Quilting in October

The local ladies of the quilt guild have been busy! It's been six weeks since there was a group sewing day, so the "show & tell" was filled with many projects for the October meeting.

Chris shared instructions for making pumpkin decor for the holidays. Super simple and super cute! All you do is wrap a roll of paper towel or toilet paper in pretty, seasonal fabric. Tuck into the top of the roll. Then, add a stick and some silk leaves. Wah-la. A pretty and colorful centerpiece or vignette piece is the result.

Of course there was a lot of talking as friends caught up with one another.

Our "block of the month" charity quilts are all done now. As a group we made more than a dozen of them. Each is quilted and bound now and ready to give away. This was an amazing group project!

There were many seasonal quilts shared at the October "show & tell". Chris shared her Halloween quilt. She is an gifted quilter!

Judy showed us her Halloween table runner. She is our "paper piecing" expert, and this runner did not disappoint! She gives each project she completes such fine attention to detail.

Louise shops at Tuesday Morning shop for fat quarters and jelly rolls at discounted prices. She shared two table runners she made using Halloween themed fabrics.

And Roxy showed us her current project; a hand-quilted table runner. She used silk leaves from the Dollar Store for the center of the runner. She said to remove the plastic "veins" so just the silk leaf remains. Then applique onto the fabric. Oh, so very pretty! And what a great idea!

Lee made several pretty quilts using panels as the focal point. Toni machine quilted them and the result was "wow"!

Froggy shared the rag quilt she made for her new grandson. Cheerful!

Judy showed us her Seahawks quilt! Timely!

And Chris shared her amazing "basket quilt". So many tiny triangles all stitched together!

Friendship. Sharing. Sewing. Lunch. Community. It's amazing what can result when those who love quilts are bound together by common purpose.