Quilts n' Quirks: July 2008

Monday, July 21, 2008

UFO workshop July 16

Sister Curley, our new Relief Society President, models her finished product--which she gave to her son for his birthday. Good thing she made it big!!

At our July sewing class, we worked on finishing UFOs- unfinished projects, and also made aprons for ourselves, and other sisters in the branch.

We also learned how to make hot pads out of strips. We had a fun day working from 2 PM-9PM. Sister Leann Kinlichee and Sister Lucy Mannie were two new sewers to come on Wed. Even some of the young girls tried their hand at learning to sew. Here are some of the finished projects.

Lucy Mannie and Alta Wauneka model the latest fashions in aprons!

Sister Dia finished her apron, and also brought her nine patch quilt top for us to see.

Wedding Quilts

Over the past 20 years I've made many quilts for weddings, starting with my own children, and then for extended family and friends. Here are some of the ones I've made. This Cheater Quilt (printed fabric to look like it's pieced) was made for Brian and Susie Bayles. I'll always remember the evening that Suzie's family and Brian came over to help tie it. There were at least 4 guys who had never tied before. There was some wild stitching going on! Afterward I spent several hours, redoing the tangeled threads on the back, and removing strange stitches. But the fun was worth it!!