Area 3 Chapters

Area 3 Chapters in the beautiful state of Maine:


*Bog Hoot Quilters-Mechanic Falls area
*Chickadee Quilters-Bridgton Area
*Classic Quilters of Lewiston-Auburn Area
*Country Aire Quilters-Turner Area
*Country Square Quilters-North Jay/Wilton Area
*Cross Country Quilters-Bethel Area
*Grammy's Choice Quilters-Canton Area
*Ladies of the Lake Quilters-Peru/Rumford/Dixfield Area
*Lisbon Krazy Kwilters-Lisbon Area
*Pine Needle Quilters-Norway/South Paris Area
*Scraps and Patches Quilters-Poland Area
*Village Scrappers Quilters-Livermore Area


Friday, October 16, 2015

Area 3 Meeting 10.14.15

I would just like to extend one more thank you to Classic Quilters and Scraps and Patches for another successful event! With 58 in attendance, all enjoyed a fabulous guest speaker, Wendy Caton Reed and delicious deserts provided by the ladies of CQ.

Wendy gave us a very interesting lecture on the quilting periods of 1780 through the 1930's. Samples provided gave us a glimpse on fabrics and quilting during these eras.








After that group of quilts, she brought out bag after bag of charming quilts. I especially love her use of large prints for boarders and that the back of her quilts look almost as good as the front.













A lover of hexies, Wendy didn't disappoint!





Of course, the biggest thrill was her collection of pot holder quilts. Each block made separately, quilted and bound with single, straight edge binding, these are are ladder stitched together (here is a link to a video tutorial if you need a refresher) Ladder Stitch Video. 

In this way, you have no bulky quilts to tug around under your machine. You have the freedom of choosing a different quilting design for each block. By selecting a tonal background, it will allow your quilting to shine. The beauty of this type of quilt is that you can add additional blocks to your quilt at any time to make it larger!


















 And let us not forget the great crowd, the food and show and tell!

















The winner of the pumpkin and apple quilt blocks was Ann Mariner 




 And let us not forget the beautiful foliage along the way...






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