The program was “Happy Villages” presented by Judy McWhorter. She did a splendid job of presenting the methods, simplicity and ease of the process as shown in the book, Happy Villages and Accidental Landscapes by Karen Eckmeier, available at Amazon.com. Those present had brought scrappy supplies to begin our own little happy villages. See pictures nearby.

Speaker, Judy McWhorter

Judy McWhorter

Showing possible fabric usages

Getting one more piece

A WIP, but coming along nicely

And, of course, when these pictures were taken, the subjects were unaware that the camera was on them . . . my bad. ooops

Chris Martin

Carolyn Zaleski

obiously not following the plan

Debbie Sowers

Claire Hightower (had hers packed away)

Kathy Wickham

Tina Dietz

Cathy Henderson

Also included in the evening’s events was Show and Tell and there were plenty of beautiful, fun and interesting projects shown, too.  (And thank you Janice for the great coverage of Show and Tell in your meeting minutes !!)

Cathy Henderson

Cathy Henderson – NICU blanket

Cathy Henderson – NICU blanket

Cathy Henderson – and the back

Cathy Henderson – Vickie McCarthy wool applique quilt

Cathy Henderson – from a panel

Debbie Sowers – Petals of My Heart II applique

Gisela O’Connor – Convergence quilt

Gisela O’Connor – table runner

Gisela O’Connor – back of table runner

Janice Taylor – block of wedding quilt in progress

Janice Taylor – pillow for new grandbaby

November’s program will be Giving Thanks and it sounds like it will be a very interesting evening, perhaps even allowing hands-on to try some of the great community projects Blue Ridge Quilters are up to. Come prepared to explore and have fun on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. See ya then.