Newbie Quilter...ANNA!!

  I thought that I would show you all a member, Kathy O'Connell's,  granddaughter Anna.  The information that Kathy sent at the time I thought that I would blog about Newbies, is that "Anna is in Grade 3 at Connaught St, she will be 9 in June". Well, now Anna will be going into grade 4 in the fall and just had her 9th birthday!!  

Anna loves to dance and is an active bright little girl with an amazing spark in her eyes.  When she visited me recently she was animated, interesting in everything and looked me right in the eye when talking to me...something I think is very important!

 Anna is very artistic; loves to draw, paint, and has helped her Nanny design a couple of quilts for her dolls. One day this spring, Anna was visiting Kathy O, and asked if she could do some quilting, so Kathy took her down to her sewing room and left her to create something.  

Isn't this an amazing, complex, well designed little block for an 8 year old?  Great job, Anna!!  Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Does anyone else in the Guild have a Newbie story to share?

Just let me know.
Sew often,
Kathy F.

Hawaiian Luau, ECQG season closing party

  Party Time at Elm City!

Enjoy the photos below sent to me with identifying information, by Faye Charleton. Thanks Faye!   The closing meeting looked like a great celebration and despite the party atmosphere it was also a time of Show and Tell by members!

Lets have a look:

 Lovely table decorations...

 There was  even had a palm tree and a dancing hula girl on top of a pineapple!

Beautifully decorated and oh so colourful hall, created by the committee!!  Great job Gals!!  We have such amazing talent in our Guild, and not just for quilting!!

Yummy looking food as well!

This colourful quilt met people at the door.

2 lovely ladies with their grass skirts and note Dora's colourful sandals below

 Many of our members came in their finest hawaiian outfits...to enjoy and get into the Luau spirit!

grass skits were plentiful!

 And as the celebrating wound down,  we have Show and Tell!

Marg R showing special wallhanging

The beautiful bride's dress wallhanging was done by a friend of Marg's -
Trish Wallace who is god-mother to Marg's granddaughter

Laurie Yeates explaining her Fairy quilt - so cute

Laurie Yeates' quilts -  broken dishes and ...

...single Irish Chain

Myrna's Echoing Squares quilt from the fabric exchange in January

Peggy Holt's orphan block quilt.

and another of Peggy's orphan Block quilts

 A baby quilt called Bugs Love - made by Gwenda

   Cathy Hachey and her Mom with 'Spring' UFO'S completed

Betty Curtis, Cathy Hachey's Mom with a giggle

  Marg Routledge finished her Nova quilt - a wedding gift for her
granddaughter 

Looks like lots of FUN was had!!!    Thanks so much to the organizers.
Kathy