Quilting Machines

 

That would be us!!!

 

We managed to purchase, cut

 

 

and sew in 2 days!!

 

 

 

Our latest donation quilt for Stars Air Ambulance...

 



 

which will be auctioned off

 

 

 at the Ashworth Bull Sale on March 9, 2015

 

 

Much thanks goes out to Barry Bangsund and Chuck Widdis

 

 for donating money to purchase the fabric!!

 

There was even time for show and tell....

 

 

 

Colleen made this one for her daughter's foster baby, Brandon

 

 

 and some time to work on some of our own projects!!

 

 

 

 

We have plans to make one more for the Stars Gala in April.

 

I don't think that will be a problem the way we put pedal to the metal!!

Christa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guild Christmas Party

This year we had lunch at the Canam Inn in Oungre, Sk

L-R
 Chris Marcotte, Theresa Stepp,Tracey Holzer, Marianna Wicks, Deb Tedford, Charlene Wimmer, Jane Marcotte, Colleen Marcotte, Terry Whitman, Maryann Whitman's Hands

 

Where we met up with Owen Ashworth and his parents who graciously bought us lunch!!

 

That was so not expected or necessary!!

 

Thank you kindly to the Ashworths!!

Owen's mom, Owen Ashworth, Maryann Whitman, Deb Tedford, Charlene Wimmer, Jane Marcotte

Owen was our inspiration behind making this quilt called Lucky Stars(really)

 

 

which will be auctioned off at the Ashworth Bull Sale in March,2014

 

 

All proceeds of this quilt will be donated to The Stars Air Ambulance

 





 

The Ashworths took the quilt with them to meet the Stars crew

 

 who came to his aid the day of his accident.

 

Then the fun continued at Charlene Wimmer's home...

 

We did a voluntary homemade gift exchange this year.

 

I say VOLUNTARY...

 

some would say 'pressured into participating' exchange....

 

Let's just go with....... I am good at the art of persuasion!!

 

Each person drew a name

 

 but

 

kept it secret bringing the gift in a walmart bag with only the name on it.

 

The goal was to make something(small) that best reflected the person you drew out.

 

Part 2 was for the receiver to guess who made the gift they received!!

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There were some very thoughtful gifts!!

 

We have all heard Charlene complain for 2 years

 

 about how she should make a lunch bag for herself for quilting days!!

 

So Colleen made this bag and some 'UGLY' dip

 

(as we all know that ugly is one of Charlene's favorite words)

 

 

Terry made Debra this cute pin cushion with embroidery....

 

 

Jane made Colleen this vintage treat ornament.....

 

And this kleenex holder.....

 

 

Charlene made Terry this western card holder with little clothes pins and burlap.....

 

 

We teased Jane about this dude being one of her former boyfriends....

 

Really, Jane...are you sure you don't know him??

 

Maryann made Jane some vintage ornaments hung on frosted dogwood in a planter of tulips...

 

The gift that keeps on giving!!

 

Tracey made this adorable snowman wall hanging for Maryann....

 

 

There was some show and tell like Charlene's place mats....

 

 

 

We ended the day with a demo of each of our favorite rulers.

 

 

We all came to the conclusion that the BEST ruler to own would be

 

 this Flying Geese Ruler by Lazy Girl Designs

 

Maybe Santa will stuff my stocking with one of these rulers!!

Well, I got go...

 

 

Jaxon's first sleep over and naptime is over!!

 

Christa

for

The Block Party Guild

It's For a Good Cause

I thought I would come over here and shake off a little dust in here...

 

So wipe your feet and come on in!!

 

 

 

It has been a long harvest season and everyone has been so busy!!

 

Our Guild Sewing has started for another season....

 

We got right to work and picked a charity to donate proceeds from our first quilt this year

 

Stars Air Ambulance Quilt

 

 

The Ashworths son was in an accident this fall and was lifted by Stars to the hospital.

 

We thought this would be a worthy cause to help!

 

This quilt is slated to be auctioned

 

at the Ashworth Bull Sale in March,2014

 

 so we got right to work!!

 

Colleen and Tracey took the ' bull' by the horns and got us all corralled in...

 

In one day, we had these Kansas Troubles cut, sewn and laid out!!

 

We were super efficient

 

 and

 

it is being quilted by our IN HOUSE longarmer...

 

Terry Whitman

 

We meet again on Thursday so stay tuned for pics of the quilted project!!

 

You may just want to attend a Bull Sale in March,2014!!

Christa...

for The Block Party Guild