Port Angeles is on the Olympic Peninsula; it's a scenic three hour drive/ferry ride from Seattle to the "banana belt" of Washington where it's usually sunny, but sun is scarce around here this summer. Port Angeles is also only a short distance from Forks, the now infamous town where vampires live side by side with humans.
Some of the scenes from the Twilight movies were shot in Port Angeles - it's the in place for all wannabe vampires and a sweet little town, and it's just a short ferry ride to Victoria, B.C. But we didn't go there to suck anyone's blood or to see if our skin would glow in daylight, or to ride the ferry to B.C., nope, we went there for our annual quilt meeting at Terry's home - which always proves to be a great time!
It was Barbara's turn to receive blocks from the group and she requested these half-square triangle blocks. They are 16 1/2-inches BIG! They are going to make a beautiful quilt...I'm always hesitant to make blocks for Barbara because she sews so perfectly...but I want you to know that I followed the instructions to a "T" and I even PINNED AND IRONED!! Although I did notice, after I was done sewing my block together, that one of my fabrics was directional and not all pieces were going the same direction!! Story of my life! So sorry Barbara! I tried!
Marsha brought in her quilt top, blocks we had made for her, and asked for opinions on borders...there were seven of us so she got seven opinions. I just loved Denise's block - perfectly paper pieced! I think Marsha is going to put yo-yo's in the "posts" on her quilt and do a pieced border...but we'll see!
When Marsha was in England last year she purchased tea towels whereever she could and is now thinking of cutting them up into pieces for a quilt. Using tea towels for a travel memory quilt is a great idea!! And she's got a lot to work with here - good luck Marsha!
We loved this quilt! Terry made it and it's so beautifully quilted and super soft. There was light coming from behind the quilt so some of the background fabrics are showing through but those strips are white, so it looks like all of the blocks, including those little ones in the border, are floating.
Terry always pieces the backs of her quilts - it's really two quilts in one!
The quilt above is called Corn and Beans, that I remember, but not who brought it!! It's wonderful, whoever it belong to!
Terry has a long-arm quilting buisness and this is what she is working on now - by the way, if you need someone to quilt your quilt for you, who will do a perfect, amazing job, Terry is you gal...email me for her information, she one of the best I've ever seen and even if you don't live around her, you can mail her your top and she'll mail you back a piece of art.
Peewee Herman sits on top of Terry's book shelf... "I know you are but what am I!...Are too! Am Not! Are too! Am Not!...That's so funny I forgot to laugh!" Oh Peewee, just seeing you made me remember to laugh!
On our way back to reality we stopped at Quilted Strait - a picturesque quilt shop filled with thousands of bolts of fabrics! It's located in Port Gamble, Washington - the most scenic little town around! Port Gample, just outside of Kingston, has been the backdrop for many movies because of it's so quaint and charming. For those of us who live on the other side of the pond, the Edmonds ferry to Kingston makes Quilted Strait just a short trip away!! It was a great quilt meeting - not a lot of quilts to show, but we made up for that with lots of laughter. Thanks Terry, it's always a treat!