First 2011 Quilt Till You Wilt

The first Quilt Till You Wilt (QTYW) was a huge success. Of course, all quilters run on food but the interesting thing about this meeting was all the snack food was healthy... what happened to us over the holidays?

The QTYW began with making the Dollar General lotion for the church's "In Touch" ministry which is a one on one continuing ministry with the shut-ins of the congregation. Batches of the lotion were divided into small containers and would be delivered to the members by their contact person.

A little more snacking....

Then everyone began work on their individual projects whether it be charity quilts or personal projects... a lot of progress was made.

More snacking...

In the afternoon a car load of members went on a short shop hop... they first visited KiwiQuilts located on the county line between Cobb and Paulding counties. A nice shop that was really hopping on a Saturday because another church quilting group was also out sampling the quilt shops. At Kiwi we all seemed to buy something from the clearance table. The next stop was StitchnQuilt in Mableton. They also shopped the clearance corner here. One of our faithful members was in the shop's class, so of course, we had to barge in and say hi.... After a quick meal the four were back at church for more sewing...

A great time was had by all...

A Quilters Christmas

The Loving Hands Quilt Group party was a smashing success. Again husbands or friends were invited and encouraged to attend. A few "get to know you" activities broke the ice for the new comers. As always the food was a big hit, and like the Thanksgiving gathering we are requested to submit our recipes. Gifts were exchanged amongst the quilters while the non-quilters gathered for games and TV in the basement entertainment area. It was a wonderful evening...

Thanksgiving Celebration with friends

There is one thing you can say about quilters and especially quilters that are church going Christians... food is near the center of the event... fun, food and fellowship was the highlight of the Thanksgiving celebration... plus a birthday shared.

Busy Meeting Oct 26

The productivity at the October 26th meeting was contagious... we worked lived crazed whirl winds... some folks finishing up personal projects in anticipation of Christmas and others carry on the charity projects... Plus we had show & tell, it is obvious that some are busy even away from the meetings...

Stocking work shop

Was October 16th a work shop or sweat shop???? We weren't sure but it was a fun and rewarding day. We got enough Christmas stockings done so that the youth of the church could use them for their community outreach event.... We even got a glimpse of the airshow from the near by Air Force Base...

Stocking QTYW day Oct 16

Just a reminder that the group is having a QTYW (Quilt Till You Wilt) tomorrow Oct 16th, starting at 9:00AM. We'll be making Christmas stockings for the church's youth outreach program. We need folks to do all sorts of jobs... iron, cut, sew on buttons and be general "handymen" for the event. Come as early as you can and stay as long as possible.

We might take a break to watch some of the air show from the parking lot... (they are practicing right now... its rather loud...).

Remember...
Sewing supplies if you'll be sewing (machine in good working order), we do have a couple spares...

Bring a snack to share

and money for lunch (we might visit the UPWARD concession stand)

See you tomorrow...
LHQG

Oct 12 mtg

As you can tell from the photos we were all busy with our projects this meeting. Peggy took the opportunity to learn the Disappearing 9 Patch (D9P) block technique. Terri was assembling the top to a baby quilt that is made from only half square triangles. I think the fabrics came straight from the stash closet, you go Terri. Joanne was doing a picture smocking technique to the top of young girl's dress. Patti got the borders around a holiday panel... Yes, Mari-Lynn stayed till the Leadership meeting called her attentions away, and I was there as just teacher for the folks that wanted to catch up on the D9P block...

Enjoy the photos...