Most any group of 12 quilters could probably make 36 blocks AND put the quilts together in one day.....however....PTA members are easily distracted.
Of course before we begin sewing, we must have Show and Tell......plus coffee and treats, then we work for an hour or so. Then we break for lunch, where (this time) an A/V surprise awaited...... read on.....
Judy Simmons shared her newest piece....inspired by some deconstructive fabric she made. Judy explains the process here.
........her own English paper pieced Grandmother's Garden quilt......
Gen is our resident master of any and all crafts. We all admired and modeled her fingerless gloves.....
.....note her fancy stitches.....seriously....there's no technique she hasn't conquered.....
Dort, yet again, wowed us with another fabulous landscape quilt.......
Then......during lunch....Connie had us rolling on the floor when she surprised us with a JibJab video. I wasn't familiar with this silliness.......but you better believe I'll be playing with it soon.Basically, JibJab allows you to place a photo 'head shot' onto a body...in this case Christmas Elfs that are dancing and generally acting silly. Connie created our own PTA short subject movie. Apparently this can be done as a e-greeting card as well. The Elfs will be back as Christmas 2011 draws near. Click here and here for more info......
This might be one of those.....'you really had to be there things'......and I'm sorry you weren't because it was about the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. Thank you Connie Brown for your creativity!!In conclusion.....now you can understand why it took our group all day to make 3 small quilts....of which the block had already been sewn! Each of the quilts was taken home by a volunteer to finish.....which they will be.........but don't we have a good time?!?
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