Playing Catch up. . .April Guild

Spring is long gone and as you can see I am playing catch up.   Although I don’t have pictures from every month, I do have a couple that I would like to share.

April found the Kennel Girls buzzing with excitement.  It was a work meeting and everyone had been looking forward to spending a few hours together.  Although I was not able to stay, I popped in for a while and then left my camera for the gals to snap a few pics.

Rae Ann was busily setting up.

Doesn’t she look organized?

Sue showed us what a great start she had on her 2’ square blocks.  This is a quilt project we are working on for our ‘2014’ Quilt Show.

I’m not sure which is more ‘happy’, Susann’s smile or her cheery sweater and scarf.

Each month we go through our stash and bring an assortment of 2” squares to share.  Lynda, Jill, and Amanda are gathering theirs.

Lynda had been busy and shared some fun show and tell.

Her and her sister, Jill showed us these darling ‘play’ houses they had made.

It makes you wish you were a little girl again.

Here’s Laurie poking her head out from this beauty she shared.

Now it’s Sue’s turn.  As usual, she has been ever so busy.

For this months demonstration Diana taught a technique called ruching that  she learned from Becky, the owner of Stitches and So Forth, ( Morgansen’s ) Quilt Shop in Payson.

Isn’t it darling?  I love it!

Everyone had a wonderful time working on projects and look forward to the next work meeting!

hugs,

From the Kennel Girls!

p.s. I mentioned sharing a few recipes in the previous post.  We are holding quild this coming Tuesday and I will get the recipes and will share all three of them in a post.  Sorry that I am so slow.

Whistle While You Work!

Our January meeting was a scheduled work day.  Thanks to Rae Ann for making the arrangements for us to use her church building.

Our president, Laurie was on a cruise (with a broken leg no less) so Sue took charge.  We all wish Laurie a speedy recovery.  If that gal will just stay off it.  If you know Laurie you know just what I mean.

Janey, Lynda, and Sue

me, (Jann), Pam, and Susann.

Rae Ann and Diana.

Joylyn, doesn’t she look excited?  Could it be because she volunteered to give us a demonstration this month?

We discussed a bit of business and then had show and tell.

1.  Keep working on baby quilts for donation.  You can make either baby or lap size.

2.  Extra long twin quilts are needed for the new Veterans hospital.

3. Our meeting is going to be held on the 2nd Monday instead of Tuesday for the next three months.

Pam showed us some fleece quilts that her family made at Christmas to give to charity.  Each family donated $5 – $10 and she bought fleece.  They all pitched in and tied them at a family party.  What a great idea for service!

I loved Joylyn’s demo of Quilt Smart.   If you weren’t able to attend you really missed out. She used 2” grid and laid 2  inch squares out on to it.  You cut whatever size of block you want to make. 

You then press (not iron) using an applique pressing sheet.

This is what it looks like after pressing them down.  She is making a mini Trip Around the World.  See how she has a diagonal row of darks.

You then turn it over and fold on the crease and sew.

Voila, a pefectly lined up block!  The squares measure 1 1/2 inches when finished.

We then exchanged our 2” squares.  We will continue to do this at each meeting so bring about 26 squares of one fabric.  Each person will take 2 of each.  Feel free to bring more than one fabric  if you’d like.

We had a potluck luncheon and those who could stayed and sewed.  I had to leave so I didn’t get pics of sewing.  I did however, get some of the delicious food.  Some things are just more important. lol!

Rae Ann brought a yummy chicken taco soup.  I will get her recipe and share it next month.

Lynda made a delicious Avocado Salsa and I brought a pesto dip & crackers.  I did get Lynda’s recipe and will share it in a separate post.

We also had tasty rolls and Janey’s  Scotch-a-roo’s. . .well, let’s just say you can’t eat just one. Guess I ‘d better share that sweet treat also.

It was another fun, informative, and productive meeting.

Amanda has our demonstration for next month.  Can’t wait to see what she has to teach us.

Hugs,

from the Kennel Gals!

 

Christmas Luncheon. . .

It is our yearly tradition to hold the ‘Dog Kennel’ luncheon at the Alpine Country Club.  Lynda has arranged this for a number of years. 

The food is always delicious and the company superb!  Thanks Lynda for doing this.

Look at our cute logo and sign welcoming us.

La Ree, Janey, Joylyn, Amanda, Jill W., Lynda L., and Jill C.  It’s easy to tell by the smile on their face that they’re happy to be here.

Susann wearing her Christmas sparkle.

Diana and Linda S.  Sorry Linda, I got you looking down.

Our compliments to the chef!  Like I said, the food is always delicious.  I snapped my tomato basil soup and scrumptious cookie, but forgot the main course. lol!  I was too busy eating.

The tables are always so festive and their rolls are to die for!

A lot of members come bearing gifts.  I gave everyone a doggy ornament.  There were other fantastic gifts and guess who didn’t get a picture?  I arrived late because one of my grandies had a school program that I could NOT miss.  Everyone was eating their soup when I arrived and I snapped my gift and started chowing.  so sorry!

This year they had new Christmas décor and it was gorgeous.  All dressed in white.

Look at this little prankster popping in for a shot.

On the way out Jill, Amanda, and I snapped a couple pics by the entrance.  You can tell by their baskets that they are taking home lots of goodies.

Thanks ladies for another fabulous Christmas luncheon.  Not only did we leave with full bellies and goodies, a lot of us took home doggy bags.

How could we not?  It’s in our blood.

The Kennel Girls

November Meeting. . .

Nothing like doing November’s blog post the last day of Dec.  That’s right, I’m playing catch up.   I bet you can guess what one of my New Years Resolutions is going to be.  Yup, to post the kennel news on time.

Even though this was a month and a half ago I remember it well. 

The meeting was held at Sue’s home.  It was so nice to see some members who had not been for quite some time.

Jill W., Laurie, and Sylvia.  Laurie is our President this year.  She had to go to work, but popped in for a few minutes.

Joylyn and Susann.  Pam came later, guess I missed getting a picture of her.

Sue (her cute little granddaughter), and Amanda.

Show and Tell:

Amanda showed us her wonderful Utah quilt.  Can you believe she is making three more of these for Christmas gifts?

Sue made this fun Halloween quilt.

Pam showed us her daughters darling Fall applique quilt.

Owls are all the rage.  Isn’t this one cute?

Sue talked to us about a book she had bought.  Cut the Scraps by Joan Ford.

She has started cutting her scraps into 5”, 3 1/2”, and 2” squares.  She showed us some of the quilts she had made using them.

She showed us a new tool, a Friskars turn table.  It looked like it would be very useful.  I am thinking I need one.  Then we took a tour of her sewing room.

Look how organized she is.  She has divided her scraps by color.

It was a fun an informative meeting.  Those who were not there were missed!

Have a dog gone good day,

The Kennel Girls