Watana Cantrell
Christy
	Judy Stokes
	Julia Graber
	Diane Lochala
	Judy Stokes Teaches A Christmas  Star Block

Notes from our featured host:

DEAR HANNAH HAD-TO-WORK,   

 

BOY IS IT HOT AT THE MEETINGS. 

OH I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE

IT'S THE CREATIVITY THAT HAS THE HEAT TURNED UP. 

OUR MEETING BEGAN AS USUAL WITH THE SIGN

IN OF ALL THE ONES THAT MADE THE CARD TRICK BLOCKS

 FROM LAST MONTH FOR THE BLOCK LOTTERY

AND EVERYONE EITHER LOVED IT OR HAD A HARD TIME

MAKING THE BLOCK, BUT IN ANY CASE IT WAS A STRETCH

 FOR ALL WHO TRIED THE BLOCK.  THE LEFTOVER PIECES

WERE GIVEN TO LAWANNA AND CC TO ASSEMBLE

FOR A QUILT THAT WE CAN DONATE TO CHARITY.

 

AS USUAL WE HAD A FEW NEW VISITORS

THAT ATTENDED THE MEETING AND I HOPE THEY

 ENJOYED IT ENOUGH TO COME BACK. 

 

SHARON HANDED OUT A LEAFLET ON PRESSING

 PIECED BLOCKS AND ON STARCHING FABRIC. 

SOME OF US COULDN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT

OUR STARCH SPRAY BOTTLE. 

MY BOTTLE NEEDS TO BE THE SIZE OF A

GARDEN SPRAYER TO HELP ME "GIT ER DUN"

WHEN IT COMES TO IRONING THE FABRIC I HAVE

WASHED AND READY TO FOLD.

 

NEXT WE HAD A SHOW AND TELL OF THE CHALLENGE BLOCKS

FOR OUR DONATION QUILT AND THE TALENT THAT IS IN

OUR GUILD JUST BLOWS ME AWAY. 

THE BEGINNING QUILTERS WERE AMAZING

AND THE MORE EXPERIENCED

QUILTERS WERE SHINING WITH THEIR

TRUE COLORS SHOWING BRIGHTLY. 

 

I ONLY WISHED I HAD MADE MINE IN TIME

BUT HAVE TWO TO PUT IN THE QUILT SINCE WE NEED

FORTY-TWO AND ONLY TWENTY-EIGHT WERE TURNED

IN TO BE JUDGED. 

THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE ART CENTER

VERY SOON.  SHARON HAS TO GET IT WORKED OUT

WITH HEATHER AND THEN WE CAN ALL

GO BY AND VOTE ON THE ONE THAT IS TO BE

 JUDGED VIEWER'S CHOICE.

 

NEXT MONTHS BLOCK WILL BE MADE FROM

CHRISTMAS FABRIC WITH A FUSSY-CUT CENTER

AND TWO OTHER CO-COORDINATING PRINTS

THAT FORM A STAR PATTERN. 

THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE EASIER

THAN LAST MONTHS, BUT IT HAS POINTS AND

SOMETIMES THEY GIVE ME FITS. 

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST

HAVE A QUARTER INCH AT THE END OF EACH POINT

OF THE OTHER FABRIC SO THAT THE POINTS AREN'T

CHOPPED OFF WHEN THEY ARE JOINED TO THE OTHER BLOCKS.

IF YOURS AREN'T THE RIGHT SIZE THEN DON'T CHOP THEM

DOWN TO SIZE.  RE-MEASURE YOUR SEAM ALLOWANCE TO SEE

WHERE THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. 

 

THE LOTTERY WINNERS WERE CHRISTINE ANDERSON,

ANNETTE PENNINGTON, CC COGGINS, LAWANNA SHULTZ

AND JACKIE BARNES.

 

ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HAD HAND SURGERY AND HAD TO

LEAVE EARLY BUT BROUGHT A QUILLOW SHE HAD MADE

FOR HER GRANDCHILDREN. IT HAD A EMBROIDERED LABEL

SHE MADE FORM HER EMBROIDERY MACHINE.

 

NEXT CAME SHOW AND TELL AND ONE OF OUR VISITORS

BROUGHT A QUILT THAT WAS THE TWISTED RIBBONS

PATTERN WHICH SHE SAID SHE HAD ABOUT

A MONTHS WORK INVESTED IN.

 

CHRISTINE HAD A WALL HANGING OF FLAGS

THAT SHE HAD MADE.

 

DIANE SHOWED A WALL HANGING THAT WILL BE GOING

TO A MICHIGAN CHALLENGE WHICH HAS A PHOTO TRANSFER

OF HER FATHER WHEN HE WORKED FOR THE

ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS.

 

JULIA SHOWED BLOCKS SHE WAS MAKING FOR SOME OF HER FRIENDS

AND MENTIONED SHE HAD GOTTEN HER INSPIRATION

FROM A BOOK ABOUT CHALLENGE ILLUSION QUILTS

AND OFFERED TO TEACH A CLASS AT HER HOME IF

ANYONE WAS INTERESTED.

 

JUDY HAD MOST OF HER QUILT TOP ASSEMBLED

FOR A CLASS SHE WAS TAKING. 

I'M SURE IT WILL BE SPECTACULAR WHEN SHE HAS IT ALL DONE. 

 

WELL THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT WENT ON AT THE MEETING. 

SOME OF THE GIRLS CAME BACK TO THE CENTER AFTER LUNCH

AND WORKED ON THE RAFFLE QUILT.

THE PILGRIMAGE WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

 

HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.  HAVE TO CUT AND RUN.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               SEWLONG, 

                                                                                     KATIE O'POSSUM