August 27 Meeting Report

 Here is Joyce's latest quilt and #27 of our donation quilts.  This is probably the first time you are seeing it on the blog because Joyce is very shy about letting us photograph her quilts before they are finished and labelled.

Sorry about all the wrinkles.  It was squished in my bag but I will lay it out flat so that it will be nice and flat very soon.

Here is a closeup of the blocks and sweet prints in this quilt.  

Joyce's label with a peek at the yellow and white polka dot flannel backing and the serpentine stitched binding.

Isn't this a great family quilt?  Betty made it for her father who either played the trombone or liked it enough to have a whole quilt dedicated to the instrument.  This whole quilt was hand tied.

These machine embroidered trombones were obviously a labour of love and required lots of precision work.  I don't think that was a stitch that came with Betty's machine.

After Show and Tell Penny got out some fabrics to get some opinions about turning them into a Disappearing Nine Patch quilt.  Penny had the diagrams printed out and this will probably be next on her list.  I think she is planning a trip to Fabricland to pick out the background fabric.

Joyce also had some fabrics looking for advice on her next project which will be a baby quilt.  I'm not sure if she got much help since we thought they all looked great together.  Sometimes you just have to sit with some fabrics for awhile until the right pattern just materializes.

Sue was the only one actually working.  She's sewing the binding on Joyce's Disappearing Nine Patch I Spy quilt.  Sounds like Sue's big reno will be wrapping up soon since John bought a new house and is moving to the Island.  Deadlines are good for quilters and builders.

The other excitement was that Betty had another wildlife sighting which we all got to see--this time a good sized black bear having a snack from Joyce's green bin.  Let's hope the bear enjoyed the snack since it was probably his last.  Joyce reported today that she passed a bear on her way home who was probably the victim of a collision with a car.  Tough being a city bear...