I was absent that day

 I was unable to attend the September meeting, so I truly appreciate Alex for taking pictures for me.  It looks like I missed an awesome meeting!

So first is the show and tell of work from the members lucky enough to HAVE sewing time.  

Baseball panel quilt by Liz Scott

Another great panel quilt from Liz

Some bits and bobs Kathi Everett dyed, and a concertina book- shown below.

Stephanie Mott finished her block from the straight line quilting class!

Mary Beth Letson made this for the QCNYS "Wee Little Quilts" collection

Mary Beth finished this UFO from her mother's stash

A quilt in neutrals for Mary Beth's grandchild

Connie Grimsley showing off some Community Service quilts

Connie is still on a roll finishing UFOs

                                       

                                             Connie made this in a friend's favorite color

Connie made this for Community Service with the economy blocks they've been collecting

Connie bought a bag of blocks at the Perinton quilt show, and turned them into this

Connie said this UFO is of "Unknown Origin"  

Connie made this Spock quilt as a gift for Jenny- very logical.  (sorry, I had to) I added Connie's picture because she looks so pleased with it 

 

                                     Jenny Grimsley made this sweet dog quilt as a fundraiser

I wish I knew the story for this- the picture is labeled as an ode to Nancy Schrader's mom, Mickie

And we have our first finish from the "fusion" classes earlier in the year , by Sandy Shufelt

So, the program in September was mini trunk shows by several members.  I don't know what order they were in at the meeting, so I chose alphabetical.  There's too many to add names or descriptions (plus it was hard for Alex to get all the info and I don't want anyone to feel slighted).  Sorry.

First up is Mary Ellen Ames, who we all know loves more geometrical designs.

Next is Jean Butzer, who brought a wonderful selection of her work!

                         

                          Next is Tracy Jachimowicz, whose work blends tradition and whimsy.

And lastly, Carolyn Stegman spoke about the surgical caps she makes for the Sawgrass center

Thanks to all of them for sharing their work, and to the members who helped by holding the quilts!

In October, we'll be enjoying our visit with Sheri Cifaldi Morrill, of Whole Circle Studio.  

REMINDER: the meeting will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street.  Information will be in the newsletter.

UFO day

 At the August meeting, many of the items presented for "Show and Tell" were old UFOs.  I envy them being able to finally finish some of theirs!!

Kathi Everett made this gorgeous quilt for her granddaughter.  Fellow member Mary Lowe quilted it.

Tracy Jachimowicz finished her least favorite UFO- possibly beecause of how big the pieces are.  It was quilted by our August speaker from Town and Country quilt shop.  Now that it's finished, it will be a gift for her aunt.  

Halli Lavner discovered you can rent time on the long arm machine at the Quilt Farm.  She enjoyed doing the quilting on this  piece featuring fabric she got on a trip to California after they got her started!

Chris Kuehl bought the kit for this at one of our Christmas auctions.  

This piece was made in a thread painting class with Caren Betlinski in 2010.  Chris enjoyed it so much, she went right ahead with some coneflowers.  

She finally finished this little wall hanging and a pillow (that I couldn't get a picture of- sorry!)

Sue Chiddy was happy to show off the piece she made in the straight line quilting class with Connie and Jen.

Nancy Bow made this disappearing 4 patch- which she says she did wrong- which is a community service donation

Carol Mc Nally made this quilt with other members of the East Aurora Fire department auxiliary to be raffled as a fund-raiser .

 Connie has been finishing UFOs.  The bindings weren't quite done, but she might not have them next month.

                                               This Halloween runner will be donated

This was made with a charm pack

This quilt was pieced in 2020, made largely with scraps purchased from Ann Renica.

                        This is a "potato chip" block quilt.  It will be a gift for a friend

This is from one of those "Villa Rosa" postcard patterns.  It will be a gift for a friend as well.  

                                      Another "Villa Rosa" pattern, and another gift for a very lucky friend.  

Jennifer Grimsley has been making things to use up the "sashiko" panels she embroiders.  These two pictures are coasters.  

                                          With larger panels, Jen made tote bags.

Ann Renica has been using up some of her "I Spy" stash to make quilts for the critical care unit at Highland Hospital.  (3 below)

I was unable to stay for the program, so didn't get pictures from our speaker this month.  Apologies in advance that there will be no blog post in September, as I am unable to attend.  (unless someone wants to do it for me. Contact me if interested)

In September, several of our members will be showing off their work (and I have to miss it.  :-( )

Perfect day for a picnic!

 The weather decided to take a bit of a break from baking the humans just in time for the July meeting at Dewitt Recreation Area!!

The business meeting was brief, so it was on to show and tell!

Blogger is dumb and won't let me put these next to each other.  Alex made this Lazy Girl "Lexi" bag as a gift for her doctor.

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his is by Kevin Hammon, of course.  It's for a friend's birthday- lucky friend!

Liz Scott said she's ready for fall now that she has this table runner finished.  

Shirley Lapp bought this quilt from a "buy nothing" group- someone was just getting rid of a hand quilted quilt. So Shirley cleaned it up a bit and will donate it.

Marilee Fergusen (sorry if this is spelled wrong!) made this cute little bag.

Marilee also made this scrappy quilt to be a gift, I think.  

Kathy Belluscio finished her QCNYS mystery quilt, which will be donated to a church camp for kids.

Kathy loves a mystery!  This one was a Charlotte Hawkes mystery called "Spaghetti"

Elaine Moody used a jelly roll she's not sure why it was in her stash and a new book from the guild's library to make this quilt, which she donated to our Community Service collection.  

Remember, if you can't make it to the meeting, you can send in a picture of your projects to be shared here!

We all enjoyed more food than we could possibly eat, then game master Liz entertained us with some word puzzles (that word search was a killer!), and her tiny Bingo game!  (Thanks, Liz!)

In August we'll enjoy a visit with Tara Toms of the Town and Country quilt shop.

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!