I made time for only two walks this week, in and around meetings, when it was still warm and sunny. The front came through Saturday night. We had a dusting of snow and the Sunday high was in the mid-30's.
Left: Mr. and Mrs. Crane out for a promenade at Middlefork Forest Preserve on Wednesday afternoon. I was that close to them.
I stopped at Middlefork on my way to Lake Forest Place where the AAUW book group meets. This month we discussed Horse by Geraldine Brooks. I listened to it earlier this year when Diann/Little Penguin recommended it. Our group enjoyed it as much as Diann's did.
These are the BOM entries. I made placemats (upper right) out of the sampler blocks. Members voted for their favorites. The Christmas quilt (center top) got first prize.
The round robin projects were revealed. There were two groups of six, though I didn't get pictures of all the flimsies.
Here's my round robin. I've put it away and will revisit it in time.
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In the studio:
The 20 placemats are finished. I used up a lot of orphans.
Our Rotary Club cooks and delivers spaghetti dinners to shut-ins and community helpers in February. My goal was to have one placemat to go with every dinner -- 150 in all.
If I counted correctly I have 162, so I consider the project finished and the goal achieved!
Linking up with Design Wall Monday, Monday Musings, Oh Scrap! Sew and Tell
and read on for the report of the Fine Art of Fiber show!
I'm so glad to know you and your group enjoyed Horse! I thought it was a fascinating story. Your placemats look great, and congratulations on exceeding your goal, too!
ReplyDeleteI do love your round-robin top! Very creative. Merging orphan blocks is a skill that has eluded me for years. Placemats may just be the answer.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of placemats, and pretty ones too. I'm sure they will be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of placemats! Congratulations on reaching your goal.
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