This Week at Casey's

These are the 'show and tell' from Casey's Quilters this week...we meet at 10:00am-7:00pm.... have lunch and dinner together....it is such a fun day with many conversations going on at once.....you know how noisy ladies are when they get together.



I received 10 blocks in a drawing for January...members could participate or not and this was the last month and I was so glad I did not have more...all sizes and colors.....I call it 'Winter's Medley'. I take my pictures outdoors and the wind would not let up and the was the best I could do. Now to get it on the quilter and finish it..



Pam's is below...she won the Valentine blocks in '09 and had many more blocks to deal with...Sherry quilted it....both of them did an outstanding job.



This is Janice and she is doing monthly blocks from Cotton Weeds. Freeport...One for each month and they are adorable.

This is Laura's bibs for her great-grand babies that will be with her at Easter. One is for the little boy and two are for the twin girls.....cute!! cute!! cute!!!

This is Sue R and it is done in Calico's with a border to be added....really nice!!

Sherry used Mary Engelbright fabrics...she owns her own studio quilting business and does beautiful work.

Laura's finished quilt....the picture does not do it justice but it was a wonderful job...she did the buttonhole stitch around each animal and the borders had the same animal done in various colors..will make that little boy very happy.

This is it for today....of course there were other projects in various stages....the girls have been working on charity quilts and I will get a picture of some of them when finished being quilted. Until....

Tacoma Meeting - Mini & Reds/white fabric

Our group is doing a challenge and these are the ears off my flying geese. I sewed them as I went and are now resizing to make a mini wall hanging. The pattern was taken from Miniature Quilts Fall, 1993 created by Jill Holmes of Cumberland, Wisconsin, 'Green with Envy"(picture printed in black and white). The centers are fussy cut using the corner stones I used in my large quilt....will get it done in a week or so and will post. We are having what is called 'Tasty Treat's. Two names are drawn each month with 20 gals participating and we choose 'what' and 'color' we want. Mine are twenty fat quarters in beautiful reds/white. The other winner chose yellow fat quarters ...it is a fun thing and we are excited!!
Thank you Ladies...I love them!!!!

Four of the girls decided to do a quilt by Jinny Beyer called 'September Sun'. These will be displayed in the Maine State Quilt Show in July. (note #4 is still in the process)

#1 Sherry who is standing on the left. Sherry has her own quilting business and does outstanding work in everything she touches. Gorgeous touch of brilliant blue!!

#2 Koleen (Below)standing on the right. Her words, 'I came out of my box in the colors chosen.' She is an outstanding quilter, designer, owns and operates an overnight get-away for quilters with all the amenities. She offers many services so be sure to checkout her website. My only words are 'my oh my'...Wonderful!!

#3 Sue (below)on the left who used Jinny Beyer's palette. You will want to check out her blog and see all the information she offers. Quilting, knitting and any special technique that she has learned. Wonderful!! Wonderful!!!

All three of these ladies are outstanding quilters in their own right and I have never seen anything I have not liked. Always done with expertise and with wonderful color combinations.

You will have to agree they are all gorgeous. All I can say is Awesome!!!!

This month after 'show and tell' we had a workshop. Our project was ' Wrap it to go' demonstrated by Pauline. It holds a tablet of paper...pens etc.

This is the inside.

These are some of the ladies working on them. Pauline is at the right. Many made them at the meeting or got the instructions and will make them at home. It was a popular project.

These are more of the 'Star candle mat' we did a few weeks ago. Amazing how different they are.

We are a group of 'hares and tortoise'....some finish fast and some slow. (YOU ARE suppose to smile!!!). I love it that our group is made up with all levels of quilters..none of us know everything and that is the fun part of it.

Maggie, our treasurer with hers in blues/reds. She has been in the chapter a long time and she is loved and appreciated.

Janet with her design she thought was wrong...it is great when a person takes a pattern and turns it into theirs. Very nice!! She is one of our newer members.

Pauline our secretary. She was the instructor for the day and everyone agreed she did a great job...

Here are some more and I think the last. Not sure how many of us made them but a good number. Some made two and planned to do others. It was easy for everyone and came out so nice.

Our President Barb is on vacation so hopefully she will get to see what we did...The girls really enjoy having them posted and then they can save them to their pictures if they want to.

Until next time...Happy Quilting!!