Randi, Dawn, Linda, Peggy, Tricia and Carol were in attendance.
Our hostess, with the mostess, was out on a date with her hubby to the Symphony so Carol filled in. We hope you had a great evening Helen. Even in her absence Helen had a quilted wall handing to share. How sweet!
Our main objective this evening was to pick the squares we are going to use in the quilts we are doing this Saturday. Please bring everything you think you will need to finish as much as possible as we’d like to get as close to completion as possible. There will be 3 irons and boards and a couple cutting tables set up. Bring whatever you think you will need. We each are doing our own, sashing if you choose to use, binding, batting and backing this time. Our treasury is NOT going to buy these. Try to use fabric from your stash. We are meeting on Saturday at 10AM and, thanks to Margie, you may stay till 4 PM. Saturday please remember to bring a LUNCH.
We played Quilt Bingo what a cute game! Peggy won and we all got a bracelet and a heart - mine said "Wild Thing"! I love it.
Show n Tell was as always very neat. Not too many though. Margie showed us her knitted booties and hat for a
friend having a baby. Margie and Linda were each doing a quilt for the baby, Margie
forgot hers but Linda brought hers in, really cute.
Also, Linda's daughter Kyna is expecting a baby girl the beginning of June and she brought her quilt, very sweet and purple....just what mom wanted for her new baby.
Linda also brought the quilt her daughter, Rachael made when she was in labor with her youngest child. Rachael sewed away, pausing to breath through contractions. The result of hours of labor was a beautiful baby son, Ivan Joseph, and a quilt that is now finished. Linda had great fun quilting it and adding flowers and bees for it is all about 
pollination, right?
Dawn is working on a couple quilts. A couple of years ago, Dave purchased the Shop Hop quilt kit for Dawn to make. It is simply beautiful and Dawn really fell in love with it. Dave worked out a fair trade, if she made him a hand-tied, scrappy quilt reminiscent of the quilts his mother made to keep her children warm on cold winter nights, he would gladly give her the Shop Hop quilt. Well, look at how lovely scrappy quilts can be. Thanks for sharing it with us Dawn.
Randi picked out some colors for a quilt with a friend and wanted our "valued" opinion on colors to blend. Think we did well - as always :)
Peggy and Tricia showed us their technique for curing T-shirts with spills down the front. Try embroidering a 
beautiful design OVER it and for a hole in your jeans you can do the same. It is beautiful, creative and gives recycling a new definition!
Seems that we've been celebrating the advent of grandbabies and now it is Tricia's turn. Aunt Peggy made a
rag quilt and
designed a baby bib for the new
little guy who will make his
appearance later this year. Such a lucky fellow to have a talented grandmother and aunt!
Next month's dinner will be: Dawn - shrimp salad, Tricia – Breads, Margie – dessert,
Helen - cheese 'n' crackers and hot artichoke dip
PLEASE BRING RECIPES WITH YOU for whatever you bring. Tricia can not make a book without recipes!!!
Don't forget your $2.00 dues. Have a great month and keep b z-z-z-z-z-.
Carol
