Show and Tell - March 2024

 March has turned into quite a tease, with spring one day and winter the next. Let's hope that April is a little less fickle.

We have a small number of pictures for you today, but I think you will enjoy them.

Anita says that this is a long overdue quilt for her daughter Amy, and Amy's husband Chris. You will have to ask her the story. The quilt was quilted by Krista.

Next, this is Carol McFee's Garden Log Cabin, designed by Ngaire Brooks from Australia. 

Joy made this Ricky Tims wallhanging called Bending Tree. The pattern called for reverse applique, but Joy said she wasn't in the mood, so it is raw edge applique, instead.

Judy Case says her granddaughter Phoebe is ready to move to her "Big Girl Bed" and needed a new quilt.  So here it is.

I have been playing with scraps to make some small bags. The first is from a YouTube video that came up in my recommendations one day (sometimes the recommendations are right.)

Both bags are made from one piece of fabric and the zipper is added.  The binding is also a scrap from a quilt binding.

I also made this drawstring bag, although I decided I liked is as a basket so I haven't inserted the drawstring.

I hope you are all happily sewing and will have lots of pictures for next month.

Our next show and Tell is April 30.

Kate

February 2024 - Show and Tell

 Welcome to our monthly collection of Show and Tell pictures. Remember, if you would like to have a picture of  your work posted, you need to send me the picture. 

First, I promised (threatened) a cat picture. My little cat Emme decided to be very cute yesterday morning, so I will share her happy little face, and her very long whiskers.

On to the quilts!

Joanne Ritchie finished her Oh My Gosh quilt. That is two of those in a row! Check the tiny little pieces.

Next is the Border Creek Stash Buster from 2020.

This is Bonnie Hunter's Bit Coin.

And finally, Joanne was clearing out and chopping up her orphan block drawer.

Judy Emond went to Bali, last May. She got to make her own batik fabrics. First they dyed some white cotton, then they stamped on wax to make the design. finally they bleached or over dyed with a darker colour.

Here is Judy, hard at work.

And here is her finished fabric.

Lynda Smyth made and Irish Chain baby quilt for her niece in Scotland. She machine quilted it with the help of the cat. 

That is all for today. Remember, you can send you pictures any time during the month and I'll drop them in my folder for Show and Tell.

Kate

January 2024 - Show and Tell

 It's a new year, and we have all survived the really cold weather. I have been doing a lot of knitting by the fire. I am sure many of you have been doing handwork, under a warm quilt.

As our tip for this month, Anita sent us a YouTube video on ways to prevent your iron from leaking. I'm sure it is helpful for all of us.

https://youtu.be/_QcDKr3dkFM?feature=shared

I discovered a new author some of you might enjoy. Barbara Emodi is from Nova Scotia and writes cozy mysteries that take place in a small town in Nova Scotia called Gasper's Cove. The books have a crafting theme to them, and the first one is called "Crafting for Murder".

Now to Show and Tell.

Anita is still sewing her scraps. Here are some table mats she made recently.

Diane Hart is keeping busy in the cold.  She is making blocks for a quilt called "99 Bottles"  It is 16 blocks, each 14 inches. There is also pieced sashing and a pieced border. 

I did a little sew along that was hosted on Instagram. The designer is on a mission to use up scraps, this year, so she is publishing some little bag patterns, quick and easy. This one is made from 5 - 10" squares.

In 2023, Lynda Smyth finished her  OMyGosh quilt.  How is yours coming, Joanne? Not for me, but this pattern from Sue Garman is a real scrap buster project.

Lynda also finished Jane Austen's coverlet quilt. 

MaryAnn sent a picture of her first applique quilt. She made it in 2012 for a gift for a 50th wedding anniversary.

MaryAnn picked up these blocks with some fat quarters from the give away table, last week. She was wondering if anybody knew what the pattern is called and if half the blocks should lean one way and half the other.

Just a reminder that we are back to the first and third Tuesdays for the meetings from now until June. 

Our next show and Tell is February 27.

Kate

December 2023 - Show and Tell

 I hope you are all having a lovely holiday. I know that you enjoy seeing some of the Christmas decorating and gifts from your friends in the group.

First, Anita finished her growth chart for her granddaughter.

Anita made pillowcases for her grandchildren, and now Grandpa wants one, too.

Finally, we have a Christmas BOM that Anita made a few years ago.

Bev Darlington showed this Christmas Stack and Whack she made a few years ago. Thanks to Lynda for taking a picture.

Carol McFee sent pictures of "a few" Christmas quilts.

Doreen has made a wall hanging of the Three Wise Man. Marilyn Lauer gave her the pattern.

Joy mad this pattern multiple times on year, as gifts for her sons and nieces. When she had them all finished she discovered that one said NEOL. 

Joy also sent a picture of her mantel with her collection of Santas.

Judy Emond thinks she has made 6 of these poinsettia quilts over the years.

 These ornaments are from a workshop Judy taught at the Kanata Guild.

MaryAnn made some cloth napkins for Christmas dinner. She has enough fabric for a matching tablecloth but that will wait for next year.

Finally, I made a tree skirt, that took multiple years to complete. Little did I know that I was really making a Christmas quilt for my cat, Emme.

You will notice that the presents are all behind the tree, so she has room to stretch out.

Don't forget, the next meeting is January 9.

Kate

November 2023 - Show and Tell

 Welcome to the online version of our Show and Tell. I know those who have been attending the gatherings have been enjoying seeing what everyone is working on. At the last gathering, I even managed to thread my needle.

We have a nice selection of pictures of projects, and a lovely surprise. I'll start with the surprise.

Our friend Kamal is currently visiting family in India and will be back in January. She has sent us a couple of pictures of her trip.

Thanks, Kamal. These are a delight to see. 

Anita made some things for her church bazaar.

This is Anita's latest finish.

Chris Mitchler has been catching up, and sent us pictures of several of her recent finishes.

Helen Anderson has sent a picture of some of the quilts and tops she is taking to Florida for the charity work of the quilt group she belongs to there.

Judy Emond has 4 quilts ready to donate.

If you think that the second and the fourth one look a lot alike, it is because she had originally planned to make a king sized quilt for her own bed but decided it was too light for a home with a dog. So she split it into two quilts.

I discovered an interesting internet challenge program, called Project Quilting. The introduction can be found here. https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting

As a warmup, Kim, the organizer, posts clues to a mystery quilt, for about 7 days around Christmas. In 2021, I completed the mystery quilt, entirely from my stash, with rather interesting results. If you look closely, one of the prints is bats.

I also find the challenges that make up Project Quilting to be a great way to improve your skills and use up the ever growing collection of fabric pieces. 

Speaking of scraps, Lynda Smyth has sent a picture of her amazing hexagon quilt.

These a 3/4" hexies.

MaryAnn had some half square triangles leftover from another project, and they are now her new Christmas cushion covers!

That is a great set of pictures. 

As you are decorating over the next little while, be sure to snap a couple of pictures for our December Show and Tell.

Kate