Peaceable day quilters

01/16/2025

01/15/2025

PDQ Spotlight: Bonnie L.

Bonnie can do it all! Growing up, she used to sew her own clothing but now she sews quilts, wall hangings, totes and other small items. A true artist, she has designed many of her own pieces like the “Appliqué Hearts Tabletopper” and “Altar Frontal.” If you’ve ever taken one of her classes, you know that she makes everything easy to understand; her years of experience as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher probably have a lot to do with that. Bonnie also ran The Quilt Zoo, a fabric store in Worcester, from 2014 - 2024. She now has more time to focus on sewing and enjoying her grandchildren. Her grandchildren from Thailand (her son is a missionary there) visited over the holidays, and they couldn’t get enough of the snow! The winter wonderland was a special treat. Bonnie also has a secret power - ‘cat whisperer.’ Her cat, Humphrey, actually obeyed when she told him not to strut across the quilt top in progress! 😄

12/11/2024

PDQ Spotlight: Sherry K

Sherry was an avid sewer longer before she turned to quilts. In fact, she even worked at The Yardstick, a local sewing store (closed now) for five years. It seems like sewing/quilting runs in the family because both her sister and daughter have also taken up the hobby. Sherry loves bright, bold colors in her quilts, but definitely prefers traditional quilts to modern. One of the most challenging but rewarding quilts she ever made was a paper-pieced quilt. (When she got frustrated, paper-piecing guru, Betsy, guided her in the technique. Another guild member saved by Betsy! 😄) A little pooch taking up a big part of Sherry’s heart is Roxy, her 2 pound 14 ounce Chihuahua. 🥰 Roxy is a cuddle bug that loves to snuggle with her mom

12/06/2024

PDQ Christmas Party at Chieftans
December 3, 2024
Merry Christmas to all!

12/06/2024

Rope Projects Class with Betsy Macomber
Dec. 4,2024
Thanks for a great class Betsy!

12/06/2024

Merry Christmas to all!

11/19/2024

A shout-out to the “quilt rack moving team”! Many thanks to Hilda for storing them all!

11/15/2024

Scrappy 6 Template Quilt Block Class

11/11/2024

PDQ Spotlight: Thora

Like many of us, Thora’s interest in quilting was inspired by her mother. Thora’s mother hand-quilted each of her five children a unique quilt. Hanging in Thora’s house is her mom’s “Nature Quilt,” in which her mother hand appliquéd animals, bugs, birds, and sea animals that she had designed herself. (See photo)

Thora grew up in Sharon Springs, but lived for much of her life in Poughkeepsie (working) and Virginia (retirement). Recently, she moved back to the Cobleskill area to be closer to family. While most of her sewing has been smaller items for church bazaars like table runners, baby bibs, cross body bags, bowl cozies, etc., she is looking forward to learning some new techniques and adding to the several quilts she has already made.

11/06/2024

Show & Tell and Crumb Piecing Program 11/5/24

10/25/2024

If you couldn’t make Betty’s class but would still like to join in the stitching fun, mark your calendars! On Tuesday November 19 from 12-2pm, Betty will be at the Middleburgh Library with the Embroidery Club. Betty won’t be teaching a formal class, but she’s always willing to help with whatever project you are working on. Hope to see you there!

10/23/2024

Thanks Betty for a wonderful class!

10/09/2024

PDQ Spotlight: Colleen S

I began sewing at a young age and made all sorts of garments from a prom dress to a bathing suit, turtlenecks and even underwear! A fun fact about me is that I lived in Spain for four years which inspired me to use the pattern from my mother’s wedding dress to design my own Flameco dress. That was the last garment that I made; it was a challenging project! I slowly transitioned to quilts, pillowcases, potholders and other projects. Now that I am retired, I sew in between gardening, reading, practicing and teaching yoga and biking. My biggest helper is Gracie, my cat. My mom calls her the “softness tester” because she thinks it’s her job to sit on top of any project I’m working on! My favorite color now is turquoise, and my goal for the next few months is to continue practicing free motion quilting.

10/02/2024

The Fall Festival at the Old Stone Fort on 9/28/24 was success! Pictured are some of the workers at our tent, and the winners of the 3 quilts and fabric that were raffled off.

10/01/2024

Show and Tell at our October meeting 10/1/2024

09/13/2024

Thanks Betty for wowing and inspiring us at the Fenimore Museum. Beetle wings, cigarette silk girls, 3D embroidered mushrooms, eyeballs, and so much more!!!!

09/09/2024

𝗣𝗗𝗤 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗠. (𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 “𝗮𝗵-𝗹𝗶𝗻”) 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱. 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 “𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁” 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀. 🥰 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱! 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 “𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆/𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆/𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆” 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵, 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿... 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧! 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁?😁