Friendship Group Meeting - 08-23-11

Today I went with Mabel to a meeting of her friendship group, the Dreadful Threads, at the home of Patsi Hanseth who is a professional long-arm quilter who has a large, comfortable studio attached to her house.  The members bring their own projects to work on and three of the ladies did a Jelly Roll Sew Off. 

Diana used a specially selected range of Xmas fabrics from a new line available in a local shop.  A Jelly Roll is forty fabrics cut in strips 2.5" wide from selvedge to selvedge.  Diana cut the ends of the strips on the diagonal and added triangles randomly that point both right and left.  She was the first to complete her quilt top and received small prizes from each member of the group.  

Teri chose a Hoffman Fabrics batik Jelly Roll and cut the ends on the diagonal

Reynola brought a batik Jelly Roll that was two strips from each of 2 fabrics.  She cut the ends on the diagonal.   

Marty Kutz has been seriously ill and was able to attend for the first time in many months.  I could tell she was really excited to be back with her friends.

Diana, Marti and Marti's daughter Patty relaxing, visiting and looking at the quilt tops.

Patty in an "out-take" from the previous picture.

Teri, Reynola, and Marty enjoy chips and salsa - two bowls, one with cilantro and one without.

This was sort of a morning snack.

Diana, Reynola, Teri, Marty, Mabel and Patsi.

Mabel waits at the head of the line for dinner - hamburgers, beans, fruit salad and two yummy desserts

Patsi has an eye for color and styling, doesn't she?

 

On the way back to Mabel's the sun was setting out to the West.

 

And I had a good look at Mount Baker - the fifth of those important mountain peaks.