fiber art show

On the way home from retreat Wilma and I stopped at a Fiber Art show. It was small but had some wonderful pieces.

 The piece below was my favorite. It was large, like 5′ x 3′ maybe.

This piece had copper on it, or, it looked like copper anyhow.And this one is for Nancy W and Penny. The monkeys are funny and if you look closely the blue ‘wall’ is full of weiner dogs. There were many more wonderful quilts and an amazing bead artist. I don’t how to describe it other than to say bead sculptures. They were 3-D and incredibly beautiful. She wouldn’t let me take a picture since she has yet to be published. This last one was also a favorite, won the big ribbon after all! The photo doesn’t do it justice. The colors, applique and quilting were wonderful. See you all Tuesday night!

Basin Piecemakers Quilt Guild Business Meeting March 24, 2009

Guests:  Edna Cowdrick

Treasurer’s Report:  Checking account $517.58, Savings $1599.74 Dues are due!

Day meeting-   Held at Nancy L’s.

Night Meeting- Small group. 

Committee Reports:

Programs:  Fabric Patch will be here next meeting. In May the challenge quilts will be shared.  June will be the Quilt show. 

Block lotto:  Floral stars again for next month.  We had five blocks this month. 

Raffle quilt tickets:   Here this evening for pick up, pictures are also here. Please turn in any money already collected.

Hospitality:  Our condolences to Penny on the loss of her Aunt, to Charlene K on the loss of her Mother-In-Law.

2009 Quilt Challenge:  Demos presented this evening, for possible use in the Challenge Quilts.

2009 Quilt Show:  A sign-up sheet was passed around, for those wishing to provide demos during the quilt show.  Linda will be showing English paper piecing.  Our club will be providing homemade cookies, at no charge to the public, during the show.  Nothing may have cream, not individually wrapped; label the cookies if they have been made with/without nuts.

Blog:  Be sure to check there for pre-meeting meal places and refreshments. Pre-meeting meals are at 5:30.

Old Business:

 Quilts of Valor:  Six quilts have been returned from quilting.

New Business:

Books:  We have books here for sale this evening that have been priced.  Proceeds go to the club.

Nominating Committee:   Time to nominate officers for next year.  Election will be in June.

Program:  Dona, Cindy, Barb, Virginia and Leslie shared various techniques that can be used for the challenge quilt projects.

Day Meeting:  2^nd Tuesday, various homes

Night Meeting:  2^nd Thursday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran

Business Meeting:  4^th Tuesday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran

Dates to remember:

April 28, next business meeting

May 26, Business meeting and Quilt Challenge display and voting.

June 26^th and 27^th, Quilt show

 

2009 spring retreat

Behind the scenes…

Mary has a high-h-h tolerance for triangles.  

  We missed our missing regulars. But there was sewing…

 of tea cozysand reading…see Cheryl’s quilt crumpled on the end?! That’s the last retreat quilt.

We had a puzzle…thanks Cindy.

A Kaffe quilt was won by Nancy. Who loves him more? I don’t know.

We had a special skit…there was something to do with a blond cheerleader, someone was in pain and I’m not clear on the rest. It’s difficult to hear when you’re laughing. 

The weather was beautiful.

And finally, a new, uh, adornment for Nancy.

(No quilters were harmed in the photographing of this retreat)