Thanksgiving

 I hope everyone had a joyous Thanksgiving.  We met on the Tuesday before and had a wonderful program and trunk show all about wool rugs.  It was brought to us by our own member Jacky and her fellow rug makers.  Pictured to the left are Alaina and Debbi who brought beautiful examples of their work.  They also talked about the process of dying their own wool and the actual making of the rug.  Lots of questions from members which tells me there is lots of interest.  Great..something more for me to get involved with and have more UFO's!!

 I love the bright colors and the details that evolve as they make these rugs.  How can anyone put them on the floor and walk on them??

 I could not get the rug below to turn so there it is...adorable even upside down.  It just makes me smile to see those fat reindeer.

 Here is Alaina's card below.  She has a studio that anyone is welcome to visit and she has wool and finished projects for sale.  The brochure above is for the Rug school that she is involved with in Manistee.  It takes place next summer so if you are interested it might be something to check out.

 Judy had a banner month...too many to show ,, she had some great projects.  The place mats are for the meals on wheels Christmas   We have done them as a group before but not this year.  Kudos to Judy and other members who kept up the tradition!

 The Quilt below was very striking...called Jelly Jive I think.  It is a jelly roll that you pick one color to use as a highlight and make the light colored units you see below and put them in the mix.  I love the way it turned out.

 Vi finished the bargello we made several months ago and made the quilt of valor below out of the strip quilt we made last month into a rail fence.  It just shows how versatile that process can be.  Great job Vi.

 Ruth also made a few placements for the meals on wheels program.

 Chris made this wonderful quilt for a friend who she said is always cold...It will keep him warm for sure this winter!

 Dianne made this soft and adorable 10 minute baby flannel blanket for a friend.  It is a great pattern.

 Connie made this moose quilt for her husband for Christmas and it is a surprise.  I know he will love it...who wouldn't.  She told us she used Ricky Tims piped border which looks wonderful even though you cannot really see it in this picture.

 Ruth is on a mission to make Christmas quilts for all her relatives..here is one of the final ones.  I know they will all love them..she has even made matching cases in which to store the seasonal lap quilts !  Lucky!

 I now have 4 grand children and so I am in the make it for the kids mode.  I made two tents with the kids names on them and applique pictures...the other tent is blue with forest animals.   The tents are made from denim and I used PVC pipe for the poles.  They all fold up into a bag for storage.  I forsee hours of fun and adventures!

 Pat is exploring her quilting skills with some miniatures..so cute!!

Remember the Christmas lunch is next WEDNESDAY  December 9th at the TBA Tech Center.  Arrive at 11 and lunch is at 11:30.  I hope to see lots of you there...I changed my grandkid day so that I can attend.  We did collect many wonderful items for the Grand Traverse Baby Pantry at the last meeting and the director Sally arrived after everyone had left...she was VERY grateful and I have a thank you note to read at the meeting.   See you all next week!!  Kathy