MAY BRINGS FLOWERS AND MORE WONDERFUL PROJECTS!

This month we had a visit by former guild member Tammy MacKinnon. Tammy gave us the history of ribbon skirts and shared some indigenous history. It was all very informative and interesting. Tammy is making and selling ribbon skirts and brought along several samples. She has also been very creative in the skirts she makes by printing her own patterns directly onto the skirt fabric. She has also designed pants that are also trimmed with ribbons similar to the skirts.

After Tammy's presentation, we had our monthly Show & Tell

Tammy showing us samples of her skirts and the pants version that she designed.

SHOW AND TELL

Christine P. started us off with her spring tulips wall hanging, followed by her Stack n Whack. Christine's Stack n Whack is the first one shown since our class with Cecile.

Betty V. has been very busy. First up is a future gift upon completion followed by a sweet baby quilt using a similar pattern.

Betty then gave us a demonstration worthy of a runway of her new shawl that she created for reading in bed. All of Betty's projects are hand quilted.

Next up is Donna C.'s trees that she has made for her daughter. Beautiful!

Janet M. had three projects for us tonight. First up is her Villa Madonna Retreat project which is hand quilted.

Janet also made this wonderful little village in batiks. The pattern is Home Town

Janet's last project is this heart warming baby quilt in which she designed the giraffe herself - such talent.

 

June G. brought her Piecing Healing quilt. A lot of work June, but it was worth it.

The next 3 beauties started out the same but..... June didn't like hers so took it apart and laid it out in a pattern called Sunshine & Shadows.  The second one is Connie F.'s - Connie used a lot of scraps and bordered it in beige, red and black.  The third one belongs to Connie's friend and former member, Esther, who made hers in a controlled group of fabrics. All give a very different effect.

Connie F. also used scraps to make her Potato Chip Block quilt. Connie's talents include completing her quilts on her longarm.

A Reversed Pineapple quilt by Diane K. This quilt is hand quilted. Very pretty colours,

Welcome back Doris K. We are happy to see you again and also your Stompin Tom wall hanging

We know Joyce N. is a gifted artist and these next two quilts show she has found two more innovative ways to use fabric. First is her black vs white strip quilt where is used green bias tape to cut her block into a Drunkard's Path.

Joyce's Asian inspired wall hanging. She incorporated ladies in panels, ladies from printed pieces and ladies she fussy cut and appliqued. She also machine quilted this hanging. Joyce calls this piece Three Little Maids