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  !!!

Shari's Maple Block

 Shari Butler

of Doohikey Designs

is the host this month

for our Bees Knees Quilting Bee

Shari is having us make

a large 12" X 12" Modern Maples block

 Shari really made it easy for us.

She cut out each piece,

and mailed us the fabrics.

The block sewed up quick,

and is now ready to be mailed back to her :)

 Love being a member of the

Bees Knees

Those Mesa Ladies September

 Wednesday was my favorite day of the month

as I met with

Those Wonderful Mesa Ladies

for our September meeting.

Jamie's latest finish.

The ladies always bring the cutest 

Show and Tell !

 Love her border fabric

The always beautiful

Christine Cook

You may know her as cc.quilts on Instagram

 Christine is expecting a baby boy #4

in the next few months

and brought along this one to finish binding.

 The backing is a soft navy polka dot minkee

 Many of us are grandmothers making quilts for our grandchildren.

Steph brought two baby quilts to bind.

 Left Over Tater Tots

cute name!

 Love her printed labels

 For The Love of Aqua

Also made from leftover scraps.

 Love love love the blue against the crisp white.

 And especially love her creative border

Vicki and Janet 

treated us to the most amazing gourmet lunch.

These ladies can cook!

We meet at the church

where everything needs to be brought in

 and yet the ladies decorate 

as if they were hosting at home.

Even though we are not known for rain in Arizona,

the umbrella represented our recent

 Record Breaking Downpour

that made National News :)

Gold Fish Crackers Quilt Blocks

 I've had a very productive few days

in getting caught up making my

Bees Knees Blocks

For the month of September

Melissa Corry  (Happy Quilting)

asked us to make any kind of quilt block

with a Camping/ Outdoor Theme

She sent us the cutest fabrics

from the Smoors Love Collection

by Cosmo Cricket

 I opted to make

Gold Fish Crackers

12 1/2 " X 12 1/2" Unfinished

from a 

Free Tutorial offered by the

Emerald Coast Modern Quilt Guild

HERE

 I even added in a few of my own fabrics

for the backgrounds 

with one in blue

to give it that fishy water look :)

 I hope Melissa likes my choice

because these were so fun to make,

 she is not just getting one block...

 but a School of Fish !!

 I'd love to make a quilt out of these blocks myself.

I don't have any fisherman in my life

but I do love to look at Aquariums :)

The Emerald Coast Guild even gives

a possible layout suggestion.

Those Mesa Ladies/ August

 Yesterday was my favorite day of the month

A day to quilt 

with 

Those Mesa Ladies

Amanda brought her latest Work In Progress

This month we met in the cultural hall of the church

while electrical work was being done

through out the building.

We each bring our own projects to work on.

Most bring

Show and Tell

Peg just got her Block of The Month quilt

back from the quilter.

Right away she threw it into the washer and dryer

making it nice and soft and cuddly.

Peg also just finished her

Quilty Fun Sampler

designed by Lori Holt/ Bee In My Bonnet

The back is as cute as the front.

Christine worked on binding her latest.

 The back is a soft Minky

Peg and Christine

I feel so honored to be part of this Mesa Quilt group.

The ladies are very generous and giving.

Peg brought us each a gift

of homemade 

"Blessing Bread"

 The message was so sweet

that it brought tears to our eyes.

We all have our challenges

and could use an extra Blessing.

A lot more than quilting 

goes on when we meet together.

 Each year on this day

As a family tradition,

Peg makes bread in honor of her mother's birthday.

A gift to offer

comfort, peace, love and hope 

to those who receive it.

Thank you Peg for always knowing how to 

be a friend.

And, as always

the luncheon was absolutely delicious.

Steph and Karen

provided

Hawaiian sliders * recipe HERE

Veggies and Dip

Watermelon

Homemade Salsa and Chips

Carmelitas (dessert)

and Lemonade.

The 11 (yes 11!) Electricians in the building came by

and mentioned how good the kitchen smelled.

Stephanie in her generosity

fed them all Hawaiian Sliders.

Can you see why I admire these ladies so much?