SHOW & SHINE -- February 2006

There were 5 quilters showing 6 projects.

1.  Ruby Quinton
     a.  Owls and Leaves quilt.

2.  Barb Sheen
     a.  Blue, Yellow & Pink beauty bed quilt.

3.  Lisa Comin
     a.  Potted Flowers Wall Hanging

     b.  Her Husband's special quilt.

4.  Deb Meservy
     a.  Mystery Quilt

5.  Shirley Gibb
     a.  Big Square Boys Quilt

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SHOW & SHINE -- November 2005

By November 2005 the Guild meetings are really starting to roll.  We have 7 quilters showing 18 projects.  Several long-time quilters will show their quilts in subsequent Guild meetings.  This month it is the Clara Matkin/Spackman show.  And what a show it was, 11 quilts in total.  Take a look at these...



1.  Clara Matkin/Spackman
     a.  First picture shows Clara getting organized.  Alma Wolsey introducing her.  The second picture shows her first quilt, Sunbonnet Sue.

 

     b. & c.  All squares and another pinwheel quilt going up.

     d.  Tiny Pinwheels with applique and embroidered flowers.

     e.  4-patch

     f.  Irish Chain

     g.  Flower Baskets

     h.  Pinwheels

     i.  Dresden Plate

     j.  9-patch in 9-patch on point.

     k.  Tulip Quilt

 2.  Ruby Quinton
      a.  Irish Chain

3.  Lisa Comin and Rita Holt
     a.  Three Kings Nativity Wall Hanging.  I am not sure which of these lovely ladies quilted this.  This a is mother and daughter team.

4.  Deb Meservy
     a.  Christmas Table Runner

5.  Lisa Duce
     a.  Christmas Trees Wall Hanging.

6.  Kathy Palmer
     a. & b.  Christmas Tree Wall Hanging and Star Table Runner

7.  Barb Sheen
     a.  Christmas Tree Wall Hanging or Throw  in flannel with clipped seam allowances.

 

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SHOW & SHINE -- September 2005

Here we go, more Show & Shine catching up.  In the month of September 2005 the Cardston Temple City Quilters Guild held their inaugural meeting. September 2015 will be the Guild's 10th Anniversary. 

Besides being our Guild's inaugural year, 2005 was an auspicious year for all Albertans.  It was the 100th birthday of its province-hood.  The first set of photos comprises the blocks of an Alberta Centennial Quilt.

This  is the central block of the quilt.  It contains the year of Alberta's birth, the provincial coat of arms and two samples of the Wild Rose, Alberta's provincial flower.

 

This block represents parts of Alberta's history.

Some of the opening up of the country was founded on coal. 

Franks slide is represented at the top right hand corner.

Burning coal was how most of the power was brought to Alberta.

The dinosaur in the bottom right of the block indicates our world renown museum.  Some of the best preserved skeletons were found in the Crowsnest Pass area where the coal was mined. 

The Drumheller area became another great hotbed of finds.

There is a dinosaur named for Alberta, it is called the Albertasaures.

 

This block shows the RCMP, grain elevators, windmills, cattle, and rodeos.

The most well known of the rodeos is the Calgary Stampede.

 

Alberta has many First Nations peoples. 

Archeologists work with First Nations peoples to preserve the buffalo kill sites and stone circles.  This relationship has not always been so collegial. 

As in most places in the "new world"  the indigenous peoples were not always well treated.  Governments have left a legacy of ill treatment and will be dealing with the results of the abuse for a long time to come.

One of the best known First Nations sites is Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump.  This was a section of land First Nations could drive a buffalo herd off a cliff in order to collect meat & furs in order to survive.

There is an oil well in the middle ground, oil is still Alberta's main economic engine, on the right side and an irrigation pivit in the foreground.  Agriculture, including cattle, pigs, sheep and horses is huge in Alberta particularly since the irrigation systems have been developed.

 

Here is Alberta's Provincial Flower,

the Wild Rose.

 

This block shows Chief Mountain in the background, the Cardston Temple (Mormen) and the carriage and horses represent our famous

Remington Carriage Museum, also in Cardston.

 

According to our Quilt Guild photo albums, Barb Sheen showed a quilt at the first meeting.  Participation has grown ever since.

 





 

 

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SHOW & SHINE -- 11 May 2015

We had a wide range of projects shown this month.  There were 10 quilters showing 27 quilting projects!  What a haul.

1.  Ruby Quinton
     a.  Mexican Flower Applique Quilt. Front, back & close-up. Ruby has been very busy this month with three full-size quilts completed as well as 2 small projects!  I believe this quilt was hand-quilted.

     b. & c.  Hexagon Table Toppers  She made 2 on Sew Day. It is in browns directly under the 'Sew Day Fun' sign.  She used brown rick rack for the edge.

     d.  Black, white & red quilt. Front and back.  Hand quilted.

       e.  Pink, White and Green Floral Bed Quilt.  Front and close-up. Hand quilted.

2.  Barb Sheen
     a.  Vintage Square Crib Quilt (dark on light).  Quilt front and close-up.  All the pieces stitched onto the background are pinked by hand.

 

     b.  Vintage Square Crib Quilt light on dark.  Quilt front, close-up & back.

  

     c.  Vintage Circle Crib Quilt.  Quilt front and close-up. 

     c.  Paper pieced Feathered Star in batiks.  Heidi Sharp (l) and Christy Stewart (r) are holding Barb Sheen's quilt.  Christy said that this was as close as she was going to get to a quilt this difficult.   Barb told us that she's already started on another paper pieced quilt.  I can't wait till she brings that quilt for Show & Shine!

3.  Sylvia Terry

     a.  Hexagon Flower Quilt.  This is raw edge applique.  It was blanket stitched by hand by Sylvia.

     b.  Friendship Applique Quilt designed by Sylvia (l).  Each "person" is unique. Heidi Sharp (r) assisting.  Almost all of her quilts contain embroidery.

     c.  Twist & Turn Appliqued Quilt designed by Sylvia.  The pattern for this has been provided by Sylvia for posting on the blog.  See separate posting. Search for Twist & Turn Quilt.

       d.  Small applique wall hanging.  Quilt front and close-up. I believe this quilt is a designed and constructed by Sylvia.



4.  Dawn Collins
     a.  Applique Wall Hanging called "Catch & Release".  Front and close-up.  This is incomplete at the moment but will not be available for viewing once complete.  It is heading to her father for his 88th Birthday.

 

     b.  Hexagon Table Topper made on Sew Day.  Dawn's hexagon was made with upholstery fabric.  Of the three, Dawn's is the top right hexagon in gold, red, green, blue and tan.

5.  Betty Trudeau

     a.  Hexagon Table Topper made on Sew Day.  Betty didn't have enough repeats on her fabric to do all 6 pieces the same so she did 3 and 3 and alternated these pieces.  This turned out very nicely.  Betty's hexagon is the bottom right.  Betty used rick rack around the edge of her hexagon.

     b.  Mother's Day Applique Fancy Boot Wall Hanging  This wall hanging was designed by Betty.  I think she is making one for every month.

6.  Raeola Baker
     a.  Hexagon Table Topper made on Sew Day.  Raeola put extra large rick rack on the edges of her hexagon.

7.  Alice Sheen
     a.  Hexagon Table Topper made on Sew Day.  It is identical to Raeola's.  The only difference was Alice hadn't quite finished hers.  It will likely be done within a day or two.  Alice's hexagon is the bottom right.

8.  Donna Prince
     a.  Hexagon Table Topper made on Sew Day.  Donna's hexagon is the top left, made with Santas, snowmen & reindeer.

9.  Sheila Kimberley
     a. to e.  Hexagon Table Toppers  Sheila made quite a few of these as examples for us to see at the sew day but then she made a few more for the meeting.  These are on the table in front of her.

     b.  Applique Bunny Crib Quilt  It's strange how many applique projects were shown this month just when we had an applique demonstration.

10.  Heidi Sharp
       a.  Crib Quilt with the backing wrapping to front making the border and binding.  The recipients name is embroidered onto the quilt -- Gideon.

 

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