Quiltville "Easy Street" Part IV

I have to be honest-Bonnie's mystery quilts have been in the past, well, much harder to make. Yes, you see a pleasant smile on MY face! :)


Here is a photo of step four completed-yes, more flying geese and now we are combining steps-yea! The red squares are 3 1/2" (all 145 pieces of them) and I can't wait until Friday to find out how they play out in step five.

Exhibit on Maine Schoolgirl Needlework

Thanks to Diane Duplissis for forwarding this information for the blog!

The Dyer Library and Saco Museum, located at 371 Main St. in Saco, ME will be holding several events in the next few months that you can find out more information on their website by clicking the link below:

http://www.sacomuseum.org/index.shtml

 One of interest to most quilters and needleworkers is:"I MY NEEDLE PLY WITH SKILL": Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era
FREE public opening reception: Friday, January 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
January 12 through March 2, 2013
Join us for an in-depth look at the complex and lovely needlework created in Maine by schoolgirls of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. About 80 samplers and other embroideries will be on view, drawn from the collections of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum as well as other public and private collections in Maine and beyond.

 

Snow Ice Cream Recipe

Sure, we don't have any snow now, but it will be here before you know it.

This is a fun recipe to make with the kids and grand kids--ah, who am I kidding--even just for yourself!
 

2 eggs, lightly beaten

½ cup sweetened condensed milk

4 tbsp. sugar

1 tbsp. vanilla

 

Combine all ingredients and beat well. Collect pail of freshly fallen snow. Beat mixture into snow. For an extra special treat, drizzle blueberry, maple or strawberry syrup over the top—enjoy~!

Quiltville "Easy Street" Part II



 For those of you following this mystery quilt, here is part two!

We needed to make 120+ flying geese--leader and ender style!

Here is my pile of completed geese, ready for cutting apart and pressing....

And all nicely packed in a box with part one...

 

And Bonnie gave us some homework to do for the next step of the quilt--I can also check that off. I wonder what Friday will bring?

Maine Modern Quilters-Next Meeting December 8th

The following is an article submitted by Betsy Cannan:

The third meeting/gathering of the Maine Modern Quilters will be held in Augusta at Buker Community Center on Dec. 8, 2012 from 2-4 P.M. at 22 Armory St., room 9. (across from the Armory and near Burger King)  Quilters of all ages and skill levels are welcome!  Come on in!!!! Carolee Withee and Jane Hann-Morey will present on methods of inserting circles into quilts.  For those interested we will start the “Rip and Tear” modern quilt project challenge.

In our previous meetings we have learned from presenters, shared wonderful Show and Tells, books, magazines and techniques, and openly discussed our individual needs of being in this group. 

We are now on the international registry of The Modern Quilt Guild, have a website and a face book page.

 Below are pictures from our last meetings:

  

Betsy Dorr, owner of Quiltessentials, presented on “Color and the color wheel” and demonstrated the use of the new color grid which makes our life easier when selecting fabrics for our projects.

 Janet Clement displayed her beautiful modern quilt and shared the intrigue behind the color scheme.

 

 Beth Maitland presented on the “Floating Tumbling Block”, and other small projects she has done, emphasizing the quilting of negative space.

 

                                                  

Tammy Johnson displays one of her four beautiful modern quilts with expressive quilting in the negative space.

The following meeting will be held Jan. 9, 2013 location TBA.

For more information contact Betsy Cannan at bjtulip@aol.com

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Quiltville "Easy Street" Mystery Quilt

Main fabric choices

Each year, Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com offers a mystery quilt to her followers. For those of you who do not know who Bonnie is, she is the QUEEN of scrap quilts--none of her fabric ever goes to waste!

Bonnie will be visiting Maine in May of 2013, so be sure to mark your calendar to attend our PTQG meeting and workshops! You won't be disappointed, I promise.

Part 1 finished!

If you are making the quilt, why not post along with us your photos or comments on your color choices. There will be a LINKY on the right side of our page marked as Quiltville and it will bring you directly to all the steps of the quilt. Right now, part 1 is posted, so you still have plenty of time to join in.

You don't have to choose Bonnie's colors--I didn't. I opened up my fabric cabinets and let them do the selecting for me. Purples, reds and turquoise are my color choices, along with the constant in gray and white with black prints.

Now, I have to wait until Friday for part 2 to be posted...ah, now I know why I hate mysteries! LOL!