International Quilting Day!

We celebrated International Quilting Day last Saturday with a "Time to Sew" event!  Those who attended inspired and encouraged one another!  Love that about the guild!

Another new member … Shannon!  Welcome!  Shannon grew up here in Cordova, graduated from high school, went off to college, and built a career.  She recently brought her wealth of experience and moved back home, to share her many skills with us!  

She is an avid quilter … and brought a few of her recent finishes to share with us!  Beautiful quilts!

Such talent!  We're so happy to have her home and involved in our guild!

Sam was busy putting the binding on her gorgeous star sampler quilt that was recently quilted by one of our local long arm quilters!

Member Roseann was busy making gifts for the students in her son's graduating class.  They will be sew appreciated!

Barb made great progress on her second "Seasonal Table Runner" by Quiltworx!

Valerie recently finished this adorable wall quilt!  Such fun!

Our second to youngest member (her infant sister took over the role as youngest) made a special appearance!  She wore a selvage necklace and had to have her own guild name tag!

We held a brief business meeting to discuss details for both the Spring and Fall Retreat!  Spring Retreat is just around the corner … April 4-6!  Space is limited so register soon to reserve your spot!  Click on the photo to find details and register!  More details will be posted here on the blog soon!  Stay tuned!  You won't want to miss the fun!

Celebrating and Taking Care of Business!

We are celebrating Worldwide Quilting Day by hosting a Time to Sew event!
When:    Saturday, March 15th
Where:   Home Ec Room
Time:     9:00 am - 6:00 pm

An informal business meeting will be held at 1:00 pm during this event!  We will be discussing Spring Retreat, Fall Retreat plans and other committee work!  It is promising to be an exciting year for our guild, you won't want to miss the details!

February Inspiration!

Wow!  Our members have been very busy … so inspiring to see what they've accomplished since January!  Here is a peek!

Darlene was busy making gifts!

She had several finishes to share!

She put beautiful hand quilting detail into this table runner.

A gorgeous finish!  Love the purple and red!

She also pieced the backing!  Wonderful!

And topped it off with this beautiful label … the quilt is a wedding gift!

Roseann was busy putting binding on a baby quilt.

It is a beautiful "marine" themed quilt!

Cece and her daughter have been busy doing some "stash busting" piecing!

This quilt was pieced with several charm square packs!  Yes, even the border was cut from charm squares.  Lovely in every way!

Cece was also busy working on her "Leaders & Enders" Blue Ridge Beauty quilt!

Lila spent the day paper piecing …

… her Quiltworx table runner will be stunning!

Terry has made great progress on her Glacier Star … she is now busy piecing the borders!  What an accomplishment!

Sam is busy piecing a wedding quilt!

The pieces are small … but progress is being made … we all look forward to watching it evolve!

New member Mary Ann was busy cutting out a patriotic quilt!

She also shared a few finishes!  Beautiful vintage modern quilt!

This vibrant quilt is a gift for a friend that loves camping!

Mary Ann used "Glamper" fabric in the quilt.  Seriously?  How fun is this?  Love it!

Barb has been especially busy!  She was busy working on a Quiltworx table runner.

But … look at all of her finishes this past month!

Everyone was barefoot!  Yes, she knocked the socks off everyone who entered the room!  Too fun!

Another fun day of inspiration for members!  We are so grateful for the time we spend together!

January Fun!

After all the dark and dreary weather ... members were excited to get together and sew this month!

These two were busy beginning new projects!

Diane made great progress on this BOM ... January's block was nearly finished by the end of the day!

She has also been very busy piecing together this beautiful McKenna Ryan quilt.  The blocks were fused by others and Diane did the piecing and will quilt it!  Gorgeous!  It is a gift for a friend that recently retired!  What a treasure!

Sam spent the day cutting out a quilt that will eventually be a wedding gift!  The colors are wonderful, we all look forward to watching her progress!  Our Accu Quilter really helped cut this out in a matter of hours!

Barb was busy working on a Quiltworx project that she had put aside.

The techniques required came back to her quickly and she was able to get a lot done!

Valerie was busy working on a Thimbleberries kit!

She also received her "Secret Santa" gift from Terry.  Valerie loves curved piecing, so Terry used that technique in the table runner!  Beautiful!  Valerie also shared the Seasonal Table Runners she recently received back from a professional quilter!

Darlene was busy piecing a quilt for her new grandson!

It is an "I Spy" quilt ... and she plans to include family photos!  Wonderful idea!

She also shared a quilt that she recently completed!  It is a gift for relatives ... beautiful!

Welcome Mary Ann!  She is new to our community and joined our guild!  It was so fun to get to know her!

Mary Ann was busy making blocks from Civil War fabrics!

Such fun to see her blocks laid out ... a wonderful quilt in the making!

Terry knocked our socks off the rotary cutters out of our hands with all that she has accomplished in the past month!

Three beautiful blueberry table toppers!

She finished piecing not just one ...

... but two sampler quilts!  They are both stunning!

She also made great progress on her Glacier Star!  We all agree that Terry is making retirement look very tempting! ;-)

We had such fun and accomplished a lot!  We are all looking forward to being together again in February!