Last Scrapbag day for the year

...was yesterday and we tied 5 more quilts. I remembered in the night to take my camera but by morning had forgotten. Linda took a couple pictures, one of Fiona's bright yellow "Tasty Treat" and my red "Double Slice" which she emailed. I tried to get them out of there to post here but they are now lost. I did bring the Double Slice home to bind so I will eventually post it.

We also went for our Christmas lunch and a good time was had by all. With 6 weeks until the next meeting, I should be able to get a lot done.Joanne gave me 4 baby panels though and some already made up Sunbonnet Sue squares.  I do have some nice stretches of time off coming up so I should be able to finish things from my todo list while adding more of course.

Sewcializers Christmas Lunch

Today was our group's annual lunch and gift exchange. Of course I forgot my camera. Gayle received a beautiful colour wheel clock from Fiona. Many lovely birthday and Christmas gifts were exchanged along with lots of laughs.

Afterwards I went into work to bid in the Silent Auction Fundraiser. All the items were donated and the girls raised $1500.00 for a needy single mother for Christmas. They did a great job for a last minute project. $75.00 of that was mine, I won 4 items all told, one being a $99.00 purse. I donated the Jewel Box quilt from the last retreat which was won by Peggy in the front office.A nice juicy bid too!

I took the Scrapbag donations for the United Church into work . It was said that a dolly quilt would have been nice for someone so I just made one up for her out of squares already cut, no batting and just a flannel backing.

Some of us will be doing a Jennifer Chiavarini  giving quilt.  Cathy issued the challenge for the winter. Mine will go to Project Linus which is what the book is about according to Joanne. I haven't read it yet and missed her last one too.

Next week will be the last Scrapbag tying day and lunch for the year. What an amazing job these ladies did.183 quilts this year, I'm proud to know them.

Sewcializers

We had a fun workshop today with Elizabeth guiding us through the making of this bag  "The Best Bag Ever" from a magazine. All were different and each one was great. Fiona brought her new puppy Toby with her and he was a very good boy indeed.

The Guild's Show Oct 19th and 20th was fabulous. Unfortunately I forgot my camera and don't know how to retrieve photos from other sources but my friend Joanne has them on her blog.

Next week I'll be off to Philly to visit MAtt for my "big" birthday, yikes!

A few more......

Little Premmie

Mug Rugs

Flannel Panel

The little pale blue flannel is a premmie quilt for the Linus Project at the guild. Doing the binding on it gave me fits! The 2 tiny ones are mug rugs for the toonie table at the Guild show. And the larger blue flannel panel went to Scrapbags. The Guild, Sewcializers and Scrapbags have all started again.

More finishes

It's been so long that I posted new pictures that the format has changed.

The Witch Is In

Fall Machine Applique

Little Ghost

The Pumpkin Divas

Oak Leaves and Acorns

Elm Creek Table Runner

Here are some small quilts that I will put in the Kincardine Guild For The Birds Show this month. The only new one is the Witch. The Leaves and Acorns is a wool felt table topper. That was made 3 years ago during my recouperation from hip surgery. I love wool felt  hand applique, no edges to turn under. The Divas is a pettern from a magazine that must be about 5 years old. My friend had it on the wall in her Sunshine Fabric Shop during Pumpkinfest one year.And how long ago did that close? The leaves table runner is  from an Elm Creek pattern free brochure from the same shop. Some of the fabric is Elm Creek by Red Rooster from there as well. The little ghost is paper pieced and usually hangs on my door at Halloween but that spot is going to the witch this year. The fall applique was one of my first free motion meanders.

I didn't do anything to enter into the Challenge at the show.

A few more finishes

Charms and White

This Jewel Box was the mystery quilt taught by Joanne at this year's retreat. I decided to piano key the border to incorporate leftover pieces.

The Charms and White was taken from a table runner picture I saw as a way to use those pesky charm packs that look so nice then you don't know what to do with them. I think I'll make a few more .

The Rectangles was a dolly of the month pattern but it morphed into a crib size. Another good scappy one.

The Puzzle was an old leftover Scrapbag kit that I brought home to finish. Not one of my favorites but a finish none the less.

The Puzzle and Rectangles will go to Scrapbags, the Charms to the Linus Project at the Guild and I'm undecided about the Jewel Box.

Jewel Box

Puzzle

Rectangles

Ashley's baby's quilt

Here's a cute flannel  puppy panel that I bought a while back. A co-worker Ashley had a cute little baby boy in May and we had a shower for her recently. I made up this quilt for baby Jax. I free motioned around the puppies.