August 25, 2011 meeting

August 25, 2011 Meeting

Our shop hop will be on Friday, September 30th. 
We leave at 8:30 a.m. and return ??!!
We will be going to The Quilt Barn in Kimberly and then
The Gathering Place in Rupert
and Sages Creek on the way home if there is time. 
Bring a sack lunch and we will
stop at Shoshone Falls for a picnic, if the weather cooperates.
Let Julia know if you plan on going and if you can drive. 
It was decided that Connie would order all 5 of the
Nickel Books for the library.  We had a door prize drawing,
Diantha Hatch won a  Log Cabin quilting book and
DeeJuana Dalley won a Fons & Porter book.
Congratulations, you lucky winners!!

Getting To Know You

Brenda Anderson

Brenda was raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 
She later moved to Pingree and was married 9 days later.
 She has 4 children and 11 grandchildren. 
Brenda participated in many craft shows, making

dolls and other crafts for many years prior to
becoming an avid quilter.



Brenda made this quilt and a pillowcase for her grandson's graduation. 
He worked 5 years on staff.




Paper pieced vest.




Brenda bought this pattern 2-3 years ago at the Gathering Place.
Each block represents a part of Joseph Smith's life.




This is an adorable Kim Diehl snowman quilt pattern. 
Brenda said it was quite difficult and time consuming.




This Eureka pattern took Brenda one whole winter to complete.
It is beautiful.  She took 1st place at the Idaho Falls quilt show.




Brenda entered this quilt in the Boise quilt show.  It is the
snowball and nine 9X9 patches set on point. 
Julia Wareing quilted it for her.




Brenda made this quilt from Porter's Block of the Month kits.




This quilt was made from a jelly roll.





Joyce Shoemaker displayed this gorgeous quilt which they are
selling tickets to raise money for the Heritage Museum.  When
the museum opens they will display new and old quilts.  Lynn
Echo saw this 1800 pattern and sketched it out and Lynn Saul
drafted it out and a group effort sewed the blocks together.
Joyce designed the applique border and it was quilted by
Shelley Day.  The fundraiser event will take place at the Elk's
Lodge in Idaho Falls on September 24th. 



Show and Tell


Julia Wareing made this quilt for her sister-in-law's birthday.
Her sister-in-law loves orange.  Julia designed the pattern.
It was very bright and cheerful.




Pat Goode made this wall hanging for her 84 yer old mother.
She loves roses and hummingbirds.




Nathaniel Stansfield completed two more paper pieced blocks
for a quilt he is working on.




Serena Yancey completed her Buggy Barn quilt from
the class Madge taught in the Spring.  Shelley Day quilted
it for her.




Madge Lindsay-Aunt Mable's Mittens pattern




Jenny Callison made this striking quilt.




Connie Tabor made this black and yellow Turning Twenty
pattern for a neigbor's daughter's wedding.




Lynn Williams tied this baby quilt for her girlfriend's
grandson and she didn't like the pastel colors
and so Lynn donated it to the Elizabeth Baskets.




Margo Fisher made this table-top or wallhanging
for the Heritage Museum "Inspired by Stars"
challenge which she will be donating after
she enters it in the fair. This is the back
and the front below.





Ortis Herbst showed off this beautiful
Kim Diehl pattern she completed.




Louise Harrington said after completing this gorgeous red
table-top quilt, that she decided she loves making yo yos.



Barb Tatum completed this stunning design.  This was a mystery
quilt pattern from Jones Sew and Vac.  Sherri Barnett quilted it
for her.



Friendship blocks for Barb Tatum
Betty Watt, Nathaniel Stansfield and Margo Fisher




Elaine McNair's Friendship Blocks
Lorraine Troescher and Stacey McClellan




Editha Van Ordens's Friendship Blocks
Louise Harrington, Madge Lindsay, Lorraine Troescher
Ordis Herbst, Stacey McClellan, Linda Watson and
Sally Strawn.




Lorraine Troescher's 6 1/2" Friendship Blocks
Louise Harrington, Madge Lindsay, Linda Watson,
Doris Coffey and Aurey Eberhard (above).  Editha
Van Orden, Lynn Williams, Leora Melton, Linda Townsend
and Betty Watt (below).





Linda Watson's friendship block
Nathaniel Stansfield




Editha Van Orden and Barb Tatum gave a presentation on
what books are in the library.  You must have your card
to check out the books.  You can check out up to three books
and should not keep them longer than 2 months.  There is
a late fee of $1.00 per month.




Connie Tabor talked about entering quilts in the
fair.  They will accept quilts on Friday 8-26 from
12:00-8:00 and Saturday 8-27 from 10:00-8:00 at
the Needlecraft building.  She said not to take
it so serious and to enter your quilts.  There
will be quilt related demostrations on Tues.
and Thursday all day in the Needlecraft building
during the week of the fair.
A quilt walk will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday
the week of the fair.
See you there!