Patchwork Pals of Greater Lowell

January 8, 2012

We started our first meeting of the new year with a wool felt project.  Cute snowmen mats.  Perfect size for a candle but no one would stop you from using it with your morning cup of coffee.  what a happy group of faces first thing.

December 5, 2011

We started the evening with the important stuff - dessert.  Celebrated Christmas with tables of desserts.  OMG.  Heaven.  Afterwards we displayed our Christmas stockings from the challenge.  So many beautiful stockings.  But only one could win.  I hate to toot my own horn but it was me.  Who else would make a stocking out of Capri Sun juice pouches.  We then showed our achromatic blocks, the next block is monochromatic.  See "Color Theory" tab.  We ended the evening with arousing game about the Wright family of Wrightsville. Thanks to Brenda and Cindy for a fun meeting and a great way to celebrate the holidays.

November 2011

The first in our color theory series.  We colored our own color wheel.  (Great fun.  I rarely get a chance to use crayons anymore.)  Then we learned about achromatic color - the absence of color.  For the next meeting we are to bring in a 10" achromatic block.  See the Color Theory tab for more info.

October 2011

We made wool felt needlecases.  All supplies were provided, including the needle (which we kept for our new cases) and the scissors (which we returned).  No a witch did not attend the meeting.  It was costume night.  We had several witches in attendance, including one covered in tatoos - scary.  A Red Hat lady, Hermione Granger's mom, a clown, and the cutest candy corn fairy were there too. 

September 2011

Sorry I missed the meeting.  My first time in six years.  Boo hoo.  Heard it was a great one.  Many members and a new one too.

August 2011

Last minute change to the schedule but who cared - we had fun.  Celebrated Halloween a littel early with a Halloween craft.  My spider looks so cute on the window sill.

June 5, 2011

STRIP POKER!  Oh la la. Afte a yummy pot luck meal we broke off into groups to play poker for strips of fabric.  We played right up until the close of the meeting.  No ending early that night.

May 1, 2011

What a quiet evening.  Our own Madeleine led us in a workshop on using crayon embroidery to make quilt labels.  Everyone was so intent on their coloring you could hear a pin drop.  But what adorable labels.

April 3, 2011

Our guest speaker showed us how to make quilted jackets.  Janice Maroney suprised us with bags and quilts too.