Regular Guild Meeting

The Guild had our regular monthly meeting Monday night at the Senior Adult Center.  Sondra introduced the new blocks for the 5:30 workshop.  Then she asked for everyone to show the progress they had made on their blocks.  Check out these beauties:

       

Windy gave us a humorous presentation on "Fun Things To Do With a Man's Shirt...Even When He's Not In It."  She said she grew up in a home that placed high value on making do with what they had and on re-using things until they were worn out.  Her mother extended the life of her father's shirts by removing the collars and turning them.  Windy showed us how she makes "memory aprons" for friends who have lost husbands or fathers.

She uses every part of the shirt to create something new.  Windy says this is like butchering a hog.  You use everything...including the squeal.  She carefully removes the sleeves and cuffs.  Then the front of the shirt is cut away from the back. Here is the front of the shirt that is ready to be made into a memory apron.

The back of the shirt is also made into an apron.

The sleeve has a drawstring added to one end.  Now it is a handy bag in which 

to store plastic grocery bags.

Any extra bits can be made into a soft toy:

 The cuff is stitched up on both sides and makes a handy pouch.  There's already a button closure!!

 Another bit of the shirt can be made into a couple of yo yos and used as decorations.

Now, go...find a shirt and cut it up!!

After Windy's program we had show and tell.  Tiffanee brought an antique quilt she had

 recently purchased.  She shared the history of the quilt.

 Tiffanee made this quilt with a panel available from Pinwheel Fabrics

 Tiffanee also made this quilt from a kit at the shop.  It uses five one-yard cuts of fabric.

 Beth teaches a quilting class at Johnston's Home Center.  This quilt is the result of her 

students' practicing.  It will be donated to a local charity.

Several of us took classes from Debbie Maddy where we learned the "no diamonds / no y seams"

 method of constructing this impressive design.  Beth completed her quilt. 

 Shirley and Sue finished their Santa table runners that were begun in the Saturday workshop taught by Fay.

 Cathy finished this little snuggle quilt.

 Fay is working on this quilt that she made using a pattern from Persimmon Quilts.  

There are quite a few Quilt of Valor mystery quilts on this site.

Until next time~~~Gwen