Country Piecemaker’s SHOW AND TELL December 09

| December 12, 2009

We had LOTS of show and tell today – Baby Quilts for the ICU – Orphan Block Quilts for Madeline’s House – regular show and tell – Merci’s show and tell from her EXOTIC TRAVELS – and FINALLY the FINALE of the BOM Mystery Quilt designed by Catherine and Sandie.  It turned out really great […]

Karen DuMont’s Trunk Show at Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild in Powhatan, VA

| December 12, 2009

I really enjoyed seeing all of Karen DuMont’s quilts today at Country Piecemaker’s December meeting.  She is SO TALENTED and creative!  Several times today I just gasped – the quilts were that good!  It was also really a lot of fun hearing her story and how she got to the point of being a household […]

Quilty and Hooker News – and INSPIRATION 11 8 09

| November 8, 2009

I got several things PARTIALLY put together this week……and I guess PARTIAL is better than nothing – right!  I decided this was my week to work on UFOS….and so I did.  I got 3 quilt tops together and one hooker project partially on the way to UFO status! MODA SELVAGES – started November 2008 I […]

Virginia Scrappers September 2009

| September 29, 2009

I believe that there were  more giggles in the VA SCRAPPERS group Saturday than I can ever remember.   I certainly got my laughing muscles exercised.  It was a quip a minute!  Just when I was catching my breath someone else would add something funny and off we went again.   We ALL had merry hearts!! Joy had […]

Some Candid Shots at the Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Retreat

| September 13, 2009

I had such a wonderful time with the members of the CPQG on retreat in Williamsburg these past four days.  I learned a lot… I laughed a lot….. I sewed a lot….. I ate a lot…..:) But the best part is that I got to know so many wonderful quilters better as a result of […]