The 2008 Challenge was My Florida, what you love the most about Florida.
Pictured with the winning quilts is First Place, Karen crosby, Second Place, Ronnie Butler and Third, Ethel D'Ascanio.
Show and Tell January 2008
Klonda has another winner.
Photo Album 2007
This begins the photo album from last year.
Christmas 2007
Thanks Addie , for your hard work planning such a great party!
The Christmas Party Planning Committee, BOY! did we have fun!Pictured are BJ Smith, Sue Reisner,Joan Novak,Penny Cross, Edie Wehner,Pati Sargeant, Amie Spinello and Addie Atkinson. Not pictured Ruth Hampson.
Crazy for Quilting 2007.
The big job of setting up the racks, how'd we do that again?
Poles cleaned and ready to put together.
Good thing our husbands are so helpful. Thanks, guys.
Boutique set up.
Now to hang all the quilts.
More quilts to hang
The quilts coming in to be judged or hung.
O K who's next?
More quilts to hang, keep working, ladies.
Thanks to Oscar and Patsy Jenkins we ate good.
FOOD! Yummy.
The Sweat Shop.
This quilt was made by my (Joan Novak) Great Aunt Hanna, born in 1890,, who had lost her arm as a child in a farm accident.
Lucky Sue Lynn, she inherited this beautiful quilt.
Connie Long and Joan Steel works hard getting all the programs ready.
Sweat shop workers measuring fabric. Bags were made to hold the rack pipes between shows.
Here is one of the lucky sewing machine winners.
Mary Redrick was the winner of the beautiful Crazy Quilt.
Brother Ray took on the serious duty of drawing the winners.
The boutique was a big hit.
When Sue Reisner was to announce the winner of the miniture Crazy Quilt, drawn from the names of the member who worked on it, she read the winning name and squeaked,"ME!"
Gladys Murphy proudly stands beside her quilt.
Dressing up the entry.
Creative Quilters held their annual Christmas party at the Citrus Hill Country Club on December 13. Patsy Jenkins recited a quilting poem by Linda Powell and the members sang the refrain to the tune of �These Are A Few of My Favorite Things� Two of the mini groups, The Under Cover Girls and The Quilters in the Woods, displayed their group challenges.
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 6
The Reception Table.
What a beautiful table.
Having a great time.
Mingle, mingle.
Helen's quilt.
Charlotte tells about the quilt.
Another version of the same blocks.
Pati surprised everyone by making 5 minature quilts with her blocks.
Geneva Davis points out a special block on the quilt.
Quilters in the Woods had their challenge, too
Gloria gets her quilt ready.
Creative Quilters had a cold, dark start to the Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival in Inverness. Up before the sun in 38 degrees, bundled up with all the clothes we could get on, we set up the 2007 Raffle quilt.
The day got warmer
and the tickets sold like hot cakes.
The Creative Quilters took the 2007 Raffle quilt to the Quilt Show in Brooksville on November 25 at the Hernando County Recreation Center. It was a beautiful day to be outside chatting with quilters and others interested in quilting.
The members show off the 27 Cruiser Quilts Donated to the Citrus County Sheriff's Department. November,2006.
Sgt. Eddie Lane and Edie Thompson, left, and Jane Kegan at the presentation of the Cruiser Quilts.
November 8,2006 Ed West gave a talk on his book "Father's Quilt"
On Wednesday May 24th Creative Quilters welcomed Louise Robinson who, with her friend Noreen Sulivan, presented a program on Ricky Tims Convergence quilts. Working with her and her well thought out 10 step instructions, the quilters made the beautiful and unusual quilts. Showing off their Convergence quilts with Noreen Sullivan and Louise Robinson, far left, are BJ Smith, Lucy Thompson, Patsy Jenkins, Carol Tyner, Joan Steele and Kathy Sattenthwaite. Kneeling, Joan Novak.
Some of the finished quilts.>
A collage workshop.
In July 2005 we gathered to work on the "cruiser quilts" that are donated to the local police and sheriff's departments.From left, Gladys Murphy, Charlotte Gore, Martha Cosby, Sue Reisner, Joan DeLuca, Mary Pletts, BJ Smith Geneva Davis and Helen Seigel.
The results of the June, 2005 workshop given by our favorite "bag lady" Roxanne Barnes. Pictured from left are Roxanne Barnes,, Edie Wehner, Pati Sargeant, Charlotte Gore, Sharon Paup, Jane Kegan with granddaught Jada in front of her, Edie Thompson, Gladys Murphy, BJ Smith, Carroll Tyner, Sue Reisner, Mary Redrick and Patsy Jenkins.
Members display some of the Challenge for 2005.
Pictures of the challenge for 2006. For the challenge, each participant was given a fat quarter of fabric, which was black with white Spider Mums and was to create a wall hanging with all black and white fabrics and a splash of color. The splash of color was not to exceed 10 percent the wall hanging
Here are the winners of the Challenge. Helen Siegel holding Peggy Evan's entry Second Place, Mary Pletts First Place and Barbara Parker Third Place.
Rick and Dianne Gutierrez were brought to the January business meeting to talk about restoring antique quilts by Barbra Parker, pictures here at the right with the Gutierrez
The January 2006 workshop was The LeMoyne Star Table Runner presented by Roxanne Barnes.Back row; Maddie Bliss, Kathy Bogges, Rose O'Toole, Patti Sargeant,Gloria Clewett, Ruth Hampson, Joan DeLuca and Sue Reisner. Second row; Donna Werthmuller, Roxann Barnes BJ Smith, SueLynn Storey and Gladys Murphy. Front row; Addie Atkinson, Joyce Johnston and Edie Wehner.
Joan DeLuca and Gloria Clewett admiring Klonda Holt's quilt entered in the Central Florida Quilt show 2006.
BJ's jacket workshop, February 2006. From left are Ruth Hamptom, Sue Riesner, BJ Smith, Gladys Murphy and Helene Ripley.
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