Going to quilt guild meeting 03-08-22

I haven't been blogging because I don't DO anything to blog about.  KoKo and I do our two walks each day, I toss Froggy for him, do some sewing, lots of reading, take naps, and generally just piddle around accomplishing nothing.  I understand this is considered Covid languishing.  Maybe so, or I am just old and worn out!!  But today I drove to San Clemente for the Surfside Quilters Guild meeting, the first  unmasked meeting in a long time.  Our speaker was Jenny Lyons, who, oddly enough, was the last in-person speaker we had in March 2020.  It was actually the week that the Covid "lockdown" happened and Jenny remarked that when she flew home to Northern California the airport was almost deserted.   It was good to see her again and her presentation about imperfection was excellent.  Her point was "don't worry about it" and she showed, with their permission, quilts by four or five well-known master quilters who recognize that their work seems perfect, but has small imperfections that only they know where they are located.  And now we do also!  

I am the "official" guild photographer and use my cell phone for that purpose.  I am ashamed to admit that when I was halfway to San Clemente I realized I had left my phone, and therefore, my camera, at home.  Jan Hirth came to my rescue and loaned me her phone for my photography duty.  After we got home we figured out how to transfer the entire album to my phone and I will do the editing tomorrow.  Here are a few images from a fun morning. 

Jenny Lyons in the front row waiting for her turn to present.  We had a good attendence, about 100, I think.  

We had a special Show & Tell of jackets and vests made by members.  

Nancy Ota in her 1999 silk vest made from silk neckties.  All pieced by hand and lined with large sections of ties pieced together.  

Odette Osantowski took Nancy Ota's Sashiko class some years ago and decided to make a jacket instead of a wall hanging.  

Jan Hirth used a pattern from Threads magazine to make this "chenille" jacket and went on to teach the technique to other guild members.  It is a lovely piece, but she says it is VERY heavy.  Not something that is wearable often in SCalifornia.  

There were several items made from antique/vintage quilts, including these two worn by Joann Bishop and Holly Betz.  

There was a lot of Show and Tell with some very large quilts.  I suspect these reflect the time on our hands during Covid.  If you read the SQG newsletter in early April there will be pictures of those quilts and MORE!

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Surfside Quilters Guild Challenge 08-13-19

Every other August our guild has a Challenge Reveal of the challenge quilts members have made starting with the same four fabrics.  It is always amazing the different designs they come up with.  Here are just a few from today's reveal.   

This quilt is the Viewer's Choice and it is the one I voted for. We choose the same "theme" of "Hang Ten Quilts", but I think Odetta's is a much more successful piece. 

"Hang Ten at the Quilt Show" Del Thomas  2019  26"W x 21"L

Ten little machine quilted quilts plus the guild logo in the top left corner. 

I think the background should have been larger and anything but the stripe for the borders.  

The following piece is one of four non-quilt works.  The tote bag at the bottom is made by a different member.  This mobile is by Dawn Johnson one of our newer members.  Clever.  

Impossible to take a decent picture because there is no solid background available. 

Maybe a dog?

An angel with eyelashes. 

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Surfside Quilters Guild 11-12-13

I am having trouble with my right wrist and have seen the doctor who took x-rays and had a   taken, but there has been no treatment other than the brace I retrieved from the back of the cupboard, having saved it from a previous wrist problem.  The doctor says it is carpal tunnel that makes my fingers numb, but something else is wrong to cause the excruciating pain I have in my wrist and lower arm.  It occurs to me that it might be the dreaded Mouse Syndrome and I might have to give up the computer for a short time.  I will perhaps be able to post brief updates, but don't worry if I am silent now and then. 

 
Surfside Quilters Guild met today for their first "Challenge Fest" which included a delicious light brunch.  It was all delightful with decorated tables and a bunch of door prizes (not something we do at regular meetings) and I think everyone had a good time.  Here I am with Odette Osantowski who won several ribbons, including the all over prize which was a nice crisp $100 bill.  In the past the guild has donated a hundred dollars for top prize for Block of the Month, but we were informed that we cannot use money from our treasury for prizes, it is against the rules in CA (and maybe other states), so on behalf of TCQC I donated the $100.  I've noticed that having cash prizes is a big incentive for participation.