A Lively Quilt Guild Meeting

The Crosstown Quilters of Weymouth had quite a lively meeting yesterday on Veteran’s Day. Appropriately enough, Betty Ann showed her stunning flag quilt. She could not recall the name of the pattern, but when she shares it with us, I’ll mention it in an upcoming post. 

Just look at this display of poinsettia blocks which were turned in for November’s Block of the Month. If you make a block, your name goes into a bag from which five winners were drawn. Each winner received either three or four of the blocks which would go together nicely for a festive table runner. 

Our guest speaker was Carla Klean from Canton whose presentation was entitled “From Quilter to Artist.” She was fantastic!!!  This quilt was from the pattern “Petals,” and much of the fabric used in this piece was from Tim Holtz, a Canadian fabric designer. This was one of her early quilts; her more recent quilts which were equally colorful and creative reflect her desire to take her work in new and exciting directions.

So, what am I currently working on?  Well, it’s another wool applique piece with far too many pieces!!! My goal is to get it done for Christmas, but there is no pressure as it’s a piece that could remain up all winter. I have cut out all the pieces from my stash, and there are a zillion of them but I know it’s a project on which  I will enjoy working. 

Keep bundled up as the temperatures are starting to drop. :-)

Autumn in Bloom . . . Wool Applique

 Here’s the wool applique piece that I spoke of in my last post. It is “Autumn in Bloom,” a pattern from Buttermilk Basin. I had been collecting autumnal shades of wool to use in this piece. On my last visit to the Quilted Crow in Bolton, I found just the perfect fabric to use for the borders. 

Along the way I had ordered this scrumptious piece of wool which I used for the leaves. As you can see, my fabric often looks like Swiss cheese as I fussy cut sections that I want to use on a project. Wool is expensive, so I will use every inch of it. :-)

Though I didn’t plan to bring my hibiscus plants in, the talk of dropping temperatures prompted me to bring this one into my sunroom. Though it looks incredibly healthy now, I know what will no doubt happen. It will begin to drop its leaves and become a mess. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy the blossoms as yet unopened and keep my fingers crossed that I won’t have to toss it. 

I hope you all are having a happy, creative, and productive week.