March Meeting

The March meeting was conducted by Connie Tabor while President Lori Jarmin enjoyed some time off with her family.

The announcements for this month were:

QUILTFEST - This weekend at the Blackfoot High School on March 27th and 28th.  The fee to attend is $2.00.  This includes a trunk show, quilt show and vendors.

HMQS - Home Machine Quilt Show in Salt Lake City, May 7th - 9th.  More information is on their website - www.hmqs.org

APRIL CLASS - April 9th - Taught by Madge Lindsay and Connie Tabor - on applique and ruching - set up will be at 9:00 am and class to start promptly at 9:30 am.

Friendship Blocks

Madge Lindsay handing out fabric for Jonnel Kelley's friendship blocks

Mary Hege showing her friendship block for Marty Freeburne.

Friendship blocks for Julie Martin

Left to right - Brenda Anderson, Candy High, Louise Harrington, Mary Hege, Karen Price (holding block from Jonnel Kelley, Janey Cook, Garnalee Harrington (holding blocks from Terilee Jacobson and Sally Strawn), Janine Shigihara (kneeling).

Friendship blocks for Garnalee Harrington:

Left to right:  Linda Michaelson (holding block from Scarlett Atkins(left side) and her own block on right), Dixie Jacky, Madge Lindsay, Doris Coffey, Janine Shigihara, Trudy Stubbs, Vee Gibson, Joyce Lewis (kneeling) holding block for Terilee Jacobson (left block) and her own on the right.

Joyce Brower presented the Block of the Month called Underground Railroad or Jacob's Ladder.

Candy High - presented a demonstration on her small display board or ironing board.  It is made from Rigid Insulation material available at Home Depot.

She said the sizes were either 2x4 ft. or 4x8 ft.  She used cotton batting and then covered with a canvas that was stapled on to attach.

Candy shows how you can put a design on the board with 

freezer paper in the shape of the design you are working on.

PHD/SHOW AND TELL

Sandra Shelley, left, showing her spinning pinwheel she made in Connie Tabor's class last year - PHD - made from Christmas fabric - right Jean Korth

Mary Hege - baby quilt made for great niece

back of baby quilt

Mary Hege - Kim Diehl pattern - PHD

            Mary Hege

Debbie Miles - Disappearing Nine Patch - PHD

Debbie Miles - Heart - PHD

Debbie Miles - back of heart -PHD

Debbie Miles - star  - PHD

Debbie Miles - Round Robin that she did herself - PHD

 Trudy Stubbs - PHD #4 - Poppy - from a class taught by David Taylor.

Trudy Stubbs - PHD # 8 - Dresden Plate

Trudy Stubbs - PHD # 16 - Spinning Stars made in 

Connie Tabor's class taught last year

Trudy Stubbs - Moda Love - made at Julia Wareing's class last month!

Peggy Wareing - PHD - Caterpillar quilt made for grandson

Julie Martin - made for her daughter's baby - she used a jelly roll

Linda Michaelson - Diva Wallet - pattern from the Daydreams Quilt N'Sew
Quilt shop in Idaho Falls, located at 802 Pancheri Drive.

Garnalee Harrington - quilt for Elizabeth Baskets 

 she did a crochet edge

 Garnalee Harrington - Turning Twenty -  for grandson's graduation

Garnalee Harrington - for grandson's graduation

Garnalee Harrington - backing for above quilt with basketball motif

Audrey Eberhard - PHD # 3 - Bennington pattern by Carrie Nelson

quilted by Julia Wareing

Audrey Eberhard - PHD # 10 - Warm Wishes

quilted by Connie Tabor

Marty Freeburne - PHD - Nine patch with settings

quilted by Laura Jones - a donation quilt to the Idaho Mennonite

World Relief Festival - April 17-18 at the College of the Nazarene 

in Nampa, Idaho

Joyce Brower - Block of the month from Porter's 

Crafts and Frame - Idaho Falls

Vee Gibson - Wall hanging - pattern from Pinterest

Madge Lindsay - PHD- Sewing kit started in Mary Woods class

Candy High - Moda Love Quilt - made in Julia Wareing's class last month!

Candy High - PHD - Diamond quilt made for her granddaughter

Candy High - PHD - Irish Chain

Stacey McClellan - Nice way to travel when you have 9 phd's to show!

Stacey McClellan - PHD - "The Christmas Presents"

Stacey McClellan - PHD - from a class taught by Debbie Bass of Idaho Falls

Stacey McClellan - PHD - made from a line of fabric called Pink and Chocolate

Stacey McClellan - PHD - Christmas Row Quilt

Stacey McClellan - PHD -Stars

Stacey McClellan - PHD - Levi quilt made with circles

Stacey McClellan - PHD - St. Patrick's Wall Hanging

Stacey McClellan - PHD - "Paris in the Fall"

Stacey McClellan - PHD - "Mocha Stars" pattern 

Lynda Sponenburgh - PHD - Tiny Twister

  Lynda Sponenburgh - PHD - Tiny churn dash - embroidered center 

has tiny buttons

Lynda Sponenburgh - PHD - "Contrary Gary" pattern

Marilyn Andersen - PHD - Mystery Quilt

 Marilyn Andersen - PHD - "Contrary Gary"

Dixie Jacky - baby quilt for Elizabeth Baskets

Dixie Jacky - photo showing quilt made for a special friend

pattern is a nine patch/plain square

Serena Yancey - PHD - quilt made with "10 minute block" pattern

Serena Yancey - PHD - picture of quilt

Doris Coffey - PHD - Christmas wall hanging - wool applique

Quilted by Shirley Wilson

Doris Coffey - PHD - Table Cloth

Shirley Wilson - Christmas "Winter Wishes"

Shirley Wilson - Bear Quilt

Mary McCullough - picture of quilt made for retiring friend

Connie Tabor - PHD - whole cloth quilt

 Connie Tabor - PHD - made 8 of these for her family

 Connie Tabor - PHD - Christmas quilt

 Connie Tabor - PHD - made for grandson Lucas

Connie Tabor - PHD - Prairie Path

Connie Tabor - PHD - Eleanor Burns pattern "Day and Night"

Connie Tabor - PHD - Dresden Plate

THE PHD (PROJECTS HALF DONE) PROGRAM HAS WORKED REALLY WELL AND HAS HELPED MANY OF US TO FINISH INCOMPLETE PROJECTS.  STARTING THIS MONTH, WE WILL HAVE SIGN-UPS FOR THE COMING YEAR AND ENDING MARCH 24, 2016.  YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 28, 2015 TO SIGN UP.  IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY UNFINISHED PROJECTS YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP WITH PROJECTS YOU WANT TO START AND COMPLETE.