Smile, Smile, Smile

Hello Everyone,  

Have your ever wonder about the process behind creating patterns for fabric companies and magazines? Many of the members of the Webster Quilt Guild have. Last Friday they were treated to a wonderful presentation and trunk show from Heidi Pridemore. She walked them through her design process while her gracious husband showed her quilts.

Heidi Pridemore

I am sure that you have seen her work. It has appeared showcasing fabric lines in quilt magazines; quilt patterns in those quilt magazines and for her own business, The Whimsical Workshop. When you see a quilt designed by Heidi it will surely bring a smile to your face.

Here are a few of the quilts she showed to the Webster Quilt Guild last Friday.

Crazy Courthouse Steps

Sunshine

Twisted Ribbon

Whimsical Tree

Under the Sea

One Fish, Two Fish

Zebrina

You never know what will bring a smile to your face at a quilt guild meeting.
 
Until next time… 
Happy Quilting, Kathy

Sew-In

Hello Everyone,

Saturday was the third (actually the second; because the official second sew in was canceled due to snow) Sew-In for the Webster Quilt Guild.  We had so much fun. Some of us started as early as 8am and some stayed until 8pm. Twelve full uninterrupted hours of sewing... no phones, no kids, no husbands, no making meals, no anything but sewing! Here are some of the projects others were working on...

Cheryl was busy working on Market Bags that she will be donating to the Webster Quilt Show's boutique table. The monies raised from the sale of the items will be used to benefit the guild's scholarship fund.

Debbie was busing making sure her pieces were paired properly before she sewed them together. Her comment was, "As she sews, so shall she rip!"








 


Jennette was working hard on the Webster Guild's Block of the Month Sampler quilt. She was making sure she had all those pieces placed just right.

Marki had received a quilt kit from Quilts For Kids. It is an organization that offers quilts to comfort children in need. The kit comes with all the pieces cut, backing and easy to read directions.  Marki pieced the quilt top in just a few short hours. Next she will sandwich the top, the backing and a batting that she'll supply and quilt it. She'll bind the quilt and place the label on that Quilts For Kids supplied to her. The quilt will be returned to the organization and will bring warmth, comfort and love to a child in need. Thank you Marki for your generosity! Make sure you check out Quilts For Kids website. If you decide to help this great cause, please be sure to drop me a line and let me know so that I can tell Marki that she inspired you.

 Gretchen had a beautiful quilt she was machine quilting, that used Blank Textiles' Chelsea fabric.  I  think she used Quilter's Dream Green batting in this quilt. 

Jill had some really pretty Four Patch Posies' blocks. Everyone was helping Jill decide which blocks should be placed where. Jill had made enough blocks to make two lap quilts. She is planning on making one to giveaway and keep one for herself. I can't wait to see the end results. Jill never disappoints!

Until next time…
Happy Quilting, Kathy

Wow! What a Quilt Show!

Hello Everyone,
Here is a glimpse of the quilt show put on by the local quilt shop that I attended this past weekend. There were over 175 quilts; all made by the quilt shop's customers. Enjoy.

The aisles were packed with quilts downstairs...

upstairs...

Hand-quilted giant dahlia.

Many sampler quilts...

Some art pieced quilts...

Even a Sun Bonnet Sue or two...

Don't forget those great looking Stack-n-Whacks ..

Now this basket quilt is pretty... but this is the backside!

Here is a detail of the front side... all hand quilted. This was truly an exquisite quilt!

The Webster Quilt Guild had a table at which they were selling admission / door prize tickets to their upcoming quilt show.

If you are interested in purchasing an admission / door prize quilt ticket for $3 please let me know. Just comment here or send me an e-mail, and I will be sure to get you your ticket.The quilt that is displayed behind these ladies is the guild's door prize.

The show is Saturday, May 1st from 9am to 4pm at the United Methodist Church of Webster on Main Street in Webster,NY.

Until next time…

Happy Quilting, Kathy

Getting In The Mood for National Quilt Day

Hello Everyone,
I just had to run home and share with you some of the great quilts that were shared at the Webster guild meeting today.

Mary showed her Hokey Pokey quilt! If it looks familiar to you, you may have seen it on the cover of the current Keepsake Quilting catalog. Keepsake offers the pattern or a complete kit.

















Pat delighted all of us with this huge quilt. Several years back it was offered as a block of the month at one of our local quilt shops.










Everyone oooohhhed and aaaaaahhhed when Sandy showed her butterfly wall hanging. She made it special with "sparkles" for her granddaughter.

Laure is in the process of quilting her Boston Commons, and was looking for advice on how to quilt those large border areas. I think she might continue the line(s) of quilting through to create a hatch marking effect.

All of us at the Webster Quilt Guild just can't wait until Lynn finishes hand quilting this beauty! It is called Inseparable. Just love it!








I hope that I have gotten you in the mood for National Quilt Day! I certainly am. How will you be celebrating "OUR" day? Will you visit a quilt show, sew with quilting friends, read a quilt magazine, buy luscious quilting fabrics, read blogs about quilting? No matter how you decide to celebrate be sure to enjoy the day.

Until next time…

Happy Quilting, Kathy

Need A Guild Charity Quilt?

Hello Everyone,

This past fall my friend Cheryl persuaded me to join the Webster Quilt Guild of which she is a member. There total membership currently is eighty-six. It is a wonderful group of women doing all different kinds of activities. The guild encourages each of their members to make a baby size quilt (40" x 55") to be donated to the Asbury House in Rochester. Asbury House distributes donated clothing, kitchenware, and bedding free to people who are referred from social agencies, health care facilities and churches in the Rochester area. Last year the Webster Quilt Guild donated 72 baby quilts! With this in mind, Cheryl and I decided to share this project.

I suggested to Cheryl, that because of my other guild (Genesee Valley) and other commitments that I have, that I really did not have time to create a quilt top and back and I would make a deal with her. If she made the quilt tops and back that I would supply the batting and quilt the baby quilts. She agreed and so started this venture.

Cheryl went to her stash of fabric, started cutting and piecing two identical quilts. I suggested that when she pieces the quilts that she makes them as one unit. This way when I load the quilts onto the longarm the quilts are quilted as one unit. So Cheryl pieced the two quilts with a double wide border plus 2" in between the two quilts. Here is what it looked like before I started to quilt them.

I quilted the two baby quilts with a wonderful design called Sweet Hearts Simple by Kim Diamond.
Cheryl did such a great job with the joined quilts! She even made labels for us and the binding too!

Here are the two quilts finished and ready to be donated. I think they came out great!
If you have a charity quilt donation project in your guild, maybe you can find a friend to make joined quilts with. Or why not make up two donation quilts at one time and join them with an extra wide common border - you'll have two done in no time at all!

Be sure to leave me a comment about what types of donation quilts you make for your guild.

Until next time…

Happy Quilting, Kathy