Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful time with family this chilly holiday season. Hopefully you did not have to fly anywhere!
This month’s guild day was spent mostly preparing for our Guild Christmas party. Members were bringing in their donations for the silent auction, one of our highlights. A big thank you to Lorna and Sandra D. for organizing and setting up the auction items. Thank you as well to members for your donations to the cause!
Lynn displayed the star blanket top she completed so that we could see how to add in the corner sections on the star and the borders. She has been doing a great job of tutorials and tips on how to complete our tops as well as what not to do. That is a very important part that saves a lot of “unsewing”!
A new feature of our party this year was a catered supper prior to the big festivities. Tammy served a delicious meal for those who were able to attend which was then followed by our meeting, show and tell, bidding on the silent auction and our fat quarter exchange for which Donna did a stellar job of writing a left, right story! Thank you, Donna, well done!
The meal was much enjoyed by the members and guests. Thank you, Tammy!
Our show and tell once more showcased the creative efforts of our members as well as our guests. I do so look forward to what everyone has done. It inspires me and everyone else to take on more projects!
Sandra completed this beautiful, king size quilt as a Christmas gift for her sister-in-law. Lucky lady to receive such a wonderful gift!
Audrey stitched this simple but lovely quilt as a gift for her mother. Her mom rides the handi-van and the quilt will keep her warm as those vans have some cold drafts when the doors open and close.
And of course, to carry the quilt and her other belongings, a bag is needed, so, needless to say, Audrey stitched up a bag as well! I’m sure her mom will love this thoughtful gift.
Alene, one of our guests, machine pieced this lovely log cabin quilt, then did her own quilting by hand. I have to admire the hand quilters, they do terrific work. This is a skill I have not tried as yet.
Rae has completed her quilt top for her star blanket. She used a jelly roll for her star and border. It gives her that interesting scrappy look. Beautiful job of matching points and keeping the star nice and flat!
This is another of Rae’s creations. She chooses some unique patterns and and has a good eye for colour as well as doing meticulous stitching. This one was quilted by Michelle from Mami’s in Duck Lake. She put in a double layer of batting and custom quilted rather than using a pantograph. A stunning piece! Michelle featured this quilt on Mami’s Facebook page where you can see a close up of the quilting as well as the fireside backing.
Another of our guests, Melanie, shared her leaf mats and the snap-top bag she made for a friend. Projects do not have to be large to be interesting and beautiful. Thank you for sharing Melanie!
I chose a pattern for a table topper that has built-in hot mats. This is for our son and daughter-in-law.
I added matching place mats as well as extra hot mats (3) to complete the ensemble.
My daughter-in-law admired the wallet I made at our spring retreat (thank you Lynn, for the group class) so I made one with a cross-body strap for her January birthday.
Members and guests were perusing items in the silent auction and deciding where they wanted to place their bids.
Sandra with rattle in hand was closing the bids while Lorna was accepting payment for the items. I have to admit I was making waaay too many bids!
The evening ended with the show and tell draw, won by Patty B , the fabric draw won by myself and the members only draw for the “Heading North” quilt and pillow won by Moira.
Congratulations, Moira!
We had another successful Christmas party, enjoyed by all who were able to attend. To those of our members who have already travelled to their winter homes, or soon will do so, we wish you safe travels and an enjoyable time in the warmer climes! We look forward to seeing you in spring.
To all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023!
Gladys
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