I love it when Saturday Sampler day rolls around each month! That means....all the block homework has been done (whew!), and we're ready to show our finished block.
Earlier this month there was an extra special treat for all the ladies in class. Patchwork Plus had arranged for the Swirly Girls to be there for a trunk show of at least a couple dozen of their quilts made from their Swirly Girl patterns.
If you check out the Swirly Girls blog, you can read their version of their day in Dayton--I see they like to take pictures of the Amish buggies, too!
Sarah and I enjoyed the show! Here are a few of our favorites:
Below is one of their newest. Hannah would like this one since she loves Reds:
This one below was striking with the vibrant pink paired with black, featuring a center panel:
Many of these quilts were very simple patterns that whip up quickly and are made especially for the bright modern fabrics that are so popular today:
October's Saturday Sampler class has been postponed until November because Patchwork Plus is one of the quilt shops hosting Tour De Quilt that same weekend.
My thought: "Ahh...a month's reprieve of sewing a sampler block."
Does Sarah think like Mom? Evidently not....she's already ahead of the game and finished her block this week! I'll never beat her!
~Deb
Such beautiful quilts! Guess what? I get to take a quilt class finally! The ladies in our church gave me a $100 gift certificate to a local quilt shop for my birthday in April, and I'm finally going to use it. They didn't have any classes open till fall. I'm excited! For a brief moment I considered just buying $100 worth of fabric, but the ladies wanted me to be able to take a class, so that's what I'll do.
Posted by: Susan | Friday, September 23, 2011 at 01:37 AM
Deb- what a lovely collection of quilts! I am so looking forward to seeing your finished block- I know it will be lovely. You girls always have the best time- looks like it was a wonderful ladies evening.
Vicki
Posted by: Vicki | Friday, September 30, 2011 at 04:16 PM