Virtual Meeting - Sept. 27, 2021

I see that fall has brought out the quilts, and we have some nice ones today.

First, my tip of the day:

Have you cleaned you machine lately? It runs so much better when it has been cleaned and all the lint is gone from under the bobbin. Change the blade in your rotary cutter if you really want to celebrate a new season!

On to Show and Tell:

Anita says she bought this kit from Connecting Threads, ages ago, and has finished the top.

This quilt top has been waiting for border fabric and she found some on a recent trip to Cornwall and Ron's Fabrics (I miss Ron's).

Anita is now waiting for some rainy weather so her husband will quilt them!

Dianne Watchorn made this quilt based on an image she saw online.

Dianne made this quilt from a pattern from GE Designs called Hey, June.

Helen made these two quilts for the first responders in the area of Florida where she winters.

Last time, MaryAnn showed us her version of "Spring in Paris". This time, we have Jan Pound's version. It is always interesting to see how a quilt changes depending on the choice of fabric.

Krista quilted Jan's quilt.

I decided I needed a new bag for fall, so this is Money Bag. The pattern is by Ujamaa Bagettes from Calgary.

It is a great little bag that can double as a wallet for running errands, since it has card pockets on the inside.

Kathy Panagapko says these are her spring and summer projects but I don't have any other information.

Liz made a rag quilt for a friend who was diagnosed with cancer.

She also made a bag to go with it.

Aren't those projects wonderful? If you have a finish that you would like to share, please send pictures. We love to see everything you are doing.

I hope you don't mind, but I am going to skip the next Show and Tell, which would be next week. so our next Show and Tell will be October 18.

Kate

Virtual Meeting - September 13, 2021

 The Poole Creek website has a phone number for information, and the number is mine. I seldom get phone calls about Poole Creek, so I was surprised to receive one the other night.

The members of Poole Creek made this quilt for Joanne Ohmayer, when she was in Hospice Care. Her husband is moving into a retirement residence and hasn't room for this. So, we are being asked what we would like done with it.

This is the label on the back, which can't be removed. because we are very thorough! 

I would like to propose that the quilt be donated to the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata, to brighten a bed there. If everyone is okay with that, I will ask that it be sent there. 

On to Show and Tell. I have nothing this week, because I've made 27 masks this and nobody wants to see more of my masks, I'm sure!

Diane Hart made a "Flipping Out" bag, with friends. 

It stands, open, which would be useful at a retreat to hold scissors and  a stitch ripper (we are going to have retreats, again!)

Liz has been having sewing lessons with her granddaughters, and they are excellent students. 

Kaitlyn made a Firefly Tote and six new masks for school.

Here are her masks.

Adrianna made a Diva wallet.

Here are her masks.

Kaitlyn and Adrianna are 12. I'm glad Liz is teaching the next generation of sewists.

Many of you will remember Maggie Ziehl, who was a member of Poole Creek when she lived in Kanata. Maggie now lives in Georgetown, and when I saw this quilt on her blog, I knew you would want to see it, too. 

When the weather was so hot, she retreated to her basement and hand quilted it.

It is now washed and gifted to her son for his birthday, last week.

That is all for this week. Our next Show and Tell will be September 27. 

Kate

Virtual Meeting - August 23, 2021

 Show and Tell is back, after a brief vacation. No, I didn't go anywhere. I just slowed down for a couple of weeks.

If you would like to enjoy some lovely art quilts, the Studio Art Quilt Association has posted the 469 small art quilts they will be auctioning online in September. They are quite wonderful.

https://www.saqa.com/auction

Now on to our own works of art (also quite wonderful).

Diane Hart has completed a twin size quilt. She made her binding two sided since the backing is white.

Helen Anderson has completed another quilt top from the ones she was asked to finish for friends in Florida.

Johanne has made herself a knitting bag. It has room for her yarn bowl and project.

The inside has pockets for her reading glasses, her leather thimble, crochet hooks, needles, and loops for stitch markers. 

Judy Case has a new granddaughter, Phoebe Rose, born Aug. 10, and this is her quilt.

I saw this pouch on someone's blog last week, and decided it was a good way to use up some charm squares I had in my stash.

It was a quick project that used nine charm squares. I received a sample pack of 9 squares at the AQS show in Syracuse. Obviously, they have aged long enough. The lining is a scrap.

MaryAnn took part in a quilt along from Zen Chic designer Brigitte Heitland., based on her pattern, "Spring in Paris".  MaryAnn used some oriental fabrics from her stash to make this wall hanging.

As I said, all quite wonderful. 

Our next Show and Tell will be September 13. Until then, enjoy the last days of summer!

Kate

Virtual Meeting - July 26, 2021

 Pictures were a bit scarce this week, so I will start with a shot of my current foster cat, Carleton.

If you can't find the cat, you might look on top of the frig. Carleton is our 188th foster cat and he is off to his new family, this week.

Because I love this so much, I have to show you this picture first.

Shirley Lambert painted this for her 5 month old great granddaughter, Bella. I'm sure that Bella will be using this set for many years.

Anita has been back into her scraps again.

This is the first top.

And this is the second. She is sending these to Victoria's Quilts.

Finally, this is a quilt I finished in 2015. I gave it to my son, who sends me pictures regularly of dogs, cats, and friends, curled up under the quilt. 

Since the province has opened up a bit more, I think many of you are enjoying visits to family and friends you haven't seen in nearly two years. With that in mind, I have decided to skip the next meeting date, and our next Show and Tell will be August 23. Until then, everybody stay safe!

Virtual Meeting - July 12, 2021

I guess everyone has been doing summery things, because our Show and Tell is smaller than normal, but it is great!

Anita made a baby quilt for her granddaughter, due next month. 

When it was finished, she decided that she didn't like the way the big polka dots competed with the bright solids, so she made a second baby quilt.

I think the baby and her parents will love both of the quilts!

Diane Hart is working through her UFO's and finished this wall hanging.

Helen Anderson has been making clothes for disabled "American Girl" dolls to give to the Shriner's Hospital.

Joy's nephew was very specific about what he wanted for a baby quilt for the coming baby: Baby animals, a wolf cub, and predominantly pink.

 I think Aunt Joy checked all the boxes with this hand appliqued crib quilt.

Kate (that's me) made this shawl last summer, but it took months to weave all the ends in. It is finished now. The pattern is called Floatini. The yarns are merino and silk, and mohair.

Pat Nyenhuis made an I Spy or Vocabulary quilt from some scraps she got from Marilyn Lauer. 

The quilt will be heading to the Far North shortly.

It was a small number of pictures today, but all of them are wonderful.

Our next Show and Tell will be July 26. Take lots of pictures!

Kate

Virtual Meeting - June 28, 2021

 Welcome back. I hope you are all enjoying our summer weather. 

Anita reports that Sew For It in Bells Corners is closing this fall, with Ed and Betty finally retiring. If you need anything, or just want to wish them well, drop in soon.

Our members are still working away, creating beautiful things. 

First up is Anita. While she is recovering from surgery, she has been doing some cross stitch. 

Christine Welsh welcomed another grandchild, last week, this one a grandson. She made him this quilt and quilted it using ideas from the book Walk.

Helen Anderson made this quilt and eventually presented it to the Royal Matron of the Order of Amaranth for Washington, as a gift from Canada.

The borders have the provincial flowers embroidered on the dark squares.

Janice Pound finished a UFO called Stitch Happens. It was quilted by Krista and has Tula Pink Sewing Machine fabric on the back.

Janice also made a Mini Maker Case in a workshop with the Kanata Guild. It is intended to be used with a mini iron, and she made it to match a portfolio made from a By Annie pattern called Zip It Up.

If you would like to make your own Mini Maker Case, the pattern is free and can be found here:

https://lillyella.com/tutorials/mini-maker-case/

Kate (that's me) finally finished my Pony Express bag.  The bag pattern is based on a classic Dior bag. The pattern is from Ujamaa Bagettes and the proceeds from the pattern go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. 

The Dior bag uses more conservative fabric.

Nicole is busy making quilts for Victoria's Quilts.

Pat Nyenhuis made this quilt from a kit from Connecting Threads. She says she doesn't normally buy kits but she really enjoyed making this one. It was quilted by Krista.

Lots of lovely work here. 

If you are interested in making a fidget quilt, Helen Anderson has made some and can give you some advice. 

Have a very happy Canada Day! Hopefully the weather forecast is wrong, and we won't have rain. 

Our next Show and Tell is July 12.