Fall Project 2014

Kay has her fall project almost finished. She just needs to add the borders. Don't you just love the fall colors? She used her fabric scraps for this top!

Kathy is close to finishing, too. Her bright colors make her star POP! WOW!

Sue made her top in just one day. Love the red and green fabrics! Hope we see her finished top soon.

Debbie finished her top at a quilt retreat north of Dallas. She used her scraps, too!

A couple of photos of the quilt we made for Joel, DeAnn and Caleb, our new church pastor and his family! Thanks to all who helped. The quilt really turned out nice!

Stonewall Retreat - June 2014

Sue was on the ball at this retreat! Here is her first completed project.

Evelyn and Jatana are working and talking.

Kathy is hard at work.

Sue nearly froze to death, so Jatana loaned her a robe. Isn't she cute?

Debbie finally finished binding her quilt. Cathy showed her how to glue baste it to finish quickly.

What ARE we looking at?

Kathy and Sue working hard again. I hope Sue is staying warm.

I caught Evelyn mid-sentence!

Sue purchased some new fabric at the quilt shop in Fredericksburg and is making a quilt using the "10-Minute" block.

The "10-Minute block wore her out!!!

Debbie and Jatana working on stars.

Cathy is trying to finish quilting Wade's quilt. Don't you love those colors?

Kathy's finished quilt for her daughter. Her daughter likes owls. The Minkie in the quilt nearly drove Kathy crazy!

YES! Jatana finished a row of stars. Aren't they beautiful?

Debbie finished her quilt blocks (just need borders now) and made a Minkie wrap for her granddaughter. Those beautiful blocks on the right were made by Cathy.

Kathy finished her Texas quilt. She did lots of machine quilting on it.

 

Jatana made a really cute pillow case for her grandson. Love the bright colors.

Kay Huffman (our wonderful hostess) and Cathy discussing things of great importance, I'm sure!

Group photo on our last day - Debbie, Kathy, Jatana, Evelyn and Cathy. Sue left early so missed the photo op.

March & April Meetings - 2014

This beautiful quilt was made by Sue who claims she doesn't like bright colors? Really??

We had a special visit from baby William with his Mom and Grandmother. Isn't he a cutie?

Kay completed her beautiful black and white quilt. This pattern was our project for 2013-2014. I think Kay is the only one who has finished the project!!!

This is Kay trying on a really nice hat at the San Saba Mercantile.

Sue found a perfect hat, too!

Sewing for Nicaragua-February 2014

We can't have a sewing day without food! Bea is digging in!

Vivian (right) asked our sewing group to help her make 40 rag dolls. She will take these dolls with her to Nicaragua to share the plan of salvation. Cathy is eager to start sewing with Vivian.

Ladies seated on the left side of the table are assembling the doll heads with various laces and yarns for hair. Those on the right are sewing the dolls together. Vivian's daughter is on the right in the purple blouse. Barbara (standing in the red blouse) is supervising! Further down the table Sue and Louise are turning the dolls right side out. We had a really great assembly line going!

Another group of ladies assembled these necklaces for the dolls. The black beads represents sin, red is the blood of Jesus, white stands for purity, blue represents water baptism, green represents continual growth in Jesus, and gold represents the streets of heaven!

Kim is stuffing a rag doll. It takes lots of concentration!

On this end of the table, ladies were turning the rag dolls right side out. There's Louise and Sue again!!!

Barbara, Shirley and Sue are all working hard now!

YES! We finally have some dolls finished!

Kim switched to the face painting station and did a terrific job! Those faces were so cute!!

Everyone is still hard at work!

We just keep adding dolls to our collection.

Kay switched from sewing to painting faces with Kim. Barbara is tying the necklaces on the dolls.

Vivian's step-mom is working hard (in the pink blouse). Her dad is supervising!

Paint those faces, Kay!!

Ladies at this station were hand sewing the dolls together.

AND . . . here they are! We made 40 rag dolls in a little over 4 hours! God was with us all the way!

These are for the boys!

These are for the girls! May God bless Vivian as she travels to spread the Good News about our precious Savior, Jesus Christ! THANKS TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL LADIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROJECT! IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING.

Stonewall Retreat-Jan. 2014

Evelyn modeled her new vest she made!

Looks good front and back!

Kay finished a really cute quilt for one of her grandsons!

Debbie quilted a small quilt she made at another retreat!

Kay is giving serious instructions to someone . . .

WOW! Look at Sandy's colorful quilt top.

Cherri started on her first block of our 'Quilt as you Go' project!

Jatana kept right up with Cherri.

Kathy is concentrating on something special.

Evelyn and Cherri are both cutting fabric as fast as they can.

Sandy looks like she is having a great time.

Kay pieced this beautiful block. Glad she used black in the border.

Cherri, Evelyn, Kay and Kathy are all hard at work.

Jatana is trying to figure out that pesky little quilt block.

Evelyn has a number of her 'Quilt as you Go' blocks finished. Don't you just love the green and purple?

Kay's fingers match her jacket.

Jatana is an art quilter at heart. Isn't that just beautiful?

Cherri has her second block finished.

Jatana made two blocks just alike.

Kathy made a baby quilt for her new grandson due in February 2014. She is really on the ball.

Jatana has another block finished. YES!!

Cheri is on a roll.

So is Jatana! Aren't those colors soothing?

YIKES - Cherri is really trucking now. What beautiful blocks.

Sandy has a great start to another quilt. Beautiful Churn Dash colors!

Goodness, every time I turned around, Cherri had another block.

Kathy finished the baby quilt. She quilted it and bound it herself. Way to go!

OK Cherri - you can stop making blocks now!! Your stars are so pretty.

Debbie started on another quilt top.

Sandy made more quilt blocks - the colors are just spectacular.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RETREAT!!