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Lindsay Michaels: I wanted to share a project with y'all. This is a quilt I made for a friend in Pennsylvania who is Viet Nam war vet. He's challenged every day with the effects of agent orange. While I was helping to distribute our quilts at the VA I was texting him to see if he would comment on what he would like, be it patriot, themed or certain colors. When I did not get any responses as to preferences, I decided, that he has so much "Marine" hats, license plates, even his phone plays the Marine theme when I call, that he had enough Marine. He had raised Appaloosa horses, and there was nice fabric, but in browns, as horses usually aren't "other" colors, (I'm being sarcastic here). I knew his apartment was all in neutral "man" colors. He also happens to be 60% Native American, and I came across this great native horse fabric, so this is how it turned out.
A thank you to Irene Grimes for the wonderful quilting job! So I machine sewed the binding on, hand-sewing the back that took hours and wrapped it up in a purple ribbon and sent it off to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I sent it on a Monday, registered mail, to arrive on Thursday. I was following the tracking and it sat in a couple locations for hours and I was very concerned, but they finally delivered it on Sunday! He loves it! So mission accomplished. You can look him up on FB if anyone is interested. The quilt is 5' x 5'.
Then the last picture is of a clock I had to have, that came out of the Old Country Store in Lancaster. Come August I go to Connecticut for a month to work and stay with my daughter and hope to catch a big quilt show in Lancaster. I think we all need a quilt show "fix" about now. As I pass through the Amish country, I linger a day and hit every fabric store there. I had lived there for a year so I know where they all are, though I can get in enough "trouble" (my term for spending money on fabric), on the internet. So i hope everyone is well and look forward to resuming our meetings!
A thank you to Irene Grimes for the wonderful quilting job! So I machine sewed the binding on, hand-sewing the back that took hours and wrapped it up in a purple ribbon and sent it off to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I sent it on a Monday, registered mail, to arrive on Thursday. I was following the tracking and it sat in a couple locations for hours and I was very concerned, but they finally delivered it on Sunday! He loves it! So mission accomplished. You can look him up on FB if anyone is interested. The quilt is 5' x 5'.
Then the last picture is of a clock I had to have, that came out of the Old Country Store in Lancaster. Come August I go to Connecticut for a month to work and stay with my daughter and hope to catch a big quilt show in Lancaster. I think we all need a quilt show "fix" about now. As I pass through the Amish country, I linger a day and hit every fabric store there. I had lived there for a year so I know where they all are, though I can get in enough "trouble" (my term for spending money on fabric), on the internet. So i hope everyone is well and look forward to resuming our meetings!
Judy Connor: an example of masks I’m making for a graduate of Gallaudet University to share with student there. Gallaudet is a University for the Deaf in Washington D.C. The mask has a clear vinyl space so that those who are deaf can see the mouth of those speaking to them.
Bonnie McPhail: Beaded mermaid dolls finished this week (5/5/20).
Bonnie McPhail: Finished name tag / bag started in a class with Sandy Russell (5/8/20)
Anita Andersen: My first attempt at a strip quilt using vintage 1980s floral prints. Quilted on my HQ Simply Sixteen.
Bonnie McPhail: I've made a Goody Goody Binding Bag using an orphan crazy quilt square and scraps of doilies and linens. The zippered section holds your binder clips. You can find more information about the pattern at blog.fatquartershop.com/goody-goody-binding-bag-sew-along-with/
