September 10th Meeting Update

 

One of several baby quilts Penny has on the go.  Just a little more binding left to go on this one.

Quilted with diagonal and vertical lines

Another baby quilt from a very cute print.

Detail of quilting which will be edge to edge diagonal lines in a cross hatched pattern.

Work has commenced on Joyce's latest baby quilt.  Betty wowing us with her precision cutting with her new Stripology ruler.  We all want one now.

This photo says it all--how many people look this happy ironing?  Sue is working on piecing the flannel backing for Joyce's baby quilt.

Assembly line in action.  Betty is assembling the three strips for the pieced blocks, Joyce is stitching them and...

Colleen is pressing the seams.  I have the hard job of taking the pictures and supervising.

Here is the finished layout although a border might be added once it is pieced.

Close up of charming cat and mouse prints.  Really adorable fabrics which Joyce got at Fabricana.

Colleen proposed this Tiny Alpine Village as a group project for the fall some time.  We have patterns and supplies.  This will not put a dent in your scraps but is something that can be done from start to finish in a couple of hours.  It's all fusible applique with or without a fine tulle overlay.  Colleen and I have made several of these.

  

Colleen made some really charming lunch bags by request for the twin boys on the Sunshine Coast.  Photos should be posted later today of her project and we may have some photos with the boys when they receive them.

Early in the meeting Betty and Joyce had us in stitches about their harrowing experiences on the Carousel at Burnaby Village Museum.  Joyce claims they are speeding it up every year.  I think we might have to challenge ourselves one day, maybe combine a lunch at Hart House and a ride on the Carousel.  A possibility for our Christmas celebration?  There are benches on the carousel for the faint hearted.  

Here is an interesting Youtube video about the Carousel and if you play it right to the end you will see how fast the Carousel can really go.  To view full screen, click on the box in the lower left of the video.