March Time to Sew!

It is Time to Sew!

Cece is hosting our March Time to Sew Event!  She has been busy making great plans for the weekend!

Friday, March 21st          6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday, March 22nd     9:00 am to 10:00 pm

Sunday, March 23rd.       9:00 am to 4:00 pm

As always, many members come and work on their projects of choice.  But Cece has planned an alternative for those who are ready for a bit of mystery in their quilting life!  

Yes, Cece has organized a Mystery Quilt that members can participate in!  This Mystery Quilt is a "quick cut" design using 9 different fabrics, and has only 7 clues (steps) and even includes color suggestions! For this mystery you can choose between two sizes 42 x 42" (wall size) or 54 x 72" (lap size).

Fabric Requirements for Mystery Quilt

• 1 7/8 yards background fabric, can be either light or dark, will want a strong contrast to other fabrics
• 6 different blue fabrics at least 6 x 20".  The blue fabric can range from blue to violet.
• 1/3 yard green fabric
• 1/8 yard yellow fabric

If you decide to make the lap size you will need an additional 2 1/8 yards of setting fabric.  It is suggested that you don't choose the setting fabric until you decide how you want to set the quilt!  

The last bit of advice ... avoid using directional prints!  This Mystery Quilt is going to be sew much fun!

Bring snacks!  Bring projects to work on or fabric for the Mystery Quilt ... or both! Let's Sew!

Another Year of Quilting Begins!

A band of members met at our January Time to Sew Event!  Kicking off our guild's 40th year of quilting!  

The Event was hosted by Audrey and Sam.  Our Annual Business Meeting was held, the Election of Officers accomplished, and a Program of Work established! The 2025 Executive Board members are identified in the margin on the right.  We still need a member to volunteer to serve as Secretary! A huge thanks to those who are serving on the Executive Board!

The Program of Work discussed created the committee list here on the blog.  All committees need 2-4 volunteers.  Please help us reach our goals by offering to serve on a committee or two.  

One last thing before you enjoy the quilting that was had in January ... don't forget to fill out the Membership Form!  Join the fun and quilt with us!

January's Time to Sew

Angela celebrated her favorite color by constructing this quilt top!  What a great way to begin another year of quilting!

Jackie is ready for February!  What a lovely finish ... ready to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Audrey applied the final borders on this beautiful "WIP"!  Audrey has inspired us with her ability to pull out partly done projects and quickly finishing them!  

Cece is celebrating the arrival of a new great grandchild!  This will be ready in time for the Teddy Bear themed shower!

Sam had fun playing with a pile of unrelated scraps!

She added sashing ... only borders remain!  Always fun and challenging to work with scraps!  We all loved the results!  Sam has been busy and shared a couple more quilt tops that she recently finished.

Our next Time to Sew event will be in March!  Cece is hosting, and has already begun making plans for us to enjoy!  

Fill out the Membership Form and enjoy a year of quilty fun!

2025 - Forty Years of Quilting Fun!

Published by Cordova Times - 1985

Cordova's quilters have sew very much to celebrate! Four decades of quilting friendship!  Sew much fun ... sew many quilts ... and SEW much to look forward to!  

We begin our 40th year this weekend with a Time to Sew Event, development of our Program of Work, Annual Business Meeting, Election of Officers, and a Potluck Dinner!  Here are the details ... 

Friday, January 24          6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday, January 25.     9:00 am to 10:00 pm

                                       6:00 pm  Pot Luck Dinner

                                       6:30 pm. Program of Work, Business Meeting, Election of Officers

Sunday, January 26        9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Our 2025 Membership Form is available in the right margin!  Sign up and join the fun this weekend!

Come to Sew!  Come to plan our 40th year!  Come to Celebrate!                               

 

Mission Accomplished!

Each quilter that arrived had a mission ... or two ... maybe four!  What a small, but productive group of members! 

Cece prepared this Santa themed Log Cabin top for quilting!  It will be a fun and festive addition to the Holiday season!
 

Amber came with supplies to make organizational zipper bags.

A lot of skill and work goes into this type of bag.

Second one done!

Next one will be made by this piece of fabric printed into 12 fat quarters!  How fun!

All and all ... Amber completed a total of three bags!  With each one, she made adjustments and improvements in the pattern!  Each a work of art that serves a practical purpose.

Audrey got busy right off with completing this piece of art!

Look closely!  The applique pieces are made with snippets left over from piecing quilts.  All those little scraps most of us throw in the trash ... Audrey turns them into art!  It is stunning!

Next she worked on a "mystery quilt" that she has had in storage!  Blocks became rows!

Those rows became a quilt top!

Borders and done!  So fun to hear the story behind this finish!

She also shared this "Round Robin" project that she and friends had shared years ago!  It will be fun to see how she decides to finish it!

Another treasure pulled from storage!  This was the first mystery Audrey participated in years ago!  She liked it so much that she bought additional fabric to make it queen size!  She ended the weekend making additional blocks!

Barb came to cut and prepare projects to work on at home!  This was a beautiful autumn themed table topper!

Sam worked on a couple of projects over the weekend!  First up was this project picked up while traveling in Montana.  It is a 3 yard bundle kit.  You get three fabrics, each cut a yard. 

The quilter chooses where to use each fabric and then comes up with a their own layout.  All three fabrics were beautiful!  So fun to watch this quilt evolve!  

She decided to add a small inner border!  She raided her stash and auditioned several fabrics.

She played around with the half-square triangles and settled on a layout she liked.

Here is the center all pieced together!  It is so beautiful!

Sam also finished the borders on this quilt ... and it is now ready for the long arm quilter!  It is destined to be a gift!

It was such a great weekend!  We had fun celebrating everyone's projects!  Everyone came with a mission and we all left on Sunday able to say ... Mission Accomplished!  

It's Time to Sew!

 Quilters!  It is time pull out our projects and sew!

Here are the details:

• Friday, November 15th at 5:30 pm - Home Ec Room
• Saturday and Sunday, November 16 &17th at 9:00 am
• Hosts are Sam and Terri
• There will be a swap table! Bring items to swap and shop for free!
• Show n' Tell items are appreciated!
• Bring snacks to share.
• Pack projects and supplies.

Come and join the fun!  See you Friday! 

Time to Sew Success!

Sew much fun!  Sew much inspiration!  Sew much enthusiasm!  Sew much quilting!

Sam hosted the weekend!  We are all sew very grateful for the opportunity to work on our projects together!

She finished this quilt by binding it!  Yay for finishes!

Next she brought out a series of airplane blocks.  Here they are on the floor while she decided how to piece them together!

She decided to use a narrow sashing that frames each plane perfectly!  She then cut out another project!  One finish, one top pieced, and a new project cut out! Sew productive!

Shannon came and pieced a beautiful quilt top! We are unable to show it, as it will be a gift for a friend.  

Torie joined in the fun with a new quilt project!  She was busy cutting and many of the pieces were small.  It will be sew fun to see this quilt come to life it!

Audrey came with a mission.  She had a quilt top that she had pieced a few years ago, and because she didn't particularly care for the colors she had set it aside.

But first she shared a finish that she loved!  It is sew beautiful!

Here is the top she didn't care for, but knew that with the right borders ...

... it would be stunning!  And it is!  Gorgeous finish!

Laura enjoys hand work, and spent the weekend hand quilting.

This beautiful quilt is nearly finished.  It is entirely made by hand ... hand embroidery, hand pieced, hand quilted and will be bound by hand!  Sew stunning!

Amber was busy making bags over the weekend!  She is a master at bag making and has made several different styles over the years.  

She finished the first bag on Saturday!

By Sunday afternoon she had made two more!  Three beautiful bags full of creativity!

Everyone made a lot of progress, but most importantly we enjoyed our time together!  It was lovely!

Our next Time to Sew will be in November!  Stay tuned for details!