Pinocchio

Our local quilt guild is making a quilt, just for fun, with blocks depicting Fairy Tales or Mother Goose rhymes. I chose Pinocchio for my block.

I made copies to use as templates from a coloring book type image. I used this technique with some of our grandchildren that you can see HERE.

Each piece was cut out and fused to the black background.

Progress

I tried this background but liked the checkerboard best.

Pinocchio - 12"x12" finished and ready to be turned in.

Linking to Nina Maria's "Off the Wall Friday."
and Sarah's "Can I Get a Whoop Whoop."

A Resting Place II

On my design wall this morning is
"A Resting Place II." It has squares instead of diamonds for the background. It too is small, 8" x11."

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Our PTQ ladies worked tirelessly to complete a top to be quilted and ...

... ready to present to "Habitat for Humanity" recipient "Cookie."

Red clover

   

  

Susan Cleveland Workshop

Recently our Possum Town Quilters had a workshop with Susan Cleveland. She shared her Bodacious Big Thread Applique & More class with us.

I really like her dresden fan quilt.

The variety in placement and color make this quilt appealing to me.

And then these small quilts are her samples that she brought for our class.

She showed us many other quilts and explained different techiniques with us.

Here are some of our Possum Town Quilter's getting started on their own projects.

And this is my version of her three daisies.

Seven of us completed our quilts in time for our Christmas party.

Possum Town Quilter's Christmas Party

There was an array of goodies provided by everyone.

Brenda, Terri, Terry, Eva Marie, Tonya, Carla

Diane with Autumn Leaves

Brenda & Patti, similar but different!

 Terry and her Sampler

Brenda and her Sampler

Eva Marie. I think this is only the 2nd quilt she has make.

Talya, Tina, and Susan Cleveland Workshop

Life ...

Talya and Tina came for a visit ...

 ... and to spend the night.

 ... as a Quilter

Our Possum Town Quilters enjoyed a class with Susan Cleveland.

She showed us some of her beautiful quilts and

and shared tips and techniques with us.

There was a lot of variety in the quilts we made.

Quilting with the Possum Town Quilters

I prepared a red and green string quilt as a project for our Possum Town Quilters.
Using an old algebra book for foundations we placed a yellow strip diagonally in each block with
red on one side and green on the other side.

 

Carla, Lawana, and Carol sewed strings while …

 

… Brenda, Ebba, Karen, (Judy and CC not pictured) and I hand quilted.

Karen is a new member and brought along some of her fiber art for show and tell. I love her use of bright colors
and improvisational designing.

  

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Paul’s mom had a birthday this week. We took supper to her and Daddy and enjoyed the evening. They have
lots and lots of purple martins.

Guests, Maple Street Quilters, and PTQs

Life …

Recent guests in our home have been a new neighbor, Seth and his family from Ohio.

Kirby and Georgi

Ashton and Amy

… as a Quilter

I enjoyed quilting with these ladies, The Maple Street Quilters from Columbus. Most of their work goes to the American Red Cross.

This quilt will be for Columbus’ Welcome Center, Tennessee Williams birth place.

I invited my new friend Linda from Ohio to come with me to our monthly PTQ’s meeting.

Show and Tell is a highlight of our monthly PTQ meeting.

Notice the picture of The Bird of Paradise flower from a painting that Judy is holding that inspired her quilt.