Tuesday, December 9, 2008

December 2008 Highlights

The Itchin' for Stitchin' guild had their Christmas party at the December meeting. The Christmas committee was in charge of the program and had a fun game for the members as they exchanged Christmas gifts. Gloria Eaton provided the beautiful table decorations. Here are a few pictures from the party:












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Nancy Kessler was the winner for the BOM project and she received a fat quarter. Ruth Lavender was the overall winner for the Block of the Month Project and she won the miniature quilt!!

The next BOM project will begin in January.

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Happy 90th Birthday to Elsie Vail!
There will be a birthday celebration for Elsie Vail on Sunday Dec. 14th from 2-4pm at the Altamont Senior Center.


All Night Sew

There will be an all-night sew at the Quilter's Bin on Friday January 2nd beginning at 4:30pm. You will need to bring: a dish to share, sweatshirt 1 size larger than you wear, 6-7 coordinating fat quarters, 1/2 - 1 yard coordinating fabric to add length. You can also bring your own project to work on if you don't want to make the sweatshirt.

YoYo Quilt Group

There will be an organizational meeting on Monday, January 12th at 6pm at the Quilter's Bin for those interested in forming a group and making a YoYo quilt.

5th Monday Project

Nancy will be teaching a 5th Monday Project on December 29th at the Quilter's Bin. The project is a sewing bag and you will need the following supplies:

Four, 1/4 yard coordinating fabrics
Warm and Natural batting. Approx. 25"x45"
thread for stitching
1 yard beaded trim

See Nancy Kessler for more details.


Show and Tell


Wall hanging by Nita Billman





Table Runner by Nita Billman





Yo-Yo projects by Ruth Lavender




Quilt by Vera Cramer




Stocking hand knitted by Carolyn Green




Yo-Yo sweatshirt shared by Sharon Nelson




Yo-Yo sweatshirt shared by Sharon Nelson





Yo-Yo Santa by Sharon Nelson



Yo-Yo quilt shared by Sharon Nelson


Yo-Yo placemats by Nancy Kessler