January Quilt Group @ Vickie's 2011

Jeanene started off the night with her completed 2010 challenge quilt.  She is the first to put it together.  We all loved the colors and it inspired us get get ours finished.

If that was not enough she brought 5 quilts she just picked up from the quilter.  Did she know that we just had Christmas?
Love the Pink and Brown dresses (Hand Embroidery). 

Love the quilting!

This picture does not do this quilt justice.  It is fabulous.

A baby quilt with plush Minky in the back and again fabulous quilting.

The quilting on the boarder show up in this picture with the scalloped edge. 

This quilt is a pattern Jeanene got in Alaska.  The Animals done with Redwork.

JoAn is using up her scraps on these fun blocks.  She is using the pattern from  here

What a fun way to us Scraps

Cristi has been sewing for her daughter and also receiving  blankets with self binding . 

Cristi and her Mom have been doing hemstitching and have packets  ready to go to crochet an edge.

Rachelle finished two more blocks of our challenge. 

Rachelle did the Planet Patchwork New Years Day Mystery quilt.  Rachelle always completes this challenge
and this one turned out really great.

Jewelry Rachelle made over the holidays.  Rachelle is so creating.

Maryann brought a quilt to show.  She is  donating this quilt for an auction/fund raiser for a friends husband fighting cancer.  Very Generous Maryann!

This quilt I have  been working on for a few year.  I am pleased the way it is turning out.
I have been making it up as I go.

I had to adjust on a some seams to make it work. What Err!

Donna's Fun Sudoku  Quilt.  She says it is totally correct.

Peg is showing the quilt she made of a new Grandson "Boston"coming in March. She found some great  Aqua  Minky to go on the back. 

Peg also brought a quilt her daughter pieced.  Everyone loved the color combinations.

Vickie Our Busy Host was has some dish towels  of her Mother-in law.  Vickie is making aprons out of them using the embroidery on the dish towels and adding a fabric flower and ribbon.  So So Cute.   

She uses all shapes.  

Vickie served this wonderful  fruit cobbler.  Earlier  in the evening the girls in Vickie's family got together for a little cooking class.  They cooked while we were showing our quilts and then they served us cobbler for refreshments.
Vickie said she would post the recipe.
It was such a fun night.
We all missed getting together and we had a lot to catch up on.   

New Year's Day Mystery

The fabric and cutting instructions are up for Planet Patchwork's annual New Year's Day Mystery quilt in case anyone wants to play along. You know me, I'll be there with my batiks!! Here's the link to Part 1 http://planetpatchwork.com/Case133/case133part1.htm Looking forward to seeing everyone in January and maybe some new quilts too. Have a very happy holiday season, everyone!

At last I found some

After searching 684 garage sales, (just ask my daughter)
I found quilts!!! I am so excited!!
Yes. they are beyond shabby. I am not nearly as lucky as Mary Ann.
Although tattered, they still needed a good home, where they could be loved and appreciated. I can see that at one time they were beautiful. Hundreds of hours went into their creation. I always wonder about the person who made the quilt, what she looked like, where she lived and what her story was. I asked the woman I bought them from if she knew their history, she told me she purchased them from Craig's List, for far too much money.
She gave me a deal.
They now have a new home where they will be treasured.

October Quilt Group

Donna started out our "Show and Tell" with this adorable snowman quilt she just picked up from the quilter.

She also finished these "Harley Davidson" quilt she did for a friend.

All very different

Donna did such a good job on these
T-shirt quilts

Look at this fun Pinwheel quilt

Donna has really been busy.

Donna even made these fun fabric pumpkins for her sisters group home fundraiser. 

JoAn  has been busy sewing this last month.  She started this "Completely Dotty " quilt. It is going to be so great.

JoAn is making this quilt for a friend that loves "Purple. 

JoAn is doing the quilting on her machine.

A finished  project she has been working on.

She is even starting Jean quilts for her kids for Christmas

Another fabulous quilt from JoAn!

Mary Ann is the queen of finding Vintage quilts.  Mary Ann was our host for the night  and  she was able to show us all of her treasured quilts that inspire us all.

Hexagon quilt with a story....

Scrappy Nine Patch

Crazy Quilt 

Four Patch on point, with a Fab background

And three quilts she is completing herself.

Geckos

And I call this "Wonky Blocks" from Mary Ann

Peg  is putting the binding on this  quilt she made for her sister-in -law.  She loves Chocolate and this is the Moda Chocolate Collection.

Peg backed this with Minkie and it is so cozy.  Check out the wonderful quilting Gail did on the back of this quilt.

Peg is ready to add  some embellishment  to this Pink flower quilt.

Gail also quilted this for quilt for Peg.

 A challenge quilt she did with her neighborhood group.

Peg's "Belgium Waffles" ready for "syrup" I mean boarders. 

Jan's "If the Shoe fits.." just in time for Halloween.

Jan didn't get in the picture but is hiding behind this awesome quilt.

  Jan made this quilt in honor of her son who lost his battle with cancer.

You can't see very well - the bottom it says

 "You are my Sunshine"   

Jan's Christmas Quilt 

And another quilt Jan just quilted.

Jeanene made T-Shirt quilts for her boys and brought this one to show off the quilting. She has 5 more like this one at home!

Jeanene's Red White and Blue Quilt

Jeanene has been doing some traveling and has had time for some handwork.  We are sure she will make something fantastic with these "Ice Cream Sweet Treats" blocks.

Hedy impressed us all with this quilt she made for her Son's wedding .
 ( It is a good thing he will have a wife to take care of this unbelievable quilt. )

Hedy also finish two blocks for our group  challenge.

Glenna: I don't know why I have to look so goofy but I am showing off this table topper I have been working on.  I have been doing lots of sewing but not much to show.

Peg and Glenna's Sister Sally was in town for our quilt group. She  brought this stunning quilt  that all 4 sisters were going to do in 2010.  
"Quilts with a Spin in 2010"
We think she is an overachiever.
But isn't it great!

Christmas Trees in progress.

Rochelle is quilting this quilt.  We are all amazed she can quilt these big quilts on her machine. 

And Rochelle is doing her "Be Attitudes" quilt in blues and whites.
So Great.
Thank You
Mary Ann and Rochelle for hosting our group this month.
It is always so fun to get together with you ladies.