Seven of us bee sisters braved the subfreezing temperatures Monday morning to gather at Mary U.'s house for our first meeting of the new year. We warmed up with hot coffee and a wonderful grits casserole that Mary's husband Walt had made for us.
Our guild meeting this month will be devoted to making Quilts of Valor for veterans. Since last bee meeting, our group put together enough string-pieced blocks to make a quilt. We brought them to Mary's and started sewing them together. Mary S. took the project home to finish the sewing. That's it in the photos above, minus one block.
These are the blocks Martha won in the Block-of-the-Month drawing last month (red snowballs) that she is combining with some blocks that she had on hand (black and white).
Beautiful patchwork by Mary S.
This is the Florida Gators quilt that Mary stitched for her brother in law. The pattern is Disappearing Nine Patch.
I'm hoping everyone is staying warm and cozy--and safe--through this Polar Vortex thingy. I know that compared with some of you, our low of 8 degrees and three days of temps below freezing sound absolutely tropical. But we wimpy southerners aren't used to this kind of frigidity. Our weather forecasters tell us the worst is over though, and we'll begin to warm up now.
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On 01/08/2014, Barbara Anne said ...
Love the variety of quilts you and your bee sisters made! Applause for the quilters, the quilts, and the bravery of you dear fellow Southerners in venturing outside in the cold. It's always fun to enjoy the delightful eye candy of quilt photos. Thank you!
Our high yesterday was 21*F, today it's supposed to reach 40*F and on Saturday the forecast is for 70*F, if you can believe that!
Slow me, as usual, but that's lupus fatigue for you. I still need to finish taking the ornaments off of the Christmas tree. Do you ever wish for a large closet beside where you like to put your Christmas tree? I do! The decorated tree could be stored there dust free, of course, and when December arrives, you could simply pull the tree forward and there you go. After Christmas, push the tree back into it's closet until next year. The tree would naturally have wheels on its stand to make moving it simple. Always thinking ...!
Hugs!
On 01/08/2014, Joanne said ...
All the quilts are great, but those red-black-and-white blocks make me want to finish all my projects so I can start a new one!
On 01/08/2014, Sherry said ...
Beautiful quilts. Good for you all that braved the cold to get together. I'm in IL and although we are used to cold winters, this has been ridiculous so far! Stay warm and thanks for sharing.
On 01/09/2014, Debbie P. said ...
I adore the black,white and red quilt! Not that I don't like the others,but that quilt is my favourite! I'm glad you got out of the house. Here, today, it is going to be a tropical 27! Trust me, after this last week of -30 to -45, 27 is the tropics! Hope your fibro is leaving you alone. Mine is normal, there but I can handle it. I did have a lupus flare, but that was probably because I was stressed due to the weather. Anyway, the quilts are gorgeous, as always! Have a warm day!
Deb P
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