Quilting in a heat wave?

 Actually it was the day before the heat wave started, thank goodness!  It's definitely bring your hand fan to the meetings weather!!

Maybe because it's too hot for quilting, there weren't as many items to show this month. So we got to really appreciate the ones we did see.  ( I think people feel rushed when there's along line)

Isn't Donna Tomski adorable showing off her placemat from the "walking foot Quilting" class- part of the beginner series?!

Kevin Hamon shared the sample for September's painting class.  This time it's an American Goldfinch (in summer garb)

Eula Serrino made this from a kit.  It used one of those quilted book panels as the block centers.  I didn't catch whose baby is the lucky recipient. 

Mary Ellen Ames found yet another unlabeled quilt in her collection.  It might have been made at classes in a now (sadly) defunct quilt shop.

Since Barb Miller brought up the fact that several of our members had shown quilts at the Old Forge quilt show- and won awards, Mary Ellen brough in her award winner.  This was a block of the month from Material Rewards.  The stunning quilting was done by Norma Chapin.  

Dodie Morrison pieced this for community service using the "three yard quilts" book and a fabric kit. 

Sue Chiddy made a set of fishy placemats for her grandsons.  So cute!

Did you know if you can't attend a meeting, or have given your recent finish away before a meeting, you can send Martha a picture to share with everyone?  Well now you do!!

Martha made this quilt as part of a "stay at home row robin" with her online quilt guild.  When she laid out the rows, she decided it had to be for a little girl.  So this was a gift for a co-worker's new daughter.  

Our speaker this month brought a sort of stroll down memory lane for many of us by talking about learning to sew in the 60s and 70s, followed by an interesting presentation about the history of sewing.  

Apologies that I didn't photograph some of the "historical artifacts" she brought- darning egg, 50cent patterns, etc.  

Our next meeting is our annual picnic at Dewitt park in Batavia.  See the newsletter for details!