This morning, sixty-two members of the Crosstown Quilters Guild braved the elements to attend our luncheon. We had had torrential rain earlier in the morning.
Above are just some of the colorful tulip BOM blocks turned in and won by lucky Donna F. who now has the makings of a gorgeous quilt.
There were many quilts, pillowcases, Christmas stockings, and one shibori tote shown during today's "Show and Tell" session. One quilt that caught my eye was a bookcase quilt by Ann R. who made it for her daughter's classroom. This photo was taken by Ann while the quilt was still in process. Ann eventually added feet to the bookcase. Clever lady that she is, Ann cut the words from selvedge strips to create titles and authors for the spines of some of the books. Wasn't that a simply brilliant idea!!!
There were lots of laughs, smiles, and way too much food. Two tables of real food . . .
and two tables of yummy desserts.
I love the ladies in this quilt guild who have made my first year as guild president such a wonderful experience. Here's one reason why. I announced that we were looking for volunteers to join the charity committee. Before the meeting ended, I was approached by six volunteers. We cut it off at six, but others also later volunteered. As with all quilt guilds, sewing for different causes is a large part of what we do. I'm glad that our two long time coordinators will have more help organizing our efforts next year.
This guils year flew by; let's hope the summer stretches out very, very slowly, and that we all get some quilting done.
It looks like you had a fabulous time.
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