November Groovy Girls

Friday night we had our monthly Groovy Girls meeting. My friends Gaila, Shonna, Sherri, and Emilee were there. We were missing Jen though.


There was lots of show and tell.

This baby quilt is so super cute!

This was from a beginners quilting class.

Emilee had made her daughter a new blanket with minkee on the back.

I worked on these pink and brown blocks. I was going to make a wall hanging, but now I'm kind of thinking I might make 4 table toppers and embroider on the centers and give them to friends for Christmas if I get them done.

They are 24" square, so pretty big, but I really like this block.

I have enough HST's left to make one more pattern, then I think I'm done with these, though I did find another pattern I might try. I've really enjoyed sewing with all these HST's and it's definately not one of my favorite quilting things, but this has been fun. I got 3 done on Friday night and just need to finish up the last one now.

September Groovy Girls

Friday night was our first Groovy Girls of the new year. We had lots of new faces as well as a lot of returning members.
Darlene and Michelle, the two in center front, are the girls I worked with at the shop before. It was so good to see them and catch up. Shonna in the white and Jenn hidden in the green were also there. They stayed to sew as did Pam and Sue. It was so good to catch up with everyone after the summer break. Sherry and Emily were able to be there as well. I always enjoy my evening out with the girls.

Tammy does the program and this month was on the Kindle cover. She's showing the one I made out of the Maxine fabric. I have a co-worker who will be getting it for Christmas.

She also showed the CD/DVD holder I made out of the new pattern by Gudrun using her new Super fabric line.

I was so productive in the sewing department that night. I finished sewing all the Blush 60* blocks and finished sewing all the blocks for my Mocha Merigue Wonder Blocks quilt. That's been an old UFO that I know I will like, but just didn't care for piecing the blocks. Once I got started though, they were easy to finish. I also pulled the fabric to make Jacque's block for the swap. I was able to use my stash and have 14 different fabrics in it without cutting into my jewel toned batik fat quarters I had been buying, so I think I may just have to make another quilt with those since I love them so much. I got in about 5 hours of sewing which felt so good!

June Groovy Girls

June Groovy Girls was a small group, so we didn't last quite as long, but it gave us plenty of time to sew! Shoona, Gaila, Jenn, and I sewed while Tammy worked on kits for the quilt show.
Shonna was working on zippered bags, while Gaila and Jenn were learning how to paper piece from me.

Gaila had done a bit of paper piecing, so needed a refresher. We were working on Jen's Friendship Swap blocks. I just love how her fabric looks like verigated thread.

Jenn was picking up on it right away.

Our blocks were coming together.

I love how mine turned out. The purple and pinks are just so me!

When I got done with my block I worked on a new UFO. I took a Blush jelly roll and matched up the strips and sewed them into strip sets. I have them all sewn and pressed and ready to be cut into pieces for hexis.

I feel like I got so much accomplished by finally using the Blush Jelly roll, but it was pretty mindless sewing and that's what I needed for an evening of visiting.

April Groovy Girls!

Friday night was Groovy Girls Night! It was all about Mom and Me in the kitchen. Tammy is wearing one of the sample aprons.

I had to take a picture of our Gypsy display just for Jen! It's all purple and includes the amazing Gypsy Sit Upon. If you haven't tried one, it's definately a necessity for quilt retreats. It really helps the back.

We had a great group of ladies at GG's. This is the front part of the shop.

In the classroom, Shonna, Kristina, and Gaila were busy sewing after the class was over. We were all pretty silly by the end of the night.

These ladies have been regulars too. We always talk about very interesting stuff. We were discussing sewing scissors to snip skin tabs. You just never know what you'll learn at GG's!

We had a great night.
One of the projects was chenille potholders. I made this one to match the childs apron.

This one matched the adult apron. I figured out a new way to do bias binding just by folding the fabric and these went together really quickly!

I worked on this baby quilt. I got all the borders on and it's now ready to be quilted. It's for my cousin who is having a baby in August, so I have plenty of time to get it done.

January Groovy Girls

Friday night was the January Groovy Girls night and boy did we have fun! I got a big Ohhhhh when I came in, as they weren't expecting to see me. I really had planned not to be there, but with no baby I decided to go. This awesome group of ladies showed up and we had a great time thinking of travel ideas and ways to use the travel totes.

Tammy is an awesome leader and always has so many great ideas to share.

Jenn, Gaila, and Shonna were all there, so we had a chance to visit and catch up. It's been a month since we were all able to get together. Gaila insisted on taking a picture of me. I got my haircut this week and it feels great to have it short again. We all had a great time visiting and I worked on my new EPP project and got one flower done and started on another. I figure I'll make some progress in the hospital if I feel like it. It's a small project to take with me.