Thursday, February 23, 2012

Quilter Profile - Shari Guymon


1.    I made my first quilt in 1969 when I had my first child.  It was a mothergoose quilt with painted blocks.

2.     I have made approximately a dozen quilts at most…..I usually choose small projects that I feel I can be sure to finish.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  I have enjoy piecing, and creating my own patterns, using graph paper.  I like to try new techniques.

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style? ………Experimenting …Most are fairly simple patterns, playing with style and color…..I made one for one of my daughters once with a giant checkerboard in the middle and gave her giant checkers to play with.

5. What is your earliest quilting memory? ……..My earliest memory is of theMother Goose quilt which had hand painted blocks and was hand quilted as well…..Ialso remember helping some friends do tricot quilts, and sometimes losing myneedle underneath the quilt…..The most vivid memory is the jean quilt I tiedwhere I had to use pliers to pull the needle with yarn through the very heavyfabrics.

6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since _____.  Not sure…I think it’s been about 3 years…..

7. I was taught to quilt by ______________. No one specifically taught me, Ijust observed others and was taught bits and pieces when I helped with projects.I’ve learned a lot since I’ve been in the guild, and I also use books and theinternet for clarification on techniques.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for? …I usually make items for familymembers.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was…..An Amish quilt that I made for a weddinggift.  A lot of others helped me with thequilting part.  I loved the colors, thefriendship and the bright and cheery nature of the quilt…It was quite striking!

 

Quilter Profile - Pam Noyes (unfinished)



1. I have been quilting for

2. I have made approximately ___  quilts.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making? 

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?  


5. What is your earliest quilting memory?


6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since _____.

7. I was taught to quilt by ______________.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?    

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was

Quilter Profile - Tiawna Moses



1.  How long have you been quilting?  About 10 years, unsuccessfully.

2.  Approximately how many quilts have you made?  1/2 of many, one to completion - a sampler quilt in a college class.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  I like anything easy if I am making it or I like intricate ones if I'm appreciating someone else's work.

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?     I like geometric patterns.


5. What is your earliest quilting memory?  I made a pillowcase in 4th grade home economics.


6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since _______.

7. I was taught to quilt by collect quilt instructor, piece quilting the tops, and my mother-in-law for hand quilting.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?     Family & gifts.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was a baby quilt - fence rail because it was with my mother-in-law for a grandkid.  She taught me how to hand quilt the top.

Quilter Profile - Nancy Kimmerle



1. I have been quilting for 15 years.

2. I have made approximately 250 quilts.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?    Scrap quilts, Turning 20, and a challenge from time to time.


4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?


5. What is your earliest quilting memory?  My maternal grandmother hand quilted.  She thought it was ridiculous to cut yardage and sew it together again so all her quilts were fabric.


6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since 2000.

7. I was taught to quilt by Gayle Shumway and quilt classes at Parley Redd's.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?   My family.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was our Grayson Country Quilters Petriglyph Quilt and the second one, is one I made for my sone with panels and quilt elements.  It was in last summer's Quilt Show.

Quilter Profile - Debbie Christiansen



1. I have been quilting for approximately 40 years.

2. I have made approximately 26 quilts.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Applique, baby quilts.

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?     Definitely not.  I do hand quilt all my quilts.


5. What is your earliest quilting memory?  When I was four years old, sitting underneath the quilt at Relief Society when my mom was quilting.


6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since November 2011.

7. I was taught to quilt by my mom.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?     Weddings, babies.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was 'Moose".  It had lots of dimention to it.

Quilter Profile - Kathleen Lyman




1.  How long have you been quilting?  I don't quilt I tye!

2. I have made approximately 600+ quilts from baby to king size.
3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Fast Quilts
4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?

5. What is your earliest quilting memory?   Helping my Grandma Guymon by cutting the strings after she tied the long row of knots.

6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since...  It has been so long ago, I can't remember.

7. I was taught to quilt by my sister Bonnie Meyer.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for? My grandkids, nieces and nephews and we sell alot!

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was a denim quilt for a niece with a lot of BLING on it.  Quilt was made and bound and delivered to her mom and dad to take to her for Christmas.  They decided they didn't like all the bling and we had to glue pockets on over the bling.


Quilter Profile - Worthy Glover




1. I started quilting for about 13 years.  I helped Gail with some hand quilting and tieing quilts before.

2. I have made approximately eight or ninequilts.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  Medallions and stars, wedge works.

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style?     I am a man and I look forward to retirement and more time to quilt.

5. What is your earliest quilting memory?   Trying to understand sewing instructions on the first quilt I made.

6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since January 2000.

7. I was taught to quilt by my wife Gail.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?     Children and Friends.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was Bargello in the Round with starts in the corner.  Gail and I took a class together to learn the technique.


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Quilter Profile - Jessica Claleson



1. I started quilting in 2006 for one month.  Then in January of 2010 I finished a quilt I started years before.

2. I have made approximately 20 quilts.

3. What pattern or type of quilt do you enjoy making?  I don't have a favorite yet.

4. Is there something distinctive about your quilting style? I haven't made the same quilt twice yet and like to learn something from each one and challenge myself since I'm new to quilting.
5. What is your earliest quilting memory? I like this more than making Navajo outfits.  My mom sews and was teaching us girls.
6. I have been a member of the Grayson Country Quilt Guild since January 2012.

7. I was taught to quilt by myself and books and internet.

8. Who do you usually make quilts for?    My family, nieces and nephews.

9. My favorite quilt I ever made was my first quilt.  It took me a while to finish and afterwards I wanted to learn more about quilting.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Guild Meeting – February 15, 2012

Gail Glover pieced together this Quilt of Valor and donated it to the Grayson Country Quilters.

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Jeri Montella created a custom design for this quilt and Gail bound it.

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Kathy Hurst provided the next step in our challenge quilt.  This month we will be sewing together the white blocks.

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This is the same quilt, but the 1 1/2” version!

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Vicky Kuykendall shows baby coverlet that she made for her grandchild.

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Gayle Shumway shows a pioneer braid quilt.

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Gayle made this quilt for one of her two Laurels who will be graduating this spring.

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Nancy Kimmerle made this lap quilt for a local family who’s father passed away.

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Betty Shumway has been making baby quilts…

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and big quilts too!

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Norma Madden shows off a baby quilt using scraps.

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This was Norma’s ‘winter’ project, hand quilting this quilt.  She spent about a year doing the individual flower applique.

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Robin Jones completed this quilt for her daughter.

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Gayle Marian’s eight year old granddaughter made this colorful quilt.

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Deb Bayles shows off an UFO from Quilting Under the Blues.  She finally finished it!  CONGRATS!!!

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Eve Lynn Perkins made this levi quilt for a granddaughter.

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and this quilt too!

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

2012 - 4th of July Quilt Pattern

The Quilt Pattern for the 4th of July Raffle Quilt is Hanky Panky.
You may order the pattern via this website: http://www.feedsacklady.com/HankyPanky.php
OR
Kathy Hurst, Karen Dufer, and Betty Shumway have the pattern. You may borrow from them!