4-H Camp 2016

Three of our grandchildren stayed with us after our big family reunion Memorial Day weekend.  Hailey brought fabric to make her first quilt, and her mom's sewing machine.  The first two days she spent designing the quilt, cutting out all the strips using a rotary blade, and then started sewing the strips together.  She had practiced sewing straight before she started and did very well.  Here are her first strips.  She ended up finishing it at home, and made a coverlet for both bunk beds. Two of the pictures below show the quilting patterns Jeri Montella used when she quilted them.  

Here are the finished quilts.  Pretty good work, Hailey!  So glad you finished.

Brendan learned how to press seams and sew a pretty straight seam.

Laurie and Brendan learned how to make designer pillow cases.  They made two for themselves, and then several sets for Primary Children's Hospital.    Here are some of their finished products.

Comfort Comes Through Quilts

Our Grayson Country Quilt Guild presented a quilt to Paula Atcitty Allen in June.  She lost her home, vehicles, family dogs and ATV's to a fire recently in Bluff.  Paula is a former student of mine who graduated from San Juan High.  She is now a dialysis nurse at the Blue Mountain Hospital.  I'm so glad the officers responded so quickly to this suggestion, as she is one of my favorite people, always so positive and upbeat.  This has been a very trying time for her and her family. 

Building a Fabric Barn

Patty Lyman asked me to help her make a fabric barn for a Farm Days presentation she was doing.  It took about a week to do, with all the embellishments.  Both she and Steve helped find animal and tractor pictures I could use.  Hopefully, it will be used more than once.

She used it for a presentation she did at USU talking about Farm Days

Sewing for Family

Beginning stages of Easter Eggs I made for each of our kid's families Spring 2015.  Later showed it at Feb. workshop.

Below is a quilt I had made for Glena Chetwood Guzman, a 1st cousin once removed.  She is my Aunt Orpha's granddaughter.  She and her twin sister Elaine were orphaned when both parents died early, and they were raised by their paternal grandmother.  I've been communicating with them, so that they might know something of their mother's family history.

This quilt is being made for Elaine Chetwood who got married last August.

What we do at quilt guild

Though I am a bit sporadic at attending our monthly guild meetings, I always enjoy it when I do go.  Here are some of the things we did during 2015.

One of my goals for 2014-15 was to reduce the size of my stash and to complete unfinished projects. I've been using what I already have for all the quilts both I and my grandkids made.  These are "some" of the cupboards where fabric is stashed, as well as the file cabinets.  In addition I had about 4 tubs of cloth.  But I have made good progress.

During the winter I made these "valentine" related pillow cases.  I can't remember if I sent them to grandkids or friends, or if I have them stashed somewhere.!!!  That's what happens when you do a "catch up blog" for the past year -- and why you should blog when things are fresh in your mind.  But, hey, at least a took photos...so I know I made something!  These used up quite a bit of my random stash.

Quilts I showed at the March 18, 2015 meeting made from my stash.

 I have a huge collection of purple fabric, and love this wave pattern that Kathy Hurst taught us.

I used my fall collection of jelly rolls, plus deer panels I'd had for about 10 years.

I have enough left to make another hunting quilt.

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Pincushion night...all sorts of zany and practical cushions appeared and were shared.  May meeting 2015

 

Fabrics from around the world were shared at one meeting.  I brought samples from Mexico (when we went to the Yucatan) and from Costa Rica and the Panama Canal cruise.  I hope to put these into a quilt this next year.

November work day.  Debbie taught us how she makes placemats.

This is where I started cutting out my Southwest crazy patch pieces.

Guild helps make quilts for Umlazi South Africa.

Our guild made dozens of baby quilts and receiving blankets which were sent with the Murdocks in Africa.  

December 9, 2015 · 
 Africa.
Church members donated hand-crafted quilts and blankets as well as other baby clothing and supplies to 67 newborn babies. The quilts and blankets were hand-made and donated by the Grayson Country Quilters Guild of Blanding, Utah, USA. Other baby supplies were donated by Church members from Idaho, USA. 
The Hospital, which has 1206 beds, delivers on average over 40 newborns every day. These sweet mothers were very pleased with the outpouring of love, kindness and generosity directed towards them.

Jerry and Tina Murdock who recently served as missionaries in this area transported the blankets from the USA to South Africa and were instrumental in this charitable act.

" Thank you Grayson Country Quilters Guild for your love and donation to these ladies. They were received with such gratitude."

   

Four Baptisms in 2015

 Grandma Janet made baptism comforters for all four children who were born in 2007:  Logan, Ava, Jaxon, and Adam.

Logan was born June 14, 2007 and baptized by her father Anthony in 2015.

Ava was born August 24, 2007 and baptized by her dad, Quentin.

Jaxon was born September 10, 2007 and baptized by his father, Andrew.

 Adam was born September 12, 2007, and baptized by his brother, Michael