March Quilt Group 2011

Donna was our Host and she finished the top of this quilt.  She saw the quilt at the March Quilt Show.  After a few problems with the pattern and and contacting the designer she was able to get it right.  I took a picture of this 3 times and I still didn't get the colors right but it is a great quilt.  Thanks Donna for a fun evening.

Jan made this Scrappy Quilt like the one JoAn made.  Jan used all Dot Fabric. Isn't it Fab 

JoAn started this cute basket block.  She is doing this with hand appliqué and is enjoying this new Technic! 

Love, Love, Love, this "Cowboy Quilt". JoAn bought this pattern while we were at the quilt retreat a few years ago.
So Great!

Jeanene stared this quilt at the retreat also.  Some of us wanted the pattern we liked it so much.
Jeanene know just how to put colors together.

I took a picture of these three bags of  clothing.  Jeanene has really got a project .  She is making 3 quilts (for family)using fabric from a friends clothing.  

Hedy  finished all 12 of her "Attitude" blocks.  

Hedy made this cute "Messenger Bag"

Rachelle
shows off a doll made for her from her Art group. 

Rachelle's Reversible Bag
She made her own Pattern.

Mary Ann
 is finishing a project started for her daughter a few years ago.

Glenna got this pattern at the Mesa Quilt show.
The 2 1/2 inch squares are glued onto a background fabric then  quilted  1/4 of an inch in on each block.
 Really a fast quilt.

AZ Quilt Show

Our own quilt show in Mesa. I thought I would run down for just a few hours, but found some fun projects and some fun people.

Look who I found. We were able to check out most of the quilts together.
These are some of our favorites:

This "Schoolhouse" Quilt in Turkey Red.
 Each house quilted different.

Do you recognize this Quilt? It is our  Be Attitude Quilt on steroids!
So Great and So much more work.

How many more blocks would it take?

We really liked this quilt but the name was fabulous.
"A Tisket a Tasket there is no Yellow Basket"

Hedy has wanted to make this scrappy quilt.
She has this pattern. 

Another Great Quilt name.

Could you call this  genealogy?

We were looking at this quilt and we ask the volunteer to let us see the back and it happened to be her quilt.  She was delighted to "Show and Tell" about the quilt.  This is a quilt she made for her daughter and the fabrics are from her dresses.  It has taken her ____ years (Donna and Hedy help me with the story).   

The back label shows pictures of the daughter in some of the cloths.  How fun is that?

Another Out of Control Quilt.

Second Half

Plain and Simple
Love it!

This was one of about 5 or 6.  All a little different.

Awesome wool quilt.
  Donna said if you want to try this she has wool to get you started.

We all thought this looked like one of Jeanene's . Or someone got into your brown and pinks!

 If you have time, check it out!

February Quilt Group 2011

Look at these two "Shenanigans" I am talking about the quilts.
Every year after Valentines Day Peg and Glenna talk about making a St. Patrick's  Day quilt.  This year we jumped in and Peg made up the pattern and I helped with a few ideas.  We pulled out all our green fabric and we actually had a sew day together.  It was great fun and we both finished these quilts in a week.  We even did our own machine quilting. 
"Shamrock Shenanigans" 
is what we named the quilts.

This is my reunion quilt ready for the quilter.  At our past Arnett reunion we each brought 1 1/3 yards of Amy Butler Fabric. We had 30 people that wanted in.  The fabric was cut into 5 inch squares and made up our own Charm pack.  Each pack had 78 -5 inch squares to make any quilt pattern we wanted. 
 I bought a little extra fabric and added white Moda muslin and this is my quilt.

Inspired by a niece I just used a Heather Bailey Jelly Roll and made this easy easy Strip Quilt.
Very good practice for sewing straight lines.

 Three of JoAn's  friends join us for quilt group this month. Kathee brought this fabulous Antique quilt she found at a yard sale.  They were asking $5.00 and she felt so bad she gave them $10.00.  She needed some advice on how to repair and finish this quilt.

This is a Cross stitch Tablecloth Kathee's mom made  when she was 16. She wants to have it quilted.

Donna always amazes us with the quilts she makes from 
"Quilt Seeds".
 This is a qult she made from sqraps she took home from last months exchange.  So Great!

More "Quilt Seeds" from Donna

Miriam and Adele were two more guests. At first  Miriam didn't want to show this quilt that she has been working on and when we saw it we couldn't believe this was one of her 1st quilts.  We all  loved it.  The pattern, the fabric,  everything.
 Good Job Miriam.

Jeanene said she was into the Valentine Spirit.
 She got out her red and white fabrics and started sewing.
She said it was for Therapy.
We called it "Fiber Therapy".  (With fabric not Metamucil).
She brought 5 or 6 quilts to show all Red and White.

She calls this "31 Flavors" (Hand embroidery)

JoAn has really been busy sewing but not ready to show yet.
 She also made this awesome scrappy quilt.  I don't know what she is going to call it yet but  someone suggested "O Scrap"!  

Mary Ann is looking forward to getting started on a appliquéd quilt for her brother.
 If it is on the Blog you have to finish it.  That is the rule.  

A block for a friendship quilt.
 Mary Ann we want to see it when it is finished.

Rachelle finished two quilts she has been working on for a while.  This Mystery Quilt...

....and quilt she made for her bed.

Rachelle brought the "chickens" again.  You can't believe the work and detail in this work of art.  Hundreds of little pieces of fabric hand appliquéd. Amazing!

Jan didn't want to show this quilt because "she" didn't make it. She got it at  yard sale. She said he grandkids love it.  Great idea for a pattern with half square triangles. 

Vickie's friend Leann joined us also this month.  She brought two quilts to show.  This is a  scrap quilt made with brights and black accents. She told us about her machine quilter.  Call Vickie for details.

Leann's quilt also made for her Mom.

Leann is really excited about working with wool and brought some of her projects to show.

Vickie shows another apron from her Mother-in-laws dishtowels. Vickie is so creative. 

Vickie brought this to show Leann but some of us had not seen it.  Fun Bright Dresden Plate quilt.

Hedy told us about the little bag she made for one of her Primary Girls.   She already gave the bag to the little girl.  She said the little girl loved it and so did her mother!


JoAn was our host for February, we love coming to JoAn's.
 She served over the top Frozen Bananas for a refreshing treat. Thanks JoAn!!