Today's meeting was called to order at 9:31 a.m. We had lots of visitors today. Among those were CC's granddaughter, Chyla, Marilyn's friend, Gabrielle and her daughter Esther, and Angela and Makayla. All of these young ladies were interested in learning to quilt. We have many ladies who would love to help get that started.
The treasurer's report was read and approved. The minutes were read due to late posting in the blog and they were also approved as read.
Door Prize: Linda!!!!!!!!!!
Old Business:
There are still nursery rhyme blocks out but today was the deadline to turn those in.
Naomi has spoken with Linda Hahn and they have tentatively set a date for May. After discussion with the guild, the May 23rd date might not be a good time to have the class. That weekend is Memorial Day weekend. In order to procure her services, a contract will have to be drawn up and signed. We will update as we have more information.
Medallion Quilt - This month's border is a rectangle. For a review, these are the borders up until today's meeting: square, half square triangles, then a square and a half square triangle.
New Business:
Next month, we will have Christmas in July. This will be a fabric swap. Please bring fat quarters (18 X 22). For everyone you bring, you will swap for that number.
Door Prize: Karen C. & Watanna!!!!!!!!
Show and Tell
Marilyn - she has no name for this one yet
Diane - needle turn applique
Tonya - Knome Grown
Tonya - Hen Party
Gwen - Caps for babies at Baptist
Gwen - pieces for Carolina Chain
Gwen - she finished her challenge block (love the picture)
Julia - pattern by Liza P. - Medallion Point (?)
Julia - quilt for grandson - Modified Scrappy Quilt
Julia's Grandson did this combine
Grandson's work of art (Combine)
Chyla (CC's granddaughter) with a fabric book she made (CC made these for her grandchildren and now her granddaughter is making them)
CC and Chyla with their books
CC and Chyla
Carol - Quilt for her preacher who is leaving
Angela - Patriotic Quilt
Angela - Magnolia Quilt
Angela - Antique Quilt she bought at Annabelle's Antiques
Glenna - Challenge Block
Glenna - Ugly Fabric Block - Southern Belle
Glenna - Sticks and Stones
Glenna - Quilt of Valor
Karen A. - one of the things she got from Linda G. (would like to finish it)
Karen A. - Buzz Saw Quilt
Karen A. - Grandmother's Quilt
Ina - Block from June Gathering Class (please pray for Ina's sister, Mary Ann, she has cancer)
Ina - Table Runner from Watanna's class
Gabrielle - her husband's grandmother made this quilt for him (meteorologist)
Gabrielle - grandmother's quilt for Gabrielle's son, a moose from when they lived in Alaska
Gabrielle - a quilt for Esther, Gabrielle's daughter
Gabrielle - a quilt for Gabrielle's other daughter
Karen C. - Challenge Block
Karen C. - Ribbon Quilt
Terry - Tulips
Terry - Foxes Baby Quilt for family friend
Linda B. Fresh Lilacs
Demo: Bed Turning by Kathy H.
Kathy is one of our very own talented Possum Town Quilters. She began sewing when she was a teenager in high and at that time was making her own clothes. She then progressed to baby quilts which included four and nine patches. She made all of her first quilts from scraps. She used patterns from the newspaper and from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. She brought quilts today that represented her journey in quilting.
Cowboys - Kathy made her template from notebook paper and cut out with scissors. She hand quilted this one.
Grandmother's Star - this was Kathy's first piece work
Dresden Plate - from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. Kathy used a sheet for the backing. She made this one in the early 80's.
This quilt was Kathy's "Gamechanger." She says this was her first real quilt and it was placed in the library for show.
Christmas Cats - This was a sampler quilt. It took three months to make and she hand quilted it.
Oxmoor Christmas Quilt - this was similar to a block of the month and was a Christmas quilt but contained no Christmas fabric.
Castle Windows - This pattern came out in the 80's. Kathy had this one machine quilted.
Little Ohio Stars - Civil War Reproduction - Kathy hand pieced this one. If you look closely, you will notice that there is a little yellow in each square.
White on White - This one does not show up very well due to the lighting. Kathy hand quilted this one and it had very intricate quilting which is not visible.
Simply Delicious - sampler quilt
Butterfly Quilt - Kathy did the hand applique and hand quilted this one.
The Piece Maker Calendar Quilt - Kathy did needle turn on this one and it includes lots of embroidery.
Notice the attention to details
The Battleground Quilt - The original was made by soldiers from their comrades uniforms. Kathy worked on this one from 2008-2010. She used machine applique and quilted this one on her Bernina.
Mariner's Compass - Kathy and a friend bought this pattern. It is listed in a registry that she made this quilt.
This was Box of Scraps - Kathy said she had lots of fun with this one.
Patches of Blue - fusible applique on her machine. This was made from scraps.
Ugly Fabric Quilt - Kathy started this one on May 8th and is finished with it.
