October + November threads

I think I came to a screeching hold on this site. Now I try to decide what pictures/stories/happening concerning "Threads" I should share.

October 10  - - -  We went to the Homeplace 1850s in the Land between the Lakes in Western Kentucky. Helen and I of course where very interested in the quilts and the samplers. Loved studying those.

November 2  - - -  The Hospitality Richmond Quilt Group meeting had an interesting program. A couple showed a vast number of quilts they have made together. Difficult to decide which ones to show. I liked the interesting setting of the cathedral quilt, something modern, interesting quilting.

November 8  - - -  CR quilters meeting

Janet's Row x Row

Some of my fabric ornaments (for gifts)

Wreaths I made for the St Martin's bazaar. Both sold. Can be hang on doors or used as table center pieces with candles in the middle.

Phoebe is a hand quilter. Impressive work.

Joyce showed us an "old" quilt with a very interesting label.

November 14  - - -  Colonial Lacemakers' meeting. Our newest member Anneli has only started to learn making bobbinlace a few weeks ago. Very impressive. 

Some progress by others!

December  - - -  All the meetings are party, party, party! You find those on my main blog (top right tab).

February Threads

My friends Janet and Becky are so good taking me along to quilt guild meetings. On Feb 2 we went to Mechanicsville where the group had set up the meeting celebrating Chinese New Year. I wrote about it on my main blog.
Next day we went across the river. The program was very interesting. We rotated to three mini lesson stations. I liked this one especially about curved piecing.

I might have to look for this book at my library.

Quilt meetings always motivate me so I sewed the BLOCK LOTTO block.

I also attempted to sew a sleeping sack for Caleb. He had outgrown the one they used and even IKEA didn't have one Sarah could buy. If armholes are too big he likes to draw his arms in and get naked. Happy to report it was a success even if I had to invent the pattern.

This month's lace meeting was very nice too ... and delicious. Natalie came back from New Orleans with King cakes.

Lots of eye candy and very motivating. Look at Mary's vest! The front is bobbinlace and the back knitted.

And yes, soon I had another Lace Chrismon finished. The Catalan bobbin is a gift from Lali who had just visited her family in Spain.

Eye candy too at the CR Quilters' meeting. Jane's guest Phoebe was working on hand quilting.

Becky's two "sweatshirt" jackets. She will teach us next month how to do those.

And just before going on vacation I had to try whether I could do this paper pieced block. I guess I could. Pretty pleased with it. And now I have to be patient until I can make the rest of this quilt.

I guess that's about it.

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July threads

July 7 (first Tuesday) I went to a Richmond Quilters Guild Group meeting in Mechanicsville. The topic was the stack and whack 4 squares caleidoscope quilt. Very interesting. This black and white one really intrigued me.

Of course there was show and tell too.

Second Tuesday 9am - CrossRidge Quilters
Show and tell

Church Mice 7pm
I did the program about the 4 log cabin blocks in one go. A lot of preparation but now I almost have a quilt done for the Stitchers.
Show and tell:

This is the quilt the Church Mice are going to raffle at the Bazaar. It's 82" x 96"

And, of course, Row by Row started again. Lots of quilters were fascinated by it last year. It's fun. If you are in the area of a participating quilt show you might as well pop in! You can read about Row by Row here!

Quilting Adventure in Richmond VA

Blue Crab Quilt Co in Henrico VA

Sew Refreshing in Mechanicsville VA

Hancock's in Paducah KY

Quilters Alley in Paducah KY

So much eye candy this month but not much sewing done and not much lacemaking either. Sigh!

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