sends us.”
  • Shelly Pagliai – has a quilt in the National Quilt Museum; done with Victoria Findlay Wolfe.  Congratulations, Shelly!
    • Project #7:  Kaffe Fassett pattern “autumn daze;” scrappy back; donated to Community Service.
  • Rose Marie Smith
    • “Seeing spots” quilt; quilted by Andrea O’Brien.
    • Quilt of English paper-pieced blocks; hand pieced and hand quilted.
    • Small quilt of houses; quilted by Andrea O’Brien.
    • UFO quilt; Shelly Pagliai’s pattern “Starflowers” (retreat 2016); gold, rust, and black fabric; quilted by Effie Sickal.

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2019 — SEPTEMBER SHOW & TELL AND PROGRAM

(Thank you to Alice Allinson for providing the pictures this month.)

Show and Tell:

  • Andrea O’Brien
    • Turned her Neon Dreams project from teaching a class into a twin-size quilt and a small quilt;
    • purple backing; quilted with white thread.
  • Kathaleen Winkleman
    • Vintage orange pansy quilt; bought the flower blocks at Nana’s Second Chance; used orange floral green print sashing.
  • Susan Chidester
    • Block-of-the-month quilt with Civil War fabrics.
  • Sherry Calloway
    • Fall quilt of golds and browns for niece; picture fabric on the back.
    • Sunsets and mountains quilt for sister; wine cork fabric on the back.
  • Elsie Gaber
    • Purchased a Quilt of Valor pattern book at Paducah; quilt of patriotic scraps.
    • “Tied in a knot with my bo” – quilt using forty of Ron’s ties.
  • Krista Baker
    • Quilt of swap shop squares and embroidered blocks.
    • Baby quilt of diamonds with red sashing; quilted by Karen Farnsworth.
  • Deb Freese
    • Completed UFO table runner of Christmas fabrics (her #3); only needed to add the binding to finish it.
  • Liz Mills
    • Quilt for grandson #6 (her #3); used a free pattern from Pat Sloan “Oh my stars.”
  • Scarlett Ragas
    • UFO quilt from 2007 (#6 of her challenges).
  • Teddy Caves
    • Halloween table runner (her #3).
  • Mary Magruder
    • Linus quilt made of blocks and green print sashing (her #3).

PROGRAM:

The 2018-2019 Challenge this year was “Applique”. Kathaleen Winkleman and Andrea O’Brien gathered the Challenge entries as members entered the building for the meeting.  There were 21 entries.  Entries were paraded around the room; members cast their votes for their favorite quilt.

The winners of the 2018 – 2019 challenge (Applique):  

  • 1st place: Debbie Hudnall; her prize was a layer cake. 
  • 2nd place: Bonnie Niebruegge; her prize was two charm packs.
  • 3rd place: Barb Roberts; her prize was marking pens and an ironing sheet.  

There will be a category in next year’s quilt show where challenge pieces can be submitted.

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2019 — AUGUST SHOW & TELL

We had a great Show & Tell this month! So much fun to see what everyone is working on.

Note: Photos are at the bottom of the post.

Show and Tell:

  • Barb Roberts
    • Mini quilt made from remnants from making a cake top.  Deb Freeze quilted it.
  • Deb Freese
    • Pillow top composed of Christmas charms; free pattern online.
    • Was impressed by the large digital flower quilts; found a pattern and made one; faced the quilt rather than binding it.
  • Diane Schulte
    • Baby quilt top composed of blue and yellow pinwheels.
    • King-size log cabin quilt made with creams, whites, and homespun fabrics; made and hand-quilted by the Peacemakers from Mary Immaculate Church; she won the quilt in a drawing.
  • Christa Thatcher
    • Colorful quilt for her four-year-old son.
  • Heather Ervin
    • Quilt made with shades of purple and white for her thirteen-year-old daughter; quilted by Alice Allinson.
  • Knecka Smith
    • Quilt top with a pieced backing and free-motion quilting.
    • Red and green quilt for mom’s birthday.
  • Linda Kowalski
    • Quilt from end game quilt-along.
    • UFO quilt from 2010 – 2012; “amazed;” blocks make a maze.
    • Another UFO quilt – red, yellow, and blue cubes.
  • Elsie Gaber
    • Christmas table runner project from maybe 2006.
    • Fall table runner.
    • Quilt for niece Chelsea, a mother and a teacher; bubbles fabric for the backing; quilted by Joan Harrison.
    • Quilt for six-foot Alex; dinosaur fabric on the back.
  • Gyla Elmore
    • A church group adopted a Pine Ridge reservation, and they make blankets for the residents; “Happily Ever After” quilt from a Shelly Pagliai workshop; “never again.”
  • Diane Taylor
    • Used some odd and different fabrics from Tula Pink; some collage; “ocean vacation,” Laura Heine mermaid with a green background.
    • Table runner of red and teal flowers; “dizzy daisies.”
  • Debbie Hudnall – new granddaughter Charlotte Kay born August 3rd, 4 lbs. 2oz.
    • Batik double wedding ring quilt for daughter and husband from a kit purchased at Keepsake Quilting; quilted by Alice Allinson.
  • Kay Beach
    • Inherited quilt that was embroidered and sewed by a friend; added buttons; quilted by Amanda Moots.
  • Meredith Willcox
    • Quilt of framed dogs wearing hats.
    • Quilt of colored four-patch blocks with black print sashing; quilted by Joan Harrison.
  • Alice Allinson
    • For son Trevor getting married in ten days and his fiancé a quilt of dark teal half-square triangles with white background; quilting took 50 hours; cotton sateen fabric on the back.

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2019 — JULY SHOW & TELL, and PROGRAM

There were lots of beautiful Show & Tell quilts for July. Our guild is very, very busy!!

NOTE: The names and descriptions are shown below the photos and are taken from the July minutes.

  • Deb Freese
    • Red and white quilt; pattern was the 2018 Christmas countdown blockheads from Moda; a block was posted each day during December.

  • Michaella Peck
    • Getting married in September; fiancé is from Guatemala, and they are trying to get several Guatemalan table runners to use at the reception.  She showed off a couple.

  • Carol Cunningham
    • Bought fabric from a lady from Paris at the 2018 Paducah quilt show; made a purse with it; this is her first attempt at making a purse.
    • Red and black buffalo plaid baby quilt with appliqued bears; black print on the back.

  • Andrea O’Brien
    • Quilt using Bonnie Hunter’s En Provence pattern; swallows and circles in gray are on the backing.

  • Sherry Calloway
    • Country quilt for sister-in-law whose favorite color is red; red pieces on the back.
    • Blue flower panel quilt; quilted by Andrea O’Brien; has bargello borders.

  • Elsie Gaber
    • Cut-up panel used for a baby quilt for Kelsey’s little girl; done in pinks; it’s a family secret why a ladybug and butterflies are included in the quilt.

  • Joan Harrison
    • Linus quilt made with a train panel.
    • Quilt with a train panel but done in a different setting; brother-in-law is a model train collector.

  • Marilyn Peck
    • Baby quilt done in pinks and gray.
    • Scrappy veteran’s quilt done for sister’s brother-in-law; he served in Vietnam and lost both legs; he now is retired from the post office.

  • Meredith Willcox
    • Quilt done in red fabrics.
    • Scrappy quilt with butterflies.
    • Quilt of embroidered blocks surrounded by reddish fabrics.

Program

Our program tonight was given by Kay Beach. Kay shared some of her antique sewing boxes and the stories behind them.

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2019 — JUNE SHOW & TELL

At our June Show & Tell there were lots of pretty quilts.

Show and Tell:

  • Joan Harrison
    • Bluish quilt done in columns with toile fabric.
  • Deb Freese
    • Patriotic table runner.
  • Barb Roberts
    • An example of old made new – she bought the top several years ago; pink background of dancing girls; 40s fabric.
  • Carol Cunningham
    • Boy scout tent made of scraps; saw it on Facebook.
  • Barb Bevell
    • Hand-pieced polyester top that was purchased with her partner in crime, Nancy Krueger.
  • Andrea O’Brien
    • Quilt by her mom and her on a trip to North Carolina; used a floral layer cake from Hoffman.
    • Quilt made for a World War II veteran who lives in her hometown; her mom gives him cookies; stars in red and black on white.
    • Quilt made from blocks her mom purchased last year at Nana’s Corner; has a pieced back.
    • Baby quilt for nephew that she and her mom did; kitty cats in pink and aqua.
    • Quilt for cousin’s friend done with puppy fabric in red, black, and gray.
  • Susan Guffey
    • Flannel quilt done in an over and under fashion.
  • Heather Ervin
    • A baby quilt she purchased at the end of an auction.
  • Amanda Moots – has lots of boys to sew for
    • Blue quilt with big blocks.
    • Quilt top composed of big blocks of red, green, and gold.
  • Diane Taylor
    • Quilt top with a medallion; took ten years to do; kit with red, blue, gold, and white with an eagle picture.
    • UFO top done in redwork handwork; reddish, white, and cream fabrics.
    • Quilt top with floral blackbirds “in the meadow;” raw-edge machine applique.
    • White top, 72” x 84”, paper-pieced pattern from Lelia Gardunia which was free on the internet.
  • Marilyn Peck
    • Quilt made of colored pieces surrounded by gold with a black background; some pieces are from her mother.
  • Susan Chidester
    • Black, red, and white quilt; fabric is all polka dotted.

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2019 — MAY SHOW & TELL

What fun it was to see everyone’s quilts! Enjoy the Show & Tell for this month.

  • Deb Freese
    • Moda blockheads 2 quilt in teals and corals; new block every month; quilted by Deb.
  • Barb Bevell
    • “Forgotten Beauty;” started 12 years ago at a two-day retreat; New York beauty; pipping in the binding; quilted by Alice Allinson.
    • Graduation present quilt for the daughter of their deceased pastor friend, Richard Schlueter; quilted by Wanda Cagle; has pockets in which Mom will place written notes and memories from her dad; quilt shows highlights of his life.
    • “Triangle Salad” design of Shelly Pagliai; calls her version “Chopped Salad with Black Olives;” bias binding made with four colors (used the big square method for making bias binding); quilted by Shelly Pagliai.
  • Amanda Moots
    • Quilt for an air force veteran made with scraps from Diane Bloskovich and pieces of chicken fabric.
    • Patriotic quilt made from pieces purchased at Nana’s Corner.
    • Quilt composed of chicken pieces.
  • Marilyn Peck
    • Stash quilt made up of four patches in colors surrounded by black and white.
  • Sherry Calloway
    • Quilt with teal and black; pieced backing; quilted by Wanda Cagle.
    • Quilt top for brother who moved to Montana; buffalo panel surrounded by Indian motifs.
  • Kay Beach
    • Showed a Linus quilt made by Sarah Spearman.

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