October Show and Tell

Diane Vliem taught a lesson on the 9-patch variation of a log cabin block which makes an eye-catching border surrounding a panel.  Below you can see the pieces that make a block.  Her lesson included ideas for making the triangles from a template and dividing the triangles into light, medium, and dark values.  From those stacks you pull random colors to make squares.  It is a great stash buster and a relaxing thing to do.

Crystal finished this top which is a combination of hourglass blocks, little baskets, and pinwheels. She started it 10 years ago.  Now onto the quilting of it!

This is another of Shauna's creations using fabric she inherited.  Specifically, the light blue and the flower print were in a bag she got from a friend years ago.  The rest is from her own stash.  Another stash buster!

Deb showing her quilt that was entered into Quilt Fest receiving an award of excellence.  Check out the lovely medallion in the center of the ribbon

Deb's special entry for the Red, White, and Blue category at Quilt Fest.  It has over 250 blocks for our 250th anniversary.  The embroidered blocks included names of presidents and first ladies, territories, speeches, acts and much more about our history.  She said it was 50% stash and 50% off the bolt.

Lou showed this beauty featuring a lot of red scraps.  It is made from 2.5" strips.  It appears to be a buzzsaw pattern done each block alternating a positive and negative design.  Below is the perfectly matched backing!

 

Kim showing 4 colorful pillowcases she made for her son.  Looks like stash busting to me.

Kim made this Halloween quilt from a  block exchange.  She presented it to her son prior to our meeting so we didn't get to see it in person.  Below are the pillowcases which use the same fabric as the back of the quilt.  Perfect fabric for a black dog!

Our guest from Castle Valley showed us this throw she made from orphan blocks which feature the different things she was learning through the years from perfecting star points to making wonky stars.  The back was a lovely batik which she brought around to the front as binding.

Mary pieced this beautiful quilt on her featherweight machine while she and her husband were camping in St. George.  She made it for her daughter by request from a pattern she found.  It definately has a Navajo Rug feel to it.... great colors.

Lydia is showing her Museum Challenge.  This quilt has a lot of meaning to her since she is a Colorado History buff and has lived in the Mountains near ski towns and mining.  This is depicting winter at Wheeler Junction near Leadville.  She is also quite fond of trains and looks forward to this hanging in her new condo at Copper Mountain.  The piece below it is a map and history transfered to fabric.

Bernie finished her Museum Challenge which gave her a lot of challenges.  In particular getting the photo transfers completed to her satisfaction.  She ended up sending them to a company who did them.  The pictures are of her grandparents and of her and her husband.  She has a pocket built into the quilt which has original hand-written recipes from her Norwegian grandmother.  See some detail below.

Marian showed her quilt "Got Acorns" at Quilt Fest this year and of course she won an Award of Excellence!  See the delightful ribbon she was awarded below.

Pat sent a picture of this table runner she donated to the Sun Ceramics for their Soup Bowl fundraiser on behalf of the Delicate Stitchers.  

Until next month... Keep the needle moving as Deb Slechta always says...