To get to our quilt group meeting we had to take the ferry to Bainbridge Island - no problem there as it was one of the prettiest days for a sail across the pond. We stopped in Winslow at the Blue Bird Bakery for orange rolls, only to discover they only make them on weekends...sad for us...but we quickly recovered by buying one of everything else they sell - all delicious. One bakery trip was not enough however, so we stopped again at Bainbridge Bakers and this time we loaded up on chocolate croissants and some other divine pastry that had us licking our lips, even though we were so stuffed that one more crumb might have caused an explosion of sorts!
Three and a half hours later we arrived in Port Angeles at Terry's home - ready to see some quilts! It was Janet's turn to receive blocks from us and she requested leaf blocks...one of these is not like the others - can you see it? These will sew up into a beautiful quilt!
Helen cleaned out a few spots in her sewing room and brought these two little quilt tops and circle blocks to see if anyone wanted them...we all did so we drew numbers - Denise and Neva were the lucky ones!
Helen then showed us her latest project. My camera didn't pick up the color of this quilt top very well, but it's a pale greenish-blue - very soft and pretty. And just look at some of those fabrics Helen used! She is a Color Wizard, if you ask me!
Lori was super busy making these three Seahawks quilts for her husband and sons...Let's give a quick shout out to the Super Bowl Champions, shall we? SEA...HAWKS! SEA...HAWKS! SEA...HAWKS! In case you missed the NFL season opener, the Seahawks ran all over the Packers, 36 to 16...sad for them!
Lori backed all three of her Seahawks quilts with Seahawks fabric - how fun is that?!? And she also made an Arizona Cardinals quilt for her son that lives in Phoenix...we'll forgive him for defecting.
This sweet quilt by Ardith hasn't been bound yet, it's fresh from the quilter. Terry quilted this and she did a beautiful job, take a close look and you'll be able to see her work.
This is Terry's quilt - fun for Halloween with the cute border. The quilting on this is pretty amazing, too!
This is another quilt by Terry - she was very, very busy last month! Soft and pretty and I love how some of the blocks seem to fade in and out because of the lighter colored fabrics.
These are Terry's quilts, too! Another circle quilt - hello old friend! And her house quilt, which I love because Terry used black fabrics around the houses, so the houses are seen "at night." Terry said years ago she would walk her neighborhood at night and some houses had lights on and some were dark and this quilt reminds her of that. That's some kind of wonderful!
This is a navy blue and white quilt - looks black but it's definitely blue! So perfectly pieced by Terry! Her Japanese fabrics really stand out in this quilt - we all loved this one!
Denise made this red, white and blue top - it's foundation pieced, which makes using scraps and bits of fabric so much easier to work with! I love this quilt - wonder if she's going to put a border on or not? Guess we'll have to wait and see!
Marsha made this quilt for her huband Cole, who worked at the Seattle Times - these are some Cole's favorite headline/pictures. Marsha did a great job incorporating all of those different elements.
Marsha also made these two beauties! The quilt on the right was actually a group project - we made those blocks for Marsha and she somehow managed to put them together and have them look like they belong! Way to go Marsha!
This is Stephanie's quilt - well, it is now. Helen gave Stephanie the center part, which she didn't like and didn't want to finish. Stephanie reworked it a bit, then added the colorful border and now has this great quilt, with a little help from her friend!
This is also Stephanie's quilt - very retro, no? I love it, it reminds me of my mom's kitchen years and years ago...not sure why as I'm pretty sure she never had an orange kitchen but it's a happy quilt that has me conjuring up happy memories...and if Stephanie wanted to make me happier she would give me the quilt!
Stephanie was awarded Second Place in the Washington State Grange Quilt Contest a while back...she surely could have won First Place if she'd been a member of the Grange!! Congrats Stephanie!! We got to see the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt top one more time; Stephanie bought it at Value Village a while back and brought it to Terry to quilt for her. She also brought in the Grandmother's Flower Garden-esque afghan she found at Value Village, too! I NEVER find anything that cool when I go there!!! I'm so glad Stephanie found it and bought it - she will give it a good home!!
This was the view from Terry's deck where we enjoyed a wonderful lunch! We looked across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and could see Canada! Terry lives up on the bluff, and those homes across the street are right on the bluff...and one day those homes will be down in the drink! Years ago part of a yard fell down into the Strait and man went with it and died!! Little by little the bluff is giving way...don't think I would sleep at night if I lived in one of those homes! Good thing Terry is on the other side of the street...it's about a Hundred Foot Journey over to the edge...sounds like a good name for a movie!!
That's it! Time to get busy and finish some things for next month's meeting! Happy quilting to you!
