Wednesday, September 16, 2009

It’s Club Day!!

There is nothing like spending the  day with fellow quilters!!  We are definitely a breed unto our own…and that’s a good thing…I think…

Once a month, starting in September, Alice, Dawn and I drive to Victoria for Club Day.  Alice and I go waaaaayyy back ( elementary school- YIKES!)  Would you believe we reconnected at Sports Day at the school I was teaching at!  I was her grand-daughters’ teacher and didn’t know that Megan and Chelsea were her grand-daughters until the end of the school year!  We quickly discovered that we were both quilters…and what can I say, the rest is history!  Alice has joined Dawn and I ever since.  Dawn is the one who introduced me to quilting and we have been going to Club for 6-7 years now….time certainly does flies when you’re having fun!

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Dawn and Alice, two of the nicest ladies that you would ever want to meet!  AND fantastic quilters- what a combination!  Alice is holding two little kimonos that she made to hang on her wall.

I took so many pictures that I will share them over two days (Yahoo, I don’t have to come up with something to write about tomorrow….This blogging is hard work!)  P1020807 This is Natasha, our teacher/leader.  She starts every Club by handing out raffle tickets as there are two or three door prizes at the end of every meeting.  Everyone LOVES a prize!

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These two quilts are the results of the mystery quilt from last winter.  They look so different, don’t they?P1020816

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This Japanese wall hanging was incredible-it is a lot bigger than it looks here.  She did a beautiful job.

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This was my favourite of the day!  Absolutely stunning…wish you could have heard the ohhhhs and ahhhhs!  Totally hand appliqued and hand quilted….a real work of art. I took lots of close up shots so that you could appreciate her work.

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I love the French knots in the centre of each appliqued flower.

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I love the red flowers and the lattice in the background.  The quilter put little bug buttons here and there….very sweet!

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This lady was a real character.  She made the black and white jacket and matching purse and she was strutting her stuff like she was a run-way queen!

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This is the butt of the lady in front of me….whoops….

Part 2 tomorrow….no butts about it! ;o)

Have a wicked Wednesday and Happy Quilting!

6 comments:

  1. Wonderful pictures. How special to have two friends who love quilting.

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  2. thanks for sharing, too cool for words and so inspirational, no butts about it! you made me laugh!

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  3. great pics...I love seeing all the quilts..
    Julia ♥

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  4. I know I said yesterday that I wanted to join your club, but now I want to resign - everyone there is just too talented.

    Now i'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the piccies.

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  5. What beautiful quilts they are really nice sounds like you have fun which is always nice
    Hugs Janice

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  6. So many beautiful quilts; it sounds like you have a wonderful Club! Well done getting all those picture taken, even the butt in the front. Maybe it's better to sit in the back after all:-)

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