December 2014 Means a Holiday Party!

This month is always a favorite for our guild members. This years tables were decorated by Jackie with a forest theme. Donna, Debi, Ann and Jackie made little wool - felt red bird pin cushions for the table favors. We love games and this night was no exception. The ornament game was played again this year with ornaments that the members made or bought. After we finished that game we selected gifts that were drawn by number. Each member was able to choose a gift when her number came up. I think that our guild has probably the best cooks and this years dinner was wonderful. There was turkey, ham, with lots of sides and of course dessert. It was a just right to brighten the holidays.

This years table decorations

Ornaments under the tree and gifts to choose

Ready for a fun night!

Debi and Lynn

A visitor, Traci and Becky

Bonnie, Ann and Jackie

Debi, Lynn and Donna

Karen starts the ornament game

Lynn admires her ornament

Pat shows off her cute ornament

Donna steals her ornament!

Becky's all smiles with a cute santa

Debi shows her wreath

Becky's fun button tree ornament

Jennifer shows a festive Christmas table runner

Karen chose a great sewing packet

Donna gets tools

Kim opens her gift

Fat quarters for Jackie

Scissors, pins and a tape measure for Elizabeth

Lynn loves her fat quarters

Bonnie has a layer cake

Karen picked a yard of fabric

November 2014 A Turkey for Thanksgiving

Turkey aprons were made during the November meeting. Jackie brought her Turkey apron to show and gave us the cutting instructions to make this fun project. It was just in time for the holidays. What  better way to cook a feast then with this cute apron on!

Jackie shows her great Turkey apron

Jackie explains how to start the aprons

November 2014 A Turkey for Thanksgiving

Turkey aprons were made during the November meeting. Jackie brought her Turkey apron to show and gave us the cutting instructions to make this fun project. It was just in time for the holidays. What  better way to cook a feast then with this cute apron on!

Jackie shows her great Turkey apron

Jackie explains how to start the aprons

October 2014- Getting A Jump On The Holiday's

Ann shared her Stocking Santa's with the guild. Each member was able to make their own stocking following Ann's instructions. Everyone brought their machines and fabrics ready to go. Ann brought the patterns, heads and body kits that she designed and made. Some work was done before coming and ade the santa's go together quickly. It's always nice to sit and sew, eat and talk through the evening.

Ann holds the Santa Stocking projects

Ann helps Elizabeth with her santa head

Hot glue guns in action!

Debi enjoys the refreshments while Elizabeth works on stuffing

The santa's are getting their beards

Becky, Bonnie and Jackie hard at work

Kim and Lynn are just sewing along

Donna displays her finished santa

Sew and Tell

An shows her completed quilt that has taken 13 years to finish for a friend.

Debi's Fall table runner

Debi says, "Go Cowboys!"

Debi shows two completed Community Service quilts she has finished

Donna displays her quilt made from the blocks that Mandy taught last month

Fall is in the air with Donna's table runner

Jackie shows her great quilt

Bonnie shows the cute charm and bead bracelets she got

Beautiful bracelets!

Bonnie's easy blanket fabric scarf

September 2014 Brings Mandy Weaver

Mandy came for a visit and taught a great program on Stack and Wack variation. It was so much fun to see how the stripes changed the blocks by the different placements of the fabrics. First she showed what fabrics were the best to use. Next, she demonstrated the cutting technique. Soon everyone was sewing their pieces together. It was such a great night and it was wonderful to have Mandy with us again.

Mandy's Stack and Wack Variation Ideas

Two Different Blocks - Same Fabric

Class Examples

Donna enjoys the evening

Sew and Tell

Becky's horse quilt

Debra's Fall block quilt