Farmersville Quilt Guild

Old Time Saturday - 2013

As Piglet, from the Winnie the Poo stories would say, "It was a blustery day" at Old Time Saturday. Many hands tried to tie down quilts, gazebo coverings and tables. After everything was set up the weather did not improve and several of the Quilts - On - A - Stick went flying. The decision was made to close the booth down. Several people were able to visit the booth and loved the displays. Our many thanks to Debi and the hard work that she put in with both the booth design and the mini quilt show we had. Next year we will add wind preparation and tie-downs to the list of supplies to bring.
This year we showed Quilts - On - A - Stick as a small mini quilt show. Member made small 10"x12" quilts and then fitted a vertical sleeve onto the backs. A large paint stick was used to hold them up. Each quilt was put into a unique container selected by the quilt maker. We had a people's choice vote to go along with the show. It was also the debut of our new raffle quilt.

Bonnie is ready to sell raffle tickets!

Quilts - On - A - Stick are displayed

Debi and Donna are ready to greet visitors

A visitor examines on of the quilts

Trying to choose her favorite.

Quilts and their containers

September And Some Great Ideas

One of the favorite meetings that our members enjoy is when we share gift ideas. This year was no exception. Many of the gifts could be used for any holiday, birthdays or to give to friends. All of the ideas are hand made. Patterns and instructions were handed out for each idea that was shown. Have fun browsing the many items that were brought.

Debi Presents...

Easy beverage coasters

Log Cabin heart pillow

Becky Presents...

Nine patch table runner

Fun shaped pin cushion

Small zipper bag

Pad and pen case

Pumpkin mini quilt

Casserole pad/holder

Donna presents...

Popcycle block

Witch dolls

Karen Presents...

"Mom's" apron with recipe on the bib

Elizabeth Presents...

Joy to the World banner

Thankful banner

Be Mine banner

Bonnie Presents...

Folded roses - hair band

Folded rose pin

Triple folded roses with gems

Jackie Presents...

Rag quilt table runner

Decorated notebook cover

Glass block decoration

Homemade flavored vinegar

Block of the Month

September's Block

Sew and Tell

August Block of the Month Blocks

Bonnie

Donna

Pat

Lynn and Debi

(front)Pat, Lynn, Debi,
(back) Donna, Bonnie, Charlotte hold their 16" blue and white blocks
to be used in community service quilts.

Pat shows her three finished community service quilts.

Debi shows her two finished community service quilts

Karen finished two community service quilts. This one used the string blocks that were turned in.

Donna tells about her Armed Service quilt that she made as a gift.

Donna show a wonderful block quilt

Donna designed and made this Halloween quilt.

Trains are the theme for Donna's quilt

Karen holds a fun block quilt.

August Means Service

It's hot, sunny and school is about to start. That's not the only thing that happens in the month of August. It also means it's time to make service quilts for the Hinton Home residents. This year we sewed all day at the Church of Christ annex. The nice thing about the day was the result. At least ten quilt tops were finished and more were taken home to finish. Bonnie brought a simple pattern that makes a wonderful lap quilt. It took very little time to sew and was great looking when done. Of course there was the usual pot luck lunch and lots of munchies to sustain us through the day.