Virtual Meeting - November 1, 2021

November, already.  I am glad to see many of you keeping busy at your sewing machines. Though, I must ask: Have you cleaned your machine lately? I cleaned mine the other day and I could not believe how much lint was in the bobbin case. I changed my needle at the same time and it is happily sewing away again.

We have some great pictures for this week. I am sure you will enjoy them.

Anita has been at it again. She has two quilts for us. The first says "Your time as a butterfly has expired. Your wings are ready." She made this for her oldest granddaughter, who started Grade 1 this year.

The second was made from the remnants and is for her youngest granddaughter.

Beth van Wyngaarden finished this quilt she designed, that she called "Birdland". She sys it was a lot of piecing.

Christine Welsh made this quilt for her grandson, who is six. She used a variety of techniques including applique, trapunto, and hand embroidery.

She added an alien into a pocket on the back, as well as a key to the constellations.

Helen Anderson has headed south, but did this quilt top before she left.

Jan Pound made these placemats from four fat quarters and some coordinating fabric. The pattern is called "Take Four" . She is thinking about making it again in Christmas fabric. These placemats went to her son and daughter-in-law for their anniversary.

I received a donation of a Connecting Threads kit to make pouches. I made the pouches and donated them to the fall fund raiser for the Lyndhurst Feral Cat Rescue.

Leslie has been finishing up some WIPs. First up is a quilt made from a jelly roll of batiks. sewn together in strips and cut into triangles.

The second quilt was a kit from Flare Fabrics  (now closed) in Maberly.  The pattern is called "Zen". Leslie said she didn't like batiks at the time but they are now a go to choice for quilts. Both quilts were beautifully quilted by Krista Zaleski.

MaryAnn gives a throwback to 2013. with this I Spy quilt. She is nostalgic for the days when we had in person Show and Tell.

Pat Nyenhuis made two quilts for her daughter. 

That is the line up for today. I hope you are inspired.

Our next Show and Tell will be Nov. 15. 

On Dec. 6, we will have our second annual Christmas Show and Tell. If you are making gifts for presents, take a picture and send it to me. I have already started a folder for them. As you decorate, take a picture. We want to see all things quilty for Christmas. since it will be St. Nicholas Day, maybe we can see those Santa quilts.

Until next time.

Kate

Virtual Meeting - Oct. 18, 2021

 As many of you may have guessed, I actually make up the Show and Tell on Sunday evening. In case you were wondering, it takes about an hour to prepare the pictures and post them and I don't mind doing it. However, I don't actually get up at 6AM to do the post. 

I did want to remind you that you can send me your pictures, any time. I just drop them in a folder as they arrive, and save them for the next show and tell. So, before you mail off that baby quilt, or Christmas gift, take a picture and send it to me, right away. Just make sure you put your name in the email, and the story that goes with the item. Please don't wait until I send out a reminder. The reminders get lost, sometimes.

Fall has definitely arrived to Show and Tell. Have a look at these fall creations.

Cathy Simpson made this wall hanging for her daughter in Calgary. Her daughter got the kit  from the Sugar Pine Quilt company in Canmore, Alberta.

Jan Pound apparently has been collecting orange fabric without knowing it, until she decided to make this wall hanging. The pattern is from Sew Kind of wonderful and uses their mini curve ruler.

Judith Pach has been busy. She has two finishes. The first is a pattern by Kim Diehl.

The second is a Halloween quilt called Pumpkin Pie.

On the back you can see the pumpkins and vines she quilted into the piece.

Orange, of course, isn't usually in my projects, and today is no exception. I made small crossbody wallet for when I go out, walking. It holds mask, keys, phone and a few other small things. The pattern is called Money Bag, by Ujamma Bagettes.

I also made a padded envelope for my Chromebook, in the hope that someday, I will again be able to go to things outside my house.

This is my own "design", using goodies I found in my stash.

I'm ready for quilt retreat!

That is all for today. Our next Show and Tell is November 1. 

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