Delicate Stitchers of Moab

This is the last guild meeting for the year 2023.  We invited Yordy to our meeting as a special guest.  Yordy works for the Senior Center where we meet and has been very helpful when we requested the building for special meetings, such the Saturday Sew day.  Our guild has, as a year long project, created "Place Mats" which will be given to seniors who participate in the "Meals On Wheels" program.  You can see some of the mats as they were shown in past blogs.  The big blue bucket is filled to them brim with the place mats donated by members all year long and Yordy will be taking them with her to the Senior Center office. Since this was our 2023 Christmas Party, we were asked to bring quilts we had shown through the  year from our Christmas themed collections.  This first one from Candi is a flue and white table runner featuring elk in a snowy landscape.  In a recent Saturday Sew day, several members made this table runner of Christmas trees.  This is Candi's pro

Magnificent "Opportunity Quilt" our guild's raffle quilt.  So beautifully done,  It will be shown at several venues around town to raise money  for the guild. The drawing for the lucky winner will be in March.   We counted 17 participants that contributed to the making of this quilt.  It is sure to make an impression at the venues where it will be shown and bid on.      This is a pattern by Judy Neimeyer, it's a Flying Geese table runner shown for us by Mary.  Very beautiful, Mary.     This is an Irish Chain variation quilt by Crystal.  The chain is the white squares, the variation comes from the center applique.  Crystal is the master of woolen applique.  Thank you for showing this wonderful quilt. From Audrey, we see several examples of Gift Bags.  She will be demonstrating how to make these at the December Sew Saturday - just in time for Christmas. Audrey brought to show, this Mexican Star finished for Bonnie Crysdal. Several of our quilters made this intriguing qu