Summer Hiatus but still quilting

While we don't meet in July and August, that doesn't mean the quilting takes a break. Beyond my personal quilting, I've given the group 'homework' to bring to our mtg in Sept. (Blue or yellow centered Heartstring blocks).

I hope everyone's summer is going well so far.  I've talked to some of you since our last mtg in June, but I've been 'playing' with my own projects, which makes me get ideas for our mtgs... I will post a photo or two for those not on our Facebook page (where I post much of our progress).

I finished 2 quilt tops and 2 pieced backings from my house, that I'm donating to the group. (One even has binding made). We'll sandwich them in October, since our Sept mtg is planned. One has a name of "Hashtag", the other is "Hidden Tigers" (UFO#6).

Backing for Hashtag

Backing for Hidden Tigers

Hashtag 

Hidden Tigers

Maria has been working on a queen sized quilt for her bed and she's been "a responsible steward of our earth" by giving me all her scraps (vs the landfill-- although wouldn't that make for a very colorful pile of compost?) Lol... I took them all, added some leftover blocks from my Mardi Gras quilt,  and hope to have them in a quilt top by next weekend. I've got ideas for outer 2 borders... just need a backing.

Pocket Prayers

My scrap quilt top, rows not sewn yet

This was Marias Quilt where i got my scraps from.

I've also been making MANY pocket prayers (in the quilted hearts shape) and will need them Blessed before they can go in the basket at church (giving you a heads up, Anne). Since end of May, over 100 made.

I met with Dee after a Sunday service to get an idea with one package of our orphans... which led me to take one of her greys, one of mine (grey is such a funny shade to match) and LOTS of selvedges and spit out 20 blocks (untrimmed as of yet) by Monday morning!! Selvedges are WAY too much fun to play with- and they move a block along SO FAST!!

Possible layout, with our original 20 blocks

20 more made...

I belong to a FB group that works with scraps and have gotten too excited about one of their suggestions when creating strings for blocks. They use orphan blocks by cutting the block up into strips to use in string blocks!! How colorful could THAT be??! I've done that in some HS blocks and called them 'broken heart string' blocks. They do add interest.

Oh, BTW, Dee asked if we are taking a trip to Mardens (,ME) this year.... I know Jane can't, as her schedule is nuts,  but I'm wondering who would be able to go if we chose a date in Mid Sept/or Oct (after tourists leave)? I'm willing to drive.  Let me know if it's a yes/no/maybe....

I think I've caught everyone up.

Let me know how every one's doing and your thoughts on our plans/ideas.

Have I told you ladies how proud I am of all that you ladies do!!???

Take care...

Nancy 

Spring quilting- lots of photos

 I'm catching up for our April and May mtgs in this post.  We spent some time finishing quilt that were Blessed on Easter Sunday at St Peter's Episcopal church in So. Windsor.  I did do some repairs to a quilt top that was donated (poor construction), but we loved the design/ colors enough to care for it.

Our May meeting let us take all the quilt tops that we'd finished and pin-baste them to their appropriate backings. I then, took them home to travel to Maine on a ten-day vacation for me to machine-quilt and bind. They all had to patiently wait for that LAST little sewing of the binding as I forgot to bring labels. They are done now... just need to be washed so they dont run/bleed their colors.

We'll meet a little later than normal  in June, since I have a conflict of interest on our usual schedule. Then we're off for the summer... but dont worry that the ladies get to rest. I have them homework for our Sept mtg (return date).

Yellow center string blocks

Yellow and blue combined (just auditioning)

My blue homework blocks

Set up to sew strings 

Manchine-quilting on bat/butterfly

Backing

"Ripple of Love"

(My quilt)

"Circle of Flight"

"Wolf Den by the River"

Accent quilting 

Done...All but label

Quilting on vacation

Repair quilts issues

April mtg

Future project. For June

For June mtg

Discussing black border

Homework decisions...

June project...

Where it started

June project..

Instructional refresher in May mtg...below

Borders done

Had to fix the ripples...

Easter Blessings during service

"Ukranian Swimmers" finds a Home

 

This quilt found a home with a Ukranian man, age 77 from Charlton, MA who was diagnosed with kidney cancer. His daughter, a parisioner at church requested it.

It was made from orphan blocks ... they now are home.

Back together for March!!

 Great meeting, after having to skip last month's mtg. Only 4 members and a guest (Jill, who may show up at more mtgs!), but we got so much done...

Delaney checking out the panel that will be created from our homework blocks.

I got 12 HS blocks prepared for "homework " and hope to have those blocks done for next months mtg. 

(Above)---Dee's quilt is going to #quiltsforsurvivors in Canada when completed. She and Jill tied it and I trimmed it, so she can roll the edges for the binding and we'll label it before donating. 

Two quilts were pin-basted (i took them home to machine quilt and possibly trim and bind and label).

And made some decisions on the #colorwashquilt (below).

It was great to get together!!