ELM CITY QUILTERS GUILD, FREDERICTON, N.B.

April's meeting had some great ideas for using your stash to its limit and a wonderful show and tell. Joanne G, Liz R and Joyce N. - three very creative people spoke about quilters' effect on the earth and how we can minimize our footprint by maximizing how we use our fabrics right down to the tiniest pieces.

Our raffle quilt is completed and ready for ticket sales!

Part of the evening's program included Joyce's hexi wall hanging made from fabric samples

Utilizing orphan blocks in projects

Joanne's crumb blocks and purse from recycled jeans

Joyce used left over triangle flippy corners to make blocks

Liz R. made a bag from salvages.

And now for Show & Tell

Bertha M. joined Elm City about 1997 and this is her first quilt. Quilted by Janet S.

Cecile G. joined in 1995 and brought her bear quilt and sang us the Bear Skip Rope song

Cecile also brought her very summery Sunflowers & Birds quilt. A block exchange was part of the creation.

The back of Cecile's quilt

Dianne B. brought us back to winter with her sampler quilt that she made from a photo - no pattern.

Elaine S. brought us a quilt she completed from a block exchange. Elaine chose to use a minke backing and no batting.

Liz R. participated in the same block exchange as Cecile and Elaine to create this lovely.

June G. finished her Workday project in beautiful soft peach.

Susan M. finished a project she started a long, long time ago. It's hand appliqued, machine appliqued, pieced and now finished!

Kate T. demonstrated how to use your really small pieces in blocks. She hand quilted herself.  Following is the back of Kate's quilt and a close up of some very small blocks.

Joyce showed her new rotary cutter cover she completed at the retreat.

They're not fabric but they are quilt blocks - painted by Esther B & Bonnie B. from recent classes taken.

Joanne G. also finished her workday project too. Already for the quilt show!

Joanne also brought her gift for a friend who is part of an orchestra. She tea dyed some fabrics to match her quilt.

ELM CITY QUILTERS GUILD, FREDERICTON, N.B.

Last night at our March meeting we had the pleasure of being introduced to another craft - knitting gnomes - you know, those cute little mythical characters associated with Nordic culture. Heather Olmstead, a local knitter and quilter, gave us a talk on how she got started and has progressed to creating almost a whole village of the little people. Our Quilt Show committee gave us an update on the upcoming show and the meeting ended with our usual awesome show & tell.

Heather's Gnomes of the Month. Followed by Heather's gnome in a canoe complete with pet dog along for the ride

Betty V. joined the Guild in 2018. She brought her PEI quilt of well known PEI locals. She hand quilted it herself.

Dorothy J. thought she'd use up her scraps. She quilted it herself.

Elaine S. showed us her 3 yard quilt - striking!

Elaine also brought 3 wall hanging from courses she took. Left is Rocky Harbour, Nfld (Laurie Swim course). Centre is scenery (Pippa Moore course). Right is a Japanese inspired hanging (Ricky Timms workshop)

Our guest speaker, Heather, also brought show & tell. This is a double sided sew as you go runner.  This is followed by the other side of her runner.

 

 

Heather is also a pickle ball gal and showed us her pickle ball inspired bag.  Side 1 followed by Side 2.

Donna C. has just had her winter wall hanging quilted by Jennie S. Fresh off the press.

Donna also brought her Christmas placemats

Christine P., Bonnie B and Annette R. did their own 16 patch block exchange.  Below is Christine's finished quilt

And Bonnie B.'s quilt

And Annette R.'s quilt

Christine P. also brought her first rag quilt. She hasn't washed it yet to make it fluffy.  Following is the back of Christine's quilt.

Wanderer's Wife by Liz R.   A Jen Kingwell pattern.

Liz always wanted a blue quilt so made herself this Winner's Bouquet

Janet S. has a garden going with flowers on gray background

Janet used the last of her flowers as well as other scraps to create her blue garden

Kate T.'s "Paradise" wall hanging - making us all wish for warmer temps.

Kate's "Cuban Turtle". Wondering if he's swimming to "Paradise"

Gloria P. participated in Lyn F.'s "Split 9 Patch" workday using only scraps from her stash.

 

 ELM CITY QUILTERS GUILD, FREDERICTON, N.B.

Our meeting last night brought lots of laughs and even more beautiful work to drool over! The first photo is our Quilt Show raffle quilt top ready for quilting. The second is Lyn's "Posh Penelope". She will be demonstrating this block at our April workday. The remainder is tonight's show & tell of quilts by members who joined from 2005 to 2015 as well as our regular "new stuff"

Our Raffle Quilt Top - all ready for quilting

Posh Penelope by Lyn F.  Lynn will demo this block in April

Quilts by Members who joined from 2005 2015

Joyce N. joined in 2007 bringing all her creativity eastward. Tonight she brought us her fish quilt complete with tail.

Janet M. joined in 2013 and brought a personal favorite made during COVID. Hand quilted by Janet

Janet also showed her Canada 150 quilt. She won the panel and some fat quarters.

Angela W. joined in 2013. Tonight she brought an early quilt from recycled jeans

Alison A. joined with Angela. Alison made two of these - gifted one and kept one.

Bonnie B. joined us in 2010. She brought us several early quilts tonight. First up a baby quilt for a granddaughter who is now in university.

Bonnie also made this well loved embroidered Sun Bonnet Sue for her daughter a long time ago.

Bonnie also made this ribbon quilt in her early days

and Bonnie also made this Bargello quilt in the early days

and Bonnie also made this Crooked Path quilt

Gloria P joined around 2010 and brought her very first quilt that she did at the age of 15. Her Mom quilted it. Gloria's feels her sense of colour has certainly improved since then.

Our regular Show & Tell of new stuff

And more recently Bonnie B. made this black and white lovely

Joyce N. came back with a more current piece - a One Block Wonder

Joyce also brought lots of birds - the centre being a piece she picked up from the work day "gifting" table. It definitely had Joyce's name on it.

Joyce created this Maze for a niece's upcoming wedding.

June's Split 9 Patch that she quilted free motion herself

Christine B. used all her pretty Kaffe Fasset bits to make her foundation pieced strip quilt

Christine B. also brought Little Baskets quilt. A really interesting quilt to view. Quilted by Jennie S.

Betty V. has recently finished a lovely pastel quilt that she's hand quilted herself. She even added the hanging sleeve for our upcoming quilt show

Betty finished her table runner for the quilt show as well

Betty also made this sweet little bag.

Kate T. surrounded her panel with beautiful reverse applique.  Below is a close up

Lyn F.'s brightly coloured block of the month from Corriander Quilts

Marg T. & Gretchen J. also finished their quilt show runners.

Gloria P. brought her "Ripples" quilt made from batiks. This quilt is sewn in strips from side to side.