Demo Day again!

 I love demo day- there's always something new and exciting shared.  And our members are generous with their knowledge and skills.  Before I share the details, let's enjoy show and tell...

  

New/ former member Christy Pope's son, Ben shared a quilt he made almost all by himself- at the age of 8!  

 

                                                              Didn't he do a great job?

                        Mary Ellen Ames made this beauty for a great grand child. (Possibly her first?)

             Donna Tomski loves her thirties prints.  Mary Lowe did the quilting for Donna.

Connie Grimsley shared the quilts she made for the students in her last class as a teacher.  (she's retiring!)

Two "Lady Bouquets" from last month's class with Julie Brandon...

                                                        Fancy Nancy, by Nancy Schrader

Martha Lorshbaugh didn't name hers.

And NOW- the DEMOS!

Four members shared information with the rest of the membership.

                                  

 Diane Hooper shared a "No cut" Square in a square block. 

She learned the technique here:

https://plantedseeddesigns.com/blogs/news/no-cut-block-in-a-block-free-pattern

Ben went right home and tried it- check out his block!

                   

Martha Lorshbaugh shared some "Quick Piecing" techniques

Here are the links Martha used for her samples:

Strip piecing ideas: https://www.gathered.how/sewing-and-quilting/quilting/how-to-do-strip-piecing-to-speed-up-your-patchwork/

 Magic 8 Half square triangles:  https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/magic-8-half-square-triangle-units-2821440

 Quarter square triangles: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/easy-quarter-square-triangle-units-2821468

 No waste flying geese:  https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/no-waste-flying-geese-for-quilts-2821760

 Nine patch block:  https://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/nine-patch-quilt-blocks.html

 Disappearing 4-patch:  https://katecollerandesigns.com/exploring-quilting-basics-how-to-make-the-disappearing-4-patch-block/

 Disappearing 4-patch with a twist: https://round22.blogspot.com/2012/07/disappearing-4-patch-with-twist.html

 Old Italian Block:  https://bitsofmerth.blogspot.com/2013/01/anitas-old-italian-block.html

Nancy Mitchell shared the technique for making the little box she showed a couple of meetings go.  The directions were shared as a pdf via email.  Let me know if you didn't get it.  

Shirley Lapp shared her always popular binding tutorial, complete with samples she handed out!

If you missed it, ask Shirley- she's always willing to bring her samples and share her technique!

Thanks to the ladies who shared their time and talent with us!

In June, fiber/ mixed media artist Mary Ann Fritz will share her work with us.