Two quilts Blessed on Sunday

Appropriately, we had and animal quilt ("Cats and Dogs ala Mode") to be Blessed this Sunday at which we had an "Earth Mass" and parishioner's animals Blessed. It was crazy seeing parisioners bring in their dogs (no cats were there), turles, hamsters into church suring the service.

And NO, I didn't bring my cats! It's a blessing they stay living on ANY given day. And besides, they like being home....LOL

The other quilt Blessed is pictured a few posts down... Framed Butterflies

Perfect timing!

I've been working on a few things for the group at home... finished our strippy quilt's quilting (needs to be trimmed and bound), made a few black HS blocks, etc. , but I've been so busy with the May fair that I haven't even gone online much. But sometimes, something happens at the right time, and you never know why.

While I was at the fair, running around crazily, trying to find last minute things for people, a woman walked up to me... I saw her coming at me and thought "What does Anne need?" hoping it was in the direction that I was already heading. She quietly touched my arm and said, "I was wondering if I could have your group make my cousin a quilt. He has brain cancer." Of course, I said absolutely! "That would be so great", she said. I told her I have the perfect one and asked her if she'd be at the 10am service tomorrow. The look on her face and her comments after, made me realize how shocked she was that we already had one ready to go. I think she thought maybe she could plan on one in a month or two. (I actually thought she was gonna cry).She was so touched by the idea that she could have it NOW, and send it to him, she was speechless, which made me choked up.

I had my daughter bring it over when she came to the fair and was able to give it to her that afternoon! I just need to write a note to go with it. That I could do tomorrow....

There is always a reason why some of our quilts don't have a place to go right away. I think they know there is a place for them, even if we don't. (Yes, our quilts are pretty smart!)

Charity quilt photo

Pat B's Brown-green quilt pictures from crafts photos on webshots

Tying a heartstring quilt-tutorial

Here is great tutorial on how to tie a heartstring quilt....



http://maryquilts.blogspot.com/2009/05/on-todays-agenda.html

Charity Benefit successful!

My daughter's culinary school in CT had a benefit on Sat for the "Sunshine Kids" and they asked our group to donate a quilt for their auction( See two posts above this one....) We donated a quilt last year- kid sized- that reaped $600 for their cause! This year, I sent two quilt, a child sized (blue/green with bugs) and an adult one, muted soft browns, pinks, blues... still about a throw/couch size. I was surprised when they picked an adult quilt, but realized after that the auction was attended by adults and the quilts were to be auctioned off for THEM, not the children. My daughter said the Chef was VERY impressed by the quilting done on it...thanks to our local 'angel wings' quilter, Laura McCarrick.

The bidding started at $400, and the evening ended with a bidding war between two ladies, one of whom bought it for $875.00!! Whooo hoo! Kiddos to YOU, Laura, and to the ladies of the group!!

May mtg --posted on the wrong blog!!

I made the posting for the May mtg on my personal blog, by accident. Click on the link (on the line above) to see what we did for this month.

QOV quilts done... # 615-616

Just took a look at Alycia's blog... http://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/

She finally got a chance to quilt our last two QOV quilts (along with our first quilt - #158--they are #615 and #616 on the sidebar...scroll WAAYY down!). She is up to 625 quilts!! You GO GIRL!

Actually, I give credit to our ladies who work so greatly every month on numerous projects. I'll be posting some more photos....

Do I dare say we have one more D9P quilt to put together???

Sunday quilting!

We'll have a chance to sew on Sunday, after the 10am service. Jut a few things to 'finish'. I have a cute little boys quilt to put 'prayer ties' into for Charlotte's Garden. I think it's called Space Odessey II. Hopefully, will find out where it's going this week.

This one is beautiful.... not sure where it's going yet either. Think we should call it, "String Garden".

Not sure how the Sunday mtgs will go, we only had 4 people at the last one, but it's quiet time to quilt...that's nice.

Mtg Faux Pas

Leave it to me (not a sports person-- unless it has wheels, Nascar or skates) to plan a mtg on a night that the UConn Huskies are playing in the March madness basketball games!! (It IS basketball, right?)

I had a great turnout (14 ladies- just about a record!), but a had 4 split within the first hour, then a few more left ahortly after when they heard it was a 'game night'.... but at least those who stayed, helped cut some strips for 'homework'... which for those who didn't stay long enough to find out what that was.... you are making heartstring blocks with a plain black center, then any colors throughout the rest of it... similar to this.

We did get the last row attached to the 'Blue-min' Heart' quilt for the priest's friend, Kipp W. and the lasagna quilt got pin basted (I'll try and SITD this week), and the rest of the lasagna strips were taken home and they've already been returned to me sewn together! Go, Marilyn...

I showed off Fr. Chips quilt, but I'm working on that one at home.... I'll post photos soon.

St Mary's Quilt-a-thon

Although I couldn't make it to this year's event, I heard there were 23 ladies there, and they had a total of 140+ tops!

Way to go, ladies!!

Freedom to quilt!

This is the first mtg we'll have that I can be there REAL early, since I'm on lay-off (two months worth). I have two quilts turned into me (from Beth and Muriel) that are done! I'll have the ladies check them out, then they will get Blessed on Palm Sunday and hopefully, we'll have a few more done on Tuesday (31st).

These are some of the ones I hope to have tops done...

The Blue with the black and white ("Blue-min' Heart") needs 6 more blocks added on, then we can find a backing and get it done for Father Paul's friend with brain cancer. I have one of the 'done' ones that could be used, but it has some pink in it, so I'll have to have a vote on it with the ladies Tuesday.

These are the samples of the envelope blocks. We have SEVERAL, so I'll need a couple of people to organize them into a top. The question will be whether they will be completely scrappy or going only with a few colors (two or three).

I hope to have the butterfly quilt done at this mtg. It would have been done at the last, bar the 'wrinkle', but I hope to have the binding done for it.

lso hope to have Father Chip's quilt top done...I'm working on that on my design wall. It's looking good, if I do say so myself.

I also saw our Happy Blocks arrived safely in Mary's hands.... check out the thurs Mar 5th post...

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Correction on date of next mtg

Our next mtg will be moved to TUESDAY, Mar 31st, not on our usual Mondays.... Another group is mtg at the church on Monday. See you then!

Post March mtg....

Lot of things got worked on at this month's meeting.... with ten of us ladies there. Welcome to Mary Ellen who is new to the group. It is wonderful that Enid brought you to us. I hope you enjoy coming. Among all the ironing and sewing, two of our quilts are being bound (at home), and we have a few more being tied (Prayer quilts).

We were able to send out our quilt, "Mints on my Pillow/Nightshades" today

to a parishioners daughter who is suffering with cancer and we're finishing up the blocks for another brain cancer sufferer who is a friend of our Priest-in-charge. I hope to have that one done before next mtg.

Hey, ladies!! We also have set aside some sewing time on a few Sundays between noon and 4pm. The dates are Mar 22nd, April 19th and June 21st. Mark your calendars and join us (Bring a sandwich for lunch or share a snack. I'll provide drinks).

It was fun to see the envelope blocks everyone made. We'll put them together at one of the next mtgs. Finally able to get my photos loaded into my husband's computer, so I can post them. My computer is just giving me the 'fits', since it has about 1/100th of an inch of FREE space left on my harddrive!