Thursday Sew

Here is what I worked on yesterday on the "Chic to be Shabby "quilt.  Yes those are "Y" seams.

Sharon insisted I stand with my quilt!

I need to get all of this sewed on.

Sharon is working on a table topper, using hexagons.

This week I got all of these blocks sewn together.  Would like to add borders, then off  to be quilted.

Charlie is guarding my quilt. I got all the pieces sewn on and the  plain border on the outside.

Charlie, is inspecting  another quilt to make sure I have it together correctly.

Then he had to decide to hide under it!
Some inspector he is.

I feel like I got a lot accomplished today, yea.
Have a great week.

Mary

Thursday Sew

Sharon has been working on this quilt for a friends birthday.  She has been  raw-edge appliqueing it.  It is going to be used as a signature quilt at the birthday party.

Karen made this great quilt. It started out being a disappearing  nine patch. She was not pleased  with how it was turning out, so she added the machine embroidered and paper pieced birdhouse blocks. We all liked her results.

Sharon has been working on this "Stitchers Garden" quilt.  She  used a wonderful mixture of fabrics for the flowers and framing.

The embroidery Karen did on her quilt.  Love the cardinals.

Close up of one of the flowers on Sharon's quilt.

Here is the close up of the bird house on Karen's quilt.  Once again the Thursday group has been productive.
 It is amazing how much we all get done. We have such a great time, sewing and chatting. We love to go to lunch at the little restaurant across the street.

Happy sewing.  Have a great day.
Mary

My friend Jo's quilts

At one of our Thursday Sews, Jo brought in 2 finished projects to show us.  This top picture is  a close  up of a wool piece she has done. Over a year ago there was a wool class taught at our local shop, "Wool Crazy".  Rather then do motifs of the seasons, she did hers in pictures from her stay in Africa.

Here is a Sue Daley design.  Sue is a designer from Australia.  Jo, stitched and appliqued all the blocks using fabric from her stash.  It turned out beautiful.

Here is the whole wool crazy quilt.  Click on the picture for a closer look.

As you can tell the ladies that come to sew love to share their completed projects.

Have a great day of sewing.
Mary

Thursday Sew

Here is Dorothy's, Amazon Star. It is a Judy Niemeyer pattern.  It is gorgeous. She  worked on it last winter when she was in Florida.

Love the quilting.

Jan is working on a Civil War round robin. It is going to be so pretty.

Sharon was putting on the binding of this "Stitcher's Garden."  It is so pretty.

She embellished a lot of the blocks, some with stitching,  fun yarns, beads and buttons.  It turned out beautiful.

We have a very creative group of ladies.   I love it that we get together every week. It is a nice break from the daily routines.
Have a great rest of the week.
Mary

Thursday Sew Christmas Party

Today, Thursday, our Thursdays Sew group celebrated Christmas, by having a little party.  The sad part was not everyone was able to attend.  Nine of us brought in dishes to pass. We could not wait to lunch time, so by 11:00 we were eating.  Even though there were only nine of us, we managed to cover all food groups!  We had appetizers, salads, main course, and desserts. Quilters are definitely great cooks, well all by me. (I brought Subway sandwiches.)

We also had a gift exchange.  Everyone that came brought a gift that would cost about $15.00, and had to be made by you, and be something you, yourself would like to receive.  We each drew a number and got to pick a gift, as long as it was not your own. Worked out fine.  We then opened them in the same over, one at a time.  It gave each of us a chance to admire the handwork, and of course take pictures.

First is Jan holding the gift Karen made for her.  It is a wall or door hanger with two pockets stitched in the front to hold winter decorations. So cute!

Cheryl, received this great snowman wall hanging made by Danette. ( I am so sorry for the blurry picture.) It was Danette's first time doing machine quilting.  I think she did a great job.

Jinnie, receive an adorable pillowcase and fleece scarf with kitty's on it made by Jan.  Jinnie was thrilled. Jan comes up with some of the neatest fabric to make her pillowcases.  (Jinnie is a kitty person.)

Marilyn received this wonderful winter table topper made by Kaye.  Love the stripped binding.

Jo received the great binder made by Jinnie.  Jo just happens to be a note taker.  Jinnie also included a fob for her scissors. Jo was delighted.

Danette received the door hanger and pincushion I made.  She is going to use the hanger as a wall hanging, as she was afraid it might get caught in a door.  Danette also said she did not have an official pincushion!  I am so glad she liked what I made.

Karen, received this wonderful wall hanging made by Marilyn. I hear it is a Patrick Lose design.  It is so cute. Marilyn added some darling Christmas buttons to the tree.

Kay received a framed applique piece made by Jo.  It is wonderful.  Jo is noted for her hand applique.  It is a lovely piece. I think Kay was so please to received this. (Again, sorry for the poor picture quality.)

Last but not least, I received this darling Christmas table topper made by Cheryl.  She did a great job of piecing and machine quilting it. It is going to look great on my table.

My presents, the table topper from Cheryl, Kay made a pot holder with a towel tucked in it., Karen made hexagon wreath ornaments with beads attached, Jinnie made the purple and turquoise stiletto to help my sewing, and Danette gifted  me with Lindt chocolates.

We had such a wonderful day. It is always fun to share with each other.  We enjoy each others company so much on Thursday's.

Merry Christmas to all my quilting friends and their families.

Mary

Thursday Sew Bee

Last week at our Thursday Sewing Bee Jinnie showed us this beautiful quilt she had just completed.  It is a Bonnie Hunter design.  It is so pretty, ready to snuggle under.

Jo shared this wonderful wall hanging using scrapes.  This is her own design and inspired by the Scrape Club at the shop.  It is a job well done.

Happy Quilting!

Mary