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October 2023
Ruth Turler
Found this kit on sale during a pre-pandemic Shop Hop and was intrigued by the curves. It was fun to make. During the pandemic shutdown, I wanted to complete it so raided my stash for backing fabric and came up with this backing based loosely on John Flynn’s diagonal backing method. This quilt is now on its way to Maui where it will hopefully bring comfort to a wildfire victim.
Rosalie Movius
Janice Healy
Doernbecher babies win again. I hope others will also join in on a charity project. Aloha Sew and Vac has started a 10 am to 3 pm pillowcase project for children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses on the fourth Monday of the month. Bring your serger, rotary cutter and ruler and fabric to donate. Barreto style pillow cases is the name of the game. Come join the fun.
Cydney Gordon
I love Star quilts and when I was asked by my church to make a quilt for raffle, I looked for an easy and graphic design that would appeal to many tastes. This pattern checked all the boxes. I loved making it. Of course I hoped it would have enough interest to make good money! And it did. Over $1000! Win/win!
Marcia Sanderman
I was asked to make a permanent banner for my church. However I was given less than a month to complete it. Of course, this was the time my machine decided not to communicate with the embroidery module. So using a loaner machine I was able to complete. Due to the tight time frame, the quilt travelled overnight to Florida to be quilted by Teresa Koster.
Julie Rinder
This is Korona Kachina. Nearly all of the fabrics were used to make masks in 2020. Many ideas incorporated into the quilt came from guild meetings: e.g., the hanging sleeve, the appliqued circles on the back, using the back of fabric, and using zig-zag stitches to alter the look of the fabric. Skills learned include machine quilting. Embellishments include feathers, beads, sequins and embroidery. I am most proud of the hexagons on the back.
Tea and Stitches Circle Challenge
Linda G
A small sew group challenge: Inset circles! I used freezer paper technique for both inset and appliqué as well as Phillips Cut-A-Round for insets. The trick is to not mess up when adding circles to circles. Bigger circles are easier than smaller circles. Fun project. Quilt will be donated to Hopewell House.