Quilters' Gather Pandemic Style.

The Quilters began their 2020-2021 in a strikingly unique manner, on the lawn on a sunny late August morning, just outside the Guild House; Masked and Socially-distanced to share their love of fabric and it's creations. Each year we try to produce quilts for charity and as a group project focusing on some learning element. The first four pictures you see are the finished quilts which were donated to "the Power of the Purse Auction".  This was an opportunity to review color theories and how to use a focus fabic. These two quilts began identifing the focus fabric as the rust print you see here with the request that each quilter make a block or two "works" with that fabric. It was amazing to see the colors and the block patterns chosen as these quilts came together. The blocks were such fun; we didn't want any to not be used. 

The block framed in teal and yellow is the back of the 12 block piece seen here. This quilt was machine quilted on a domestic machine with each block incorporating a different technique. 

Again, this quilt uses that same theme of 'focus fabric' with the machine quilting on a domestic machine more of a "Whole Cloth" approach as you can see in the rust backing. This limey green is not something I would have chosen and yet it is so dynamic, and sets off these blocks. 

Our machine quilters Linda and Gretchen did an incredible job. Thanks. 

And then we had show and tell: 

Terry has been working for a while and it is amazing to see it come together. 

Each block is different and all of the celtic emblems independently pieced and stitched on the background, then framed with a three or four piece sashing-Just exquisite. We cannot wait to see the final quilting. 

This last quilt is also one in progress. Marilyn is known in our guild for using every scrap of fabric. I've even saved 1" pieces of my "trash" to add to her scrap collection.  This is an example of what she can create as a quilt top. This is created in her mind without patterns or guidelines. Mind you, she has been quilting since she was a wee child, some 90 or so years ago...a talented, determined lady. 

We are a small weaving group who are very fortunate to have such incredible quilters among us who gladly share their craft and knowledge. Happy Quilting.