Blackfoot Piecemakers Quilt Club

January 24th Meeting

We introduced the various programs that we offer and participate in each year. Which are Elizabeth Basket, Friendship Blocks, the EISF raffle quilt, Charity Day, quilting classes, the library, and the blog. 

Blackfoot Quilt Fest

Don't forget about the Blackfoot Quilt Fest on April 5th & 6th. There will be a quilt show, classes & vendors. Entering into the quilt show is free... at least that is what I understood. Registration forms are due on February 15th. So don't forget to look at the classes and get your registration in. All are welcome to come browse through the quilts on display and come to the vendor mall without having to pay a registration fee. 

Some of the classes being offered this year in the club are:

March-dresden plates 

April- wool piecing 

.... more to be announced

Don't forget the challenge is due in March meeting!!!

Snake River Raffle Quilt

Raffle Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5

Date & Time of the event to be announced 

Charity Day Quilts

The quilts that were done turned out great!! Thank you again to all of those that came and helped... even in the mini blizzard that we had that day.  

Show and Tell

Jacqueline Stansfield

 Home of the Brave Block

 Friendship block for Mary McCullough

Mary McCullough

King Sized Strip quilt

 Joyce Brower

Jelly Roll quilt 

 Barb Tatum 

Rancher's Daughter's quilt

Free Pattern Online

 Madge Lindsay

A Fun Little Bag

Table Runner for Idaho Falls Quilt show Raffle

Marty Freeburn

 This was Marty's 1st applique!!

 Doris Coffey

Large quilt called Texas 2 step

Pattern comes from nickle quilts 

 Martie Nowell 

Doll Quilt 

Mary Nickell

Mary won the raffle quilt given away at Decembers meeting and just wanted to let everyone know that she loves her quilt and is just so happy that she won it!

Meet the New President!!

 Alice Baumgartner

Alice was Born in Montana on November 8th. Growing up Alice's mom made all of her clothes. She loved being able to pick out what she wanted her to make. She has 4 sisters, her older sisters are twins. Her grandma did a lot of quilting, she had 52 grandchildren and she made each of them 2 quilts. 

Alice met her husband in junior high but they started dating in high school. They lived in Idaho Falls for 10 years and they have lived in Blackfoot for 32 years. 

Alice has 2 beautiful daughters... her daughters are a miracle in her life! Both of her daughters have cystic fibrosis and were not supposed to live passed the age of 8... but they are now 40 & 38. Her daughters have taught her to live. She has 1 granddaughter and 1 grandson.

Alice used to work at ISU. While teaching at ISU Alice learned how to do metal work and she also learned how to dye fabric. She is a very talented woman and we are so excited for her to be our new president!

Here is a picture of Alice and her 2 daughters and her granddaughter

This is a picture of some of the metal work that Alice has done