Those Mesa Ladies/ October

 Yesterday was that favorite day of the month

where I had the opportunity to spend the day with

those wonderful Mesa Ladies

We quilt together at the church, visit,

eat wonderful food, and have the best time.

Janet is getting ready for Halloween

with a work in progress

fusible applique

Bench Pillow

 I believe the pattern is by KimberBell

 Lori found this baby quilt 

 she had started 8 years ago 

for her grand daughter :)

Time to finish now!

 Only the binding needs to be done.

 And a new baptism quilt for the same grand daughter

CTR= Choose The Right

 For Show and Tell

Peg brought her 

Getting Around To It

that she designed

 Raw edge circles

 Soft Minkee back

Look at the wonderful quilting!

 Julie was working on a pink Chevron quilt for a grand daughter

 Each month two of the ladies in the group 

serve as hosts

This month Julie and Christine provided the most fun Halloween themed day.

As we walked in, one of the tables was decorated with snacks

and door prizes

 How cute is this?

Julie decorated her trifle bowl 

Inside was a snack of roasted peanuts and candy corn.

When eaten together, they taste a lot like a Payday candy bar.

 And for lunch Julie and Christine treated us to

the most delicious 

Halloween Bag Lunches

 Quilty labels

Chicken Salad Croissants

Veggies and Dip

Fruit Cups

Chips

Homemade cookies

and of course

eyeballs and spider rings

Can you see why I feel so spoiled?

Thank you ladies  !!!

General Conference

 Do you pick a favorite weekend each year?

I do :)

Well, actually I pick two favorite weekends:

The first weekend in April

and 

The first weekend in October

 On both of these weekends

my church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

broadcasts a

2-Day

General Conference

Thousands attend in the 

Conference Center

in Salt Lake City

but Millions watch on TV or their media device

(like me)

It's quite nice to stay home and watch church

and I always line up some fun quilting projects to be accomplished, too :)

 But, the main reason I love listening to our church leaders

is to hear messages of Christ

 And, to be reminded of what matters most in this life.

There are (2) two hour sessions on both

Saturday and Sunday

I come away encouraged and inspired to 

do better and to be better.

Most of all I feel

God's always extending love for me 

and for each of us.

If you would like to listen to the messages given today

you can tune in on your computer or media device

HERE

S'More Favors

 Saturday was my daughter's 

Bridal Shower

and I had the opportunity to 

provide the favors

as a "Thank You" for the guests who attended

Aubrey and Kevin met at a 

Church Camp Out

and immediately fell in love.

He took her back up to that same campsite

in the Arizona mountains

 to propose.

I thought it only appropriate that I make

S'More Favors 

to honor their union.

 Layers of

Graham crackers

Chocolate 

and 

Marshmallows 

Yum!

Conair Travel Iron

 Sometimes you just have to have

a quilt notion 

because it's

cute

Then when you discover

it's 

practical

you smile even more.

My friend Denise brought her

EZ Press 

Hand Held Steam Iron

by Conair

to class 

and I knew I wanted to order one, too.

Love the Aqua color
(*I admit, that is what sold me first :)

and Travel Size

Just perfect for taking to classes

with my small 

8 3/4" X 11 3/4" Fold Away

Cutting and Pressing Station

by Omnigrid

As you know, often at quilt classes you do not have

a lot of room at your table.

These nest snugly right next to my machine

and are convenient for working on blocks.

The Conair Iron

was $23.95 with free shipping 

from Amazon.com

HERE

The Omnigrid Mat

can also be ordered from Amazon.com

HERE

Handmade With Love Labels

 As I have mentioned before in several blog posts

I often like to use 

pre-made labels on the back of my quilts.

While visiting a local quilt shop with some friends,

Denise called me over and said she spotted something

she knew I would like.

She was right !

Quilt Labels with a Modern look :)

 Handmade with Love by Sweetwater 

for Moda

 The labels are sold in a 

12 1/2 " X  44"

panel length

Of course I had to get several lengths.

 These will be perfect for some upcoming projects.

 many styles to choose from

 I purchased the cream background,

but the panel is also available in an aqua or gray background.

LOVE

Those Mesa Ladies Summer Sewing Safari

 Yesterday was my favorite day of the month

with 

Those Wonderful Mesa Ladies

 Peg was in charge of hosting for June

and she always makes everything so fun!

She e-mailed us in advance and said the day

would have the theme of

Summer Sewing Safari

The invitation said:

Dress in your animal print attire - if you want to...

Gonna Go Wild, quilting.

Door Prizes: Like, every half hour, just saying.

Lunch: Don't mess with me, I've got this, ladies!

Show and tell: This a favorite part. Bring your fun stuff to show.

Duh: We'll be sewing/quilting/cutting, whatever you wish

 So I dressed up in my best leopard shirt...

 grabbed my zebra scissors 

and

Cheetah glasses

along with my sewing machine and quilting supplies

 and headed to the church.

 Peg and Candice had the room

ready for our arrival

with Safari treats and door prizes.

Music from The Lion King's

Hakuna Matata

would erupt through out the room

about every 20 minutes

and a door prize would be given.

 All were jungle themed

Peg really was creative in her selections!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Who would not love a tiger or zebra car?

I personally received some very cool

Jaguar cupcake liners

and a zebra night mask.

Renee went home with animal print flip flops.

 Peg even made 

wrist pin cushions for each one of us!

 I now have my very own Cheetah wrist pin cushion.

Are you jealous?

 Have I mentioned before that Peg has an extensive background in catering?

She and Candice provided the most delicious boxed lunches.

Chicken salad on croissants

fruit cups

veggies and veggie dip

and dessert

Wild, Crazy, Exotic!

I loved every minute of our day!

Thank you Peg and Candice for a truly Wild Time  !!

**

tomorrow I will share with you our

Show and Tell from the group.

Juggling with the Juggle Quilt

 The other day when I was sewing with

Those Mesa Ladies

Jamie was in the process of cutting out

fabrics for a new quilt pattern.

Juggle

by Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms

 Love this pattern 

with all of it's darling

hexie's made with Camille's

Happy Go Lucky fabrics.

 If you look closely you can see

a lot of small white 60 degree triangles sections 

that separate the hexagons.

The pattern provides a paper template 

that you should first copy onto your own template plastic.

The only problem:

we were sewing at a church building

and Jamie did not have any template plastic with her.

 This was a time when the word 

JUGGLE 

really came into play.

Stephanie Romney (Stuph From Steph) came up with the best idea!

By working with what we had in the room

Steph taped the paper template 

onto the underside of a ruler.

She then cut

3" strips of fabrics.

*the height of the triangle

Within minutes

the exact size of needed

60 degree triangles were created!

How's that for adaptability?

 

That Steph is brilliant :)