CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our Christmas party was started with a welcome from President Lori Jarmin.  A few announcements were made about upcoming classes.  Charity Day will be the 2nd Thursday in January (8th), 9:00 am - 3:00 p.m. 

Lunch will be provided by the club.

A potluck was held with ham donated by the club and members bringing sides, salads and desserts.

Connie Tabor talked about her visit to the Humanitarian Center in Idaho Falls,

next to Office Max (the old Rite Aid building), near Fred Meyers.  They will be happy to take donations of fabric and almost anything else!  They especially need twin size quilts.  They are open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Drawings for the raffle items were then held.  Those that helped on the raffle quilt by making blocks, selling tickets during the fair, buying tickets and helping make the quilts from the leftover blocks had tickets in the drawing.

The winner of this quilt (quilted by Connie Tabor) was Alice Baumgarter, who was one of  the members in charge of making this quilt along with Mary Woods and Madge Lindsay.  Shown left to right:  Garnalee Harrington, drawing tickets, Joyce Brower, ticket sales co-ordinator, Connie Tabor  and Lori Jarmin.

The other quilt made from the leftover blocks was won by Betty Watt, who was unable to attend due to illness.

An ironing table was raffled and won by Peggy Wareing.

Other winners of a pressing stick made by Alice Baumgartner were:

Lorraine Troescher, Julia Wareing and Audrey Eberhard.

A fat quarter exchange was held by listening to a story about Mr. & Mrs. 

Right.  Each table did their own exchange and a fun time was had by all.

SHOW AND TELL/PHD'S

Lori Jarmin, "Labor Day Madness" - Pattern by Pat Speth - PHD

Pinwheel - the other quilt made at the same time - PHD

Lori Jarmin - Kim Diehl pattern - PHD

Connie Tabor showing a yarn dog (looks just like her "Maggie" dog) 

made by her granddaughter-in-law, Brittney, 

a student at BYU, Idaho, that she makes to sell

 Connie Tabor showing Disappearing block quilt (pattern from Missouri Star)

This is the technique she will be teaching for the club on February 12th.

Picture of "Frozen" quilt Connie made for her great-grandaughter, 

Arianna Hoskin, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Audrey Eberhard - pattern "The Big EZ", Bloom Creek Pattern, 

PHD # 5,  Quilted by Julia Wareing

 Audrey Eberhard - quilt made from "block of the month"
presented to the club members in 2009 - PHD # 8

Quilted by Connie Tabor

Joyce Lewis - used "Fit to be Square" ruler using fall colors

 Diantha Hatch and Candy High, using foundation piecing technique
to make matching tablerunners - pattern is "Hunter Star" 

Tiffany Lamb 

Scrappy tops

Linda Michaelson - Mug Rugs - selling for $10

Marty Freeburne - table topper - Kim Diehl pattern - PHD 

 Marty Freeburne - 9 patch/square in a square

Serena Yancey - left and Lynda Sponenburgh - right

"Snow Friends" - fabric by Primitive Gatherings

Lynda Sponenburgh - Mystery Quilt - PB&J fabric 

 Quilted by Julia Wareing

 Lynda Sponenburgh - Quilted by Julia Wareing

 Lynda Sponenburgh -"Hampton" Quilted by Julia Wareing

Mary Hege - "Frozen" for her grandaughter

Julia Wareing - "Labor Day Madness" pattern by Pat Speth - PHD

 Julia Wareing - " Home of the Brave Quilt" - PHD

Garnalee Harrington, blanket and 2 burps made for the 

Elizabeth Baskets

Janine Shigihara - King Size quilt made from scraps in 3 weeks

Alice Baumgartner -Curvy Quilt - took a class in Provo, Utah

Madge Lindsay - table runner - made from kit 

Dee Bowman - sashiko technique

Vee Gibson - Sunflower Quilt with Dresden Plate sunflowers

 Vee Gibson - Sunflower wall hanging - 3D

 Vee Gibson - Honey Bee Quilt -quilted by Terilee Jacobson

Vee Gibson - Dragon Fly quilt - quilted by Terilee Jacobson

Doris Coffey - Sunbonnet Sue - PHD

Finished for her great grandbaby due to be born 

"It's a Boy"

Karen Price - Needlebook

Piecemakers' Christmas Gift explained!  

Holder for rotary cutter or whatever, coupon for a future

class and laminated numbers to be used as row markers or for blocks to keep them from getting mixed up!

Lori Jarmin and Alice Baumgartner(hiding) do a skit on how much work 

a quilter can get done with 4 hands.  

Too bad we don't have a video because it was hilarious.

Lori and Alice treat us to their version of "Jingle Quilts"

JINGLE QUILTS

(Tune:  Jingle Bells)

Dashing through the store

With five days left to go.

I must get home real soon,

There’s 10 things left to sew.

The line is much too long,

But I guess I shouldn’t frown;

At least this gives my credit card

Some time for cooling down.

(Chorus – sing twice)

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

Quilting all the way,

Oh, what fun it is to stitch

A project every day.

 Oh……..

The Christmas tree’s not trimmed,

It must go up today.

But the quilting is not done

And the frames are in the way.

The time is getting short,

The dolly needs a dress.

With fabric, lace and pins and stuff,

Everything’s a mess.

(Repeat the chorus)

The Newsletter came today.

There’s a quilt I want to try.

I’ve got so much to do,

I think I’m going to cry.

But Suzie needs a quilt

For her new trundle bed

I think I’ll make it blue and white

With just a little red.

(Repeat the chorus)

But the pillows are not stuffed.

The place mats need a hem.

I’ve made myself a pledge,

I’ll not do this again.

There’s fabric right and left.

I can’t resist these two.

Oh well, I think I’ll take some time

And just pick up a few.

(Repeat the chorus).

By Marilyn McQueen

Quilters of Contra Costa County

Concord, California

As sung at the guild Christmas party.