Jo's Little Women Club - August 2011 Meeting

Believe it or not,  Club 10 is almost complete and we'll soon be on our "Jo Interim."    In the meantime, here are photos from our August meeting...

Sue spent her 32nd Wedding Anniversary with us - her DH, Rick, surprised her with a beautiful bouquet of 'batik" roses.

Redware and Harvest

  

Susan Therriault

Maureen Mullen 

Yvette DuPuis 

Colleen Triola 

 Nancy Milligan seeks approval for her setting triangle and border fabrics.

Deb Brunstrom reveals her work in progress (to be continued ! ).

Pauline Wylie's Courthouse Steps.

Pauline Wylie's "Little Tulips" 25-patch blocks made with all Jo cottons and wool applique flowers. 

This pattern was found in the Summer 2011 issue of "Primitive Quilt" magazine and is by 

Lisa Bonjean/Primitive Gatherings.

Prairie Patches

 from Jo's classes at Maine Quilts

Jeanne Lex and Pauline Wylie show their (in progress) Prairie Patches.

Maureen Mullen wows the crowd with her completed Prairie Patches quilt top.

And Sew On...
~ Jeanne

July, 2011 Jo's Little Women Club @ The Quilted Crow

Jo's Little Women Club members have continued to produce beautiful projects, even during these hot, humid, summer months...  here are photos of our July Show & Tell:

Point of View

Yvette DuPuis

Nancy Milligan

Susan Therriault

Maureen Mullen

Colleen Triola

Joanne Veracka said, "here's my Point of View !"

Little Lizzy

Deb Brunstrom

Joanne Veracka

June Jo's Little Women Club at The Quilted Crow

It's been six weeks since our last meeting, but the time sure did fly by.   When a quilter is busy, there's just never enough time.

Here are photos of completed quilt tops and their makers from our show and tell...

Lizzy's  Little  Quilt

Amazing how each little quilt is so different !!!!

Maureen Mullen

Janice Boutotte

Susan Therriault

Colleen Triola

Yvette DuPuis

Laura Lane

Beth Cardozo

Jeanne Lex



Nancy Milligan

Beth's  HST  Challenge



From Club 9,  Beth's "Sisters" Quilt

 Beth printed a photo of her mother on fabric, set it in this postage-stamp quilt, framed it with lace and embellished it with one of her mother's earrings.    What a sweet little quilt to remember a loved one. 

Colleen just couldn't wait - she LOVES HSTs so much, that she had to jump ahead to the next quilt, "Point of View."

Members will be working on "Point of View" to Show and Tell at our July meeting.   I call mine "APB" because I broke so many rules while making it...

Hoping you all are stitching and making memories with your own quilts.

And sew on...

Jeanne

May Jo's Little Women Club

Members of Jo's Little Women Club at The Quilted Crow in Boxborough, MA are not to be outdone.      Here are photos of the many quilt tops completed for our May meeting:

The HST Challenge

Jane Peterson



Joanne Veracka



Colleen Triola

Laura Lane

Maureen Mullen

Nancy Milligan

Susan Therriault

Yvette DuPuis



Courthouse Steps

Joanne Veracka




Lizzie's Little Quilt

Colleen Triola is one quilt ahead - great job, Colleen !



OTJ (other than Jo) projects we love to do...

Maureen Mullen was pleased to show us her very sweet new stitchery pouch, that says, "Wherever I go, whatever I do, I'm never alone, my stitching comes too.

Shop owner, Sue Loring, once again, treated us with one of her earthly delights... Rhubarb Crumble, and showed us her beautiful wool work in progress.   

Here she is:



And Sew On...

Jeanne

  



Primitive Pin Cushion Pattern

In addition to being available for retail purchase, or included in a kit, on www.thequiltedcrow.com  I am very excited to announce that my Primitive Pin Cushion pattern is now being offered for wholesale purchase.

Shop Owners:  Contact me to carry my new pattern in your shop or use it in a class.

Guilds:   Looking for a meeting project.   Your members will be so proud that they made their own Primitive Pin Cushion.

Retreat Organizers:   Your stitchers will so enjoy this project.

If you are a member of a group, associated with a quilt shop, and would like to use this pattern as a meeting project, ask your shop owner to contact me. 

Think your favorite quilt shop should carry my pattern to sell to the public?  Ask the shop owner to contact me.      

My email address is nine.patch@yahoo.com

And sew on...

Jeanne

Busy ! Busy ! Busy !

The bus trip to see Infinite Variety, in NYC, was the motivation for making my red and white.  This little (13" square) quilt pays tribute to that wonderful exhibit.    It's hand-quilted - that's why it's taking time to complete.    Well... it's, finally, presentable.   Just need to attach the sleeve and label.

For the past several years, I have been fortunate to spend a long, quilting weekend with friends at the Henry Farm Inn, in Chester, VT.    

This year I made A Little Somethin' Jacket (by CNT Pattern Company)

and my version of Itty Bitty Primitive Pinwheels (by Primitive Gatherings).  

It's REALLY itty bitty at only 10 1/2" square.   I used a charm pack of Kansas Troubles' Favorites and cut the 5" squares twice to begin my quilt with 2 1/2" squares.   How cute is this !



Ta Da... yesterday I finished my version of Jo Morton's Lizzy's Little Quilt top, that will be introduced to Jo's Little Women Club this coming Thursday.    If you're a member of our club, here's a sneak peek...

Now it's time to get some real work done...  this house is a disgrace !

And sew on...

Jeanne



April Jo's Little Women Club

Time sure does fly !
I cannot believe it's been a whole month since I last posted.   Shame on me !  
Best I get shakin' ~

Here are photos from the April Jo's Little Women Club at the Quilted Crow, Boxborough, MA:

Courthouse Steps

Nancy Milligan



Jane Peterson



Janice Boutotte



Susan Therriault played with two color combos

Maureen Mullen

Lexine Sullivan

Tara Beshai

Colleen Triola

Yvette DuPuis

Beth Cardozo

Laura Lane

Joanne was reticent because her blocks were not consistent.
I suggested she check to make sure the screw, holding her presser foot on her machine, was tight.
Her color choices are beautiful and this is the beginning of a wonderful little quilt.


Berry Nice

Pauline Wylie


HST Challenge

The HST Challenge, that members will work on for the May meeting, was introduced. 
This is my result from this challenge.

As always, it was a great JLWC day at the Quilted Crow. 

And Sew On...

Jeanne