Wednesday, December 14, 2016

2017 Join Us!!

A great holiday party was held at Laura's house last week.  Excellent food and company.  We played games and had show and tell as well as talking about the new year and plans for our meetings and service projects.  It was a small group - 16 of us - but it was tons of fun!  Our new president - Kathy Hurst - gave us a brief rundown of what is to come.  We will be making baby blankets for the hospital as they are in need.  Our new location this year will be at the Arts and Events Center and meetings will start at 6 p.m. each 3rd Wednesday of the month.  There will be some "sew weekends" (TBD) throughout the year as well.

Pictures of the party (sorry my camera was being weird - the quality isn't too great)

Baby blankets we finished in November

Made by Devin Hancock

Gayle Shumway

Kathy Hurst



Laura's tee shirt quilt

Getting ready to stuff our faces!

President Kathy telling us about plans for 2017

Sylvia Roberts
Anyone interested in joining our guild should come to the January 18th meeting and get started - it will be an eventful year!!!  Beginners welcome!  (as well as accomplished sewers) We would love to get some "new blood" in our group.  The yearly dues are $20.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact one of us!!!  Kathy Hurst, President; Deb Bayles, Vice; Marcia Johnson, Treasurer

Monday, October 24, 2016

October Meeting

All of our hard work making quilts, receiving blankets, aprons, doll clothes, place mats - just to name a few - were displayed.  WOW - were we ever busy!!  These items will be donated to the Primary Children's Hospital Festival of Trees event.  Our group really enjoyed making the items as we know they will be going to an extremely worthy cause.


Christmas items and show and tell 

Members brought items they were making for Christmas and many brought finished quilts that they started at the retreat and earlier.  We also are pleased to announce that Kathy Hurst has agreed to head our 2017 quilters!!!  Thank you President Hurst!!!  Members all agreed to help her as needed.
Marcia shows a cute Christmas wall hanging made by LaRue
Christmas Wreath by Deb

Christmas Trees


Warm flannel quilt by Deb

Cathy's wreath

Patch work Dresden - complicated?? Not for Cathy!


UFO's finished


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Cute Halloween hanging - just look at it on your side (I couldn't make it turn!!)

Christmas pillow cover

Gayle Shumway's granddaughter made this!!


Evelyn has been busy!!


 

Gayle Marian's projects for FOT

Finished another rug

Sydnee's quilt


Kathy's quilts

Marcia's finished Rhombus cube
See you at the November meeting - held at the library beginning at 5 pm

Friday, October 7, 2016

September Retreat 2016

Another wonderful time at the Canyonlands Lodge on the Blue Mountains.  It was a smaller crowd this year, but a great time was had by all that attended.  Many quilts and projects were completed over the 4 days of stay.  Cathy Cosby taught the rhombus cube method and many completed this easy and quick quilt.
 Our beautiful Lodge!
 Gail works on weaving a rug in the early morning sun.
 Laura shows off her beautiful work
 DeAnn - The rug expert
 Deb and her baby quilt using the rhombus template
 Laura finished one too
 LaRue demonstrated this strip method piece along with cute bags to sew
 Laura and her quick strip throw
 Kathy, busy as usual completing LOTS of quilts


 Debbie made this for the "Save the Bears Ears - No Monument" event
 These cuties came to visit each morning
 What a site!!
 Debbie completes her rhombus quilt
 Here is Cathy's
 More from Kathy
 Marcia and her rhombus cube quilt
 Adorable trucks from Nicole Ivins
 Carol finished this beautiful quilt
Marcia's Snowball

As always there was wonderful food, good visiting and lots of sewing.  We will be looking for a new retreat place next year as the owners will be moving into the lodge.  It has been a wonderful place for us for the past 6 years - it will be missed!!  Hopefully we can find another place just as wonderful!  Our October meeting will be held at the library.