Clear skies, cold temperatures this week.
The supermoon as seen from the back yard Thursday at 5 p.m.
Tuesday: Zion Woman's Club luncheon at a local restaurant. We exchanged "festive food" -- a useful alternative to white elephants which are too often a way to get rid of one "dustable" and in turn take home someone else's dustable. I brought some of my Christmas tablecloths to set the table.
Wednesday: the quilt guild holiday dinner at a restaurant in Antioch. There were fun games (A-Z, name a quilt-related item; what's on your phone? with points for apps, battery life, etc.). Each attendee got five tickets for a UFO raffle and could buy more. I brought two UFOs (14 yards by weight) and, hooray, I didn't win anything. There was an ornament swap and a Secret Santa tote bag swap. The white elephant had to be a quilting notion or tool. (I gave a never-opened Kimberbell template set--list price $49.95--that I got for $2.00 at a thrift shop.)
I showed my contributions a couple of weeks ago. Here's the tote bag I got -- a great size to haul works-in-progress.
See the quilt behind me? That's this year's guild raffle quilt. The winning ticket was drawn at the end of the evening. The winner was present and she was delighted.
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In the studio: I'm working on two projects at once.
I began the String X blocks a few weeks ago. I used all of one blue print and found another that's so close in color you can hardly tell the difference.
I need to cut more strings to size (1-1/2" to 2-1/2" by 5"). I have enough blue for 24 quarters (=6 blocks). I'll try to find another blue to make a total of 25 blocks.
When Cynthia announced the new block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts (here) I got right to work! The framed four-patches are fun to make.
Linking up at Finished or Not Friday
Those sound like fun holiday get togethers, Nan! Great tote bag! Your String X blocks look great together - I have always admired that design. I'm planning to make some of those blocks for Cynthia, too - looks like they'll be easy and quick!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun gathering! Your String X blocks are growing. I'm glad you were able to find another similar blue so you can keep using scraps to build more blocks! Those framed four patch blocks look great!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteTruly love the idea of exchanging food items instead of "dustables" - what you said is SO right about giving one away but having to take a different one home.
ReplyDeleteI saw the moon about the same time you took your photo and didn't grab my camera. It sure was big, and pretty. I bet the group enjoyed the Christmas tablecloths.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the idea of festive food exchange! I am getting rid of dustables (perfect name!) and definitely don’t want more!!
ReplyDeleteoh yeah love framed 4-patch blocks...i've done them in batiks....your string X looks kinda like my scrappy DWR which also has that blue background...hope to start quilting it january....yes indeed huge tote....our party the 19th...
ReplyDeleteYou definitely had a fun week. Your guild sounds like a really fun group of quilters. Hope you have lots of time for stitching this weekend.
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