Tag Archives: Spring Grove Piecemakers

Of our monthly (larger group) guild meeting last Monday……….       The morning began with a relaxing workshop working on ‘crazy pieced’ blocks….thank you, Nancy!!!     A military quilt……                                                               A not-very-clear … Continue reading →

There is the sound of machines whirring, scissors snipping, needle & thread creating all sorts of wonderfully colorful pieces, ripples of laughter and voices sharing various moments of recent life happenings……..   Yup, there was a time when this group came … Continue reading →

Not much text and a whole lotta pix….. This is not a paper piecing (side note!).         The solid green is the “batting” & will be cut away (with the backing) and bound with a “cranberry” colored … Continue reading →

Back to a more “normal” schedule (at least for 3 months!). Our Spring Grove(MN) group has been a busy one………. first, some military finishes…    Member, Doris (right,below), makes paper and shared  Christmas themed cards she had designed & embellished………    Janice … Continue reading →

Began with a morning workshop that involved card making using handmade (by Doris and her DH) papers. Although I didn’t make it for that, these 2 gals were there and tried their hand at doing it. They were more than … Continue reading →

(note: take 1 coffee cup + “wrap”. The upper portion/pocket folds to the inside of the mug leaving the smaller pockets on the outside to hold miscellaneous gizmos near your machine)         A doll “bunting”     … Continue reading →

And slipping back to a “northern routine”! Spring Grove “Piecemakers” met last Monday  for a workshop making a necktie water/wine tote…….  There were many cute finishes for some and for others (like me!) it was a time of catching up … Continue reading →

Sit back, grab a cuppa………photo heavy post ahead………….. Note: (above photo) great idea for those large prints you just do not want to cut into!!!!! Just sayin’……………   Barb (above) recently attended a workshop/trunk show featuring the well known designer … Continue reading →

Today was quilt guild day in Spring Grove (MN) and, after welcoming several new members and a short business recap, sharing time gave an account of what the members have been up to in the last month………   First up … Continue reading →

And this is only a small portion of what these gals have accomplished in the weeks just finished!!! They hardly sit still long enough for me to grab a photo (and some don’t, as the number of blurred photos was … Continue reading →

(Last Monday) was once again motivating and inspiring. One after another, project upon project was shared. Here is just a sampling!………… A crochet rug made from t-shirt strips!!! And this was her first attempt having just seen the project demoed!!!!!! … Continue reading →

When my larger quilt group meets and shares inspiration. I did a workshop in the morning on fmq (free motion quilting) that had the gals workin’ up a froth, uh, sweat, uh…….we had a great time!!! Couldn’t repeat enough times: … Continue reading →

Of today’s quilt group gathering. It began at 9:00 a.m. with a workshop (mini) on paper piecing. The block was a “friendship” block one of the members had chosen for her quilt at the end of last year. Many gals … Continue reading →