It Must be Chocolate! (now with awards)

Kate and Mary Ellen placing a few extra pins

The Challenge display went up earlier than expected yesterday, due to the coming storm!  Thanks again to those who came when I called!  I'll post the awards after the judging.....
Warning- you're going to want something sweet after you look at these pictures!

John finally got the hang of pinning, too!

Linda Prouty's Chocolate Dreams Jacket and tote.  Winner-  Best Use of Color!

Gloria Crittenden's classic hexagons

Mary Ellen Ames and Maxine have a" Great Idea"!

Melanie Watson and the "Creation of the Chocolate Lab" Winner- for Creativity

Mary Ann Watson asks "Chocolate, Anyone?"

Elaine Ross's "Chocolate Covered Raspberries"  Winner- Best Machine Quilting

Kate Martin went "Crazy for Chocolate" - Winner- Best Hand Work*

The judges changed the award from Hand Quilting to hand work, because of the extraordinary stitching on this crazy quilt!

"Lucy and Ethel" by our own version of the famous comedy duo.

Mary Ellen Ames, "Love That Chocolate"

Chris Kuehl's "Chocolate Splash"  Winner- Best Execution of Theme

Donna Tomski is growing chocolate in her garden!
"Chocolate Growing in Chocolate Pots"

Cynda Watroba celebrates "Stella and Stan"  Winner- for Design

Gloria Crittenden: Chocolate and Double Pink"

Kathi Everett made us a "Chocolate Layer Cake"

Mary Ellen Casey's "Candy Dishes" has to be seen up close to read all the words in the quilting!
Winner- Third Place

Elaine Ross's "Melted Chocolate"  Winner-(tie) Second Place

Sharon Larsen with the best title: "Orange you Glad I said Chocolate?"

Susan Rathbun's "Chocolate Caramel Latte"

Cathy Judkins had fun with the Ten Minute blocks, and giving her quilt a great name: Chocolapalooza!

Kathi Everett made  "Candy Bar Penny Rug"

Martha Lorshbaugh made "Grasshopper Pie with Butterfly Garnish"
Winner- First Place

Terry McGuire, "Chocolate and Friend"

Martha Lorshbaugh, Deliver me From Chocolate?   Winner- Best Applique

Mary Kozub remembering  with "More Cake, Momma!"
Winner-(tie) Second Place

Mary's original photo

The judges were Barb Miller and Debbie Kenney from Mt Pleasant.  ( I assure you neither had seen my quilts before the judging!) They had an awful time, they loved every one of them- and were glad I brought them some chocolate to eat while they decided.    Great job, everyone!   -Martha

January Show and Tell

Close up of Dodie's Snowman Bikers quilt

The January meeting always draws a crowd, since we have our annual Flea Market and the presentation of the Challenge quilts. (The Challenge quilts will be shown in a separate post once the display is up at the Library)
Thanks to Karen and Annie for helping us with Show and Tell this month!!!  And Thanks to Melanie for getting the pictures I didn't or couldn't!
Apologies to any items mislabeled.  We had the back up crew doing pictures this time, and my memory is full of holes!

by Kim Sherman

Kim Sherman

Kim Sherman

Ethyl Sojda

close up of the quilting

Mary Lee did some snow dyeing

Mary Ellen Casey

 Melanie warned us this is the same casserole carrier she had a disaster with not long ago- so be careful!

Mary Ellen Casey is still adding the heads to the snakes for a grandchild's quilt

The back of the snake quilt also has snakes!

Tracy Jachimowicz- from an applique class

Dodie Morrison's grandson's graduation quilt

The whole biker snowmen quilt Dodie made.  For a son-in-law(?)

Martha made some mug rugs

Diana Sikora is getting a new grandbaby!

In February, we'll be enjoying a presentation by Margaret Reek on her recent trip teaching quilting to women in Africa!  She will also be doing a workshop for those who have chosen to attend.
Come back after Feb 2 for the Challenge show.

December Holiday Party & Show n' Tell

We had a wonderful holiday party with plenty of delicious food and some great gifts in our 2nd annual gift exchange. I made this...and Mary Ann Watson chose it, so now it has a good home!

This will be my show and tell since I don't even remember what I showed now and I always forget to get a picture of mine! ( I am the unofficial photographer at our guild meetings!)

Tracy Jachimowicz made the snap bag and this quilt.

Martha Lorshbaugh made these knitted felted lizards.

Kathy Belluscio made the Christmas stockings and the cute doll.

Nancy Lobaugh's flag quilt. I do believe this is her first quilt!

Kate Martin's Yo-Yo quilt and tablerunner. That's alot of yo-yo's!

Cathy Juskins' Buzz Lightyear quilt.

Elaine Ross show us her paintstick wreath and a poinsettia wallhanging.

Carolyn Kurek and Pat Gardner showed us their tied pillows.

Ann Renica's sashiko stitched quilt.

Remember the January Flea Market!