Illini Country Stitcher's Photos

2011 ICS Quilt Show

2011-09-25T15:20:00.001-07:00

Our World in Stitches

Time	Saturday, October 8th at 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, October 9th at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location	Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Urbana-Champaign (U of I Area) 1001 Killarney (easy access off I-74 and N. Lincoln Ave (Exit 183)) Urbana, IL

More info	LOTS of gorgeous quilts made by our local guild members. Bake Sale!! Boutique of hand crafted items. Raflle quilt. Vendors.

Photos on Facebook

2010-04-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies,
I have another method for uploading the guild photos. I have put them on a Facebook page and here are the links to some of the more recent photo albums:

Kimberly Einmo's lecture on Travel Souvenirs from March 25, 2010:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1787&id=100000964734662&l=41fe66f2a5

Bohemian Crystal Class by Kimberly Einmo:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1791&id=100000964734662&l=7bf0f6c155

ICS Mystery Quilt Class by Kimberly Einmo:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1792&id=100000964734662&l=3e9184a420

April 2010 Program Meeting:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015&id=100000964734662&l=85d59bd1c9

Photos taken by Kimberly Einmo:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036&id=100000964734662&l=5e65d8cd12

I hope you enjoy looking at them.

Dorothy E.

Talese S. (scarf made by Pat H.)

2010-02-10T20:44:00.000-08:00

Talese proudly showed the scarf that Pat H. made for her.

The scarf was a thank you for a bunch of fabric scraps Talese gave Pat.

Judy G. (raw edged big flowers)

2010-02-10T20:40:00.000-08:00

Judy G. shows a quilt she made from abandoned blocks.

They were made with raw edge applique and hand button hole stitch.

Blocks may have been made in the 1980s.

Maggie S. (Carol Doak wall hangings)

2010-02-10T20:37:00.001-08:00

Maggie S. showed a wall hanging she made from the Carol Doak class.

She joined the Carol Doak yahoo group and this was made
from a block pattern that she got from the online group.

ICS 2009 Challenge

2010-02-10T20:32:00.000-08:00

The ICS 2009 Guild Challenge was to create a landscape quilt, any size.

We voted during the Project Linus work night. There were 6 entries.

Jef is holding up one of the entries. They were displayed on the stage.

They came in differnent sizes.

Project Linus Work Night

2010-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:00

Project Linus Work Night

It was a very productive evening, thank you ladies!

Phyllis N. is sewing on a binding.

Cheri S. is ironing.

More ladies working productively.

Dixie is cutting fabric.

Kris G. (leftover fabric quilt)

2010-01-14T20:12:00.000-08:00

Kris G. had a friend who remodeled her sewing room.
She and 6 friends got together and each made this pattern
with leftover fabric from the remodeled sewing room.
Kris quilted it with a Baptist fan pattern by machine.

Kim Ly. (Camp Coco panel quilt)

2010-01-14T20:10:00.000-08:00

Kim Ly. with some help from her grandson,

added borders and quilted this panel she got for Camp Coco.

LynnEl S. (table topper present and granddaughter)

2010-01-14T20:06:00.000-08:00

LynnEl showed a table topper she was given by a lady from Canada
in the Carol Doak Yahoo group swap. They met on a cruise.

She also had a tell, her daughter had a baby in December in Idaho

Pam C. (baby giraffe quilt)

2010-01-14T20:04:00.000-08:00

Pam C. showed a quilt she made for her gandson
scheduled to be born January 29th.
Molly B. quilted it.

Judy G. (wild quilt and Ta-Da Triangles)

2010-01-14T19:58:00.000-08:00

Judy G. showed her quilt top with wild fabric.

Her son thinks it is ugly fabric.

Judy also showed a quilt from Fons and Porter.

She made the half square triangles with Ta-Da Triangles.

Barb S., cherry roll leaf wall hanging

2010-01-14T19:56:00.000-08:00

Barb S. showed her Cherrywood leaf wall hanging.

It was made from "cherry rolls" using their pattern
designed for that specific cherry roll.

Sherri K., Nieces colored blocks and UFO and boutique contribution

2010-01-14T19:52:00.000-08:00

Sherri K. had her nieces color blocks
so she could say they started quilting at age 2.

Sherri also displayed her 2004 UFO being finished and
some towels she finished for the 2011 quilt show boutique.

Debbie L. (Christmas present, grandkids table topper)

2010-01-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

Debbie L. showed a Christmas present for her grandchildren's mother.

The grandchildren colored and embroidered the blocks and Debbie just finished it today.

Judy P. Quilter of the Month 01/2010

2010-01-14T19:45:00.000-08:00

Judy P. was our Quilter of the Month for January 2010.

She showed her beautiful quilts, one was from one of our guild classes.

Raffle Quilt 2009 won by Donna R's granddaughter

2009-10-04T19:34:00.000-07:00

Raffle Quilt 2009 won by Donna R.'s 8 month old granddaughter, Chelsea

Mary C., 1st place Applique AND Best in Show

2009-10-04T19:33:00.001-07:00

Mary C., 1st place Applique AND Best in Show

Rose G., 2nd place Applique

2009-10-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

Rose G., Morning Glory, 2nd place Applique

Phyllis N., 3rd place Applique

2009-10-04T19:30:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N., Prairie Flowers, 3rd place Applique

Marilyn N., 1st place Child/Crib

2009-10-04T19:29:00.000-07:00

Marilyn N., Jackson's Quilt, 1st place Child/Crib

Ginny C., 2nd place Child/Crib

2009-10-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

Ginny C., Tommy's Puppies, 2nd place Child/Crib

Donna R., 3rd place Child/Crib

2009-10-04T19:26:00.000-07:00

Donna R., unnamed yellow duck quilt, 3rd place Child/Crib

Mary C., 1st place Large Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

Mary C., Hearts A 'Flutter, 1st place Large Wall Hanging

Barb S., 2nd place Large Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:24:00.000-07:00

Barb S., Simple Gifts My Way, 2nd place Large Wall Hanging

Martha O., 3rd place Large Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:22:00.000-07:00

Martha O., Witchy Pooh, 3rd place Large Wall Hanging

Sue K., 1st place Small Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sue K., Where Ellie Lives, 1st place Small Wall Hanging

Sherri K., 2nd place Small Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:19:00.000-07:00

Sherri K., Let's Play Dress Up, 2nd place Small Wall Hanging

Barb S., 3rd place Small Wall Hanging

2009-10-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

Barb S., Poppy, 3rd place Small Wall Hanging

Patti A., 1st place Mini

2009-10-04T19:16:00.001-07:00

Patti A., French Confection, 1st place Mini

Mary C., 2nd place Mini

2009-10-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

Mary C., Plumeria, 2nd place Mini

Barb S., 3rd place Mini

2009-10-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

Barb S., Butterfly, 3rd place Mini

Shirley O'R., 1st place Mixed/Other

2009-10-04T19:12:00.000-07:00

Shirley O'R., Autmn Salsa, 1st place Mixed/Other

Judie C., 2nd place Mixed/Other

2009-10-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Judie C., Pastel Bubbles, 2nd place Mixed/Other

Ginny C., 3rd place Mixed/Other

2009-10-04T19:02:00.000-07:00

Ginny C., Stars Around the Garden, 3rd place Mixed/Other

Martha O., 1st place scrap

2009-10-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

Martha O., BQ, 1st place scrap

Nancy Mac., 2nd place scrap

2009-10-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

Nancy Mac., Elizabeth Green Quilt, 2nd place Scrap

Donna R., 3rd place scrap

2009-10-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

Donna R., Sticks and Stones, 3rd place scrap

Joyce N, 1st place group

2009-10-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

Joyce N., Backside Beauties at the Quilt Show, 1st place group

Bev H. 2nd place group

2009-10-04T18:54:00.000-07:00

Bev H., Happy Halloween, 2nd place group

Rose G., 3rd place group

2009-10-04T18:50:00.000-07:00

Rose Ganley, Twice as Nice, 3rd place group

Teresa DeW., 1st place Pieced

2009-09-30T15:28:00.001-07:00

Teresa DeW. won 1st place in the Pieced Category with her Coyote Moon.

Bev H, 2nd Pieced

2009-09-30T15:25:00.001-07:00

Bev H. won 2nd place in the Pieced Category with her Flannel Tapestry.

Phyllis N., 3rd pieced

2009-09-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. for her Civil War Diary Quilt won the 3rd place viewers choice in the Pieced category.

Random picnic scenes July 2009

2009-07-27T20:42:00.000-07:00

Random picnic scenes.

Elaine S. won Raffle Quilt 2009 table runner

2009-07-27T20:39:00.000-07:00

Elaine S. sold the most tickets from the second June meeting to the first July meeting.
She selected the most embellished table runner.

Kazoo band

2009-07-27T20:31:00.000-07:00

Maggie S. led several volunteers in a kazoo band (with percussion)
in the performance of several songs.

We sang Memory Quilt (tune: "America"), Ode to my Janome (tune: "My Country 'Tis of Thee), Quilting Shop (tune: "Dixie"), Yankee Quilter (tune: "Yankee Doodle"), Sew Sassy Ville (tune: "Margaritaville"), Hello Moda! (tune: "Camp Grenada"), and Shop Hop (tune: "Under the Boardwalk").

More members of the kazoo band.

Past and Present Officers

2009-07-27T20:21:00.000-07:00

The present and soon to be officers were asked to provide 5 or 6 little-known facts about themselves. The rest of those attending attempted to guess which lady was related to which question leading to those facts.

Some of the interesting questions about them were:
who had a boyfriend discourage her from joining the Navy?
who won a Betty Crocker competition?
who measures 3 or 4 times before cutting?
who's maiden name was Dillon?
who knows how to use a six shooter?
who was married 2 times in 6 months?

The questions were fun and the results were entertaining. Thanks to the ladies for letting us know some more unusual things about them.

Bev H. at the Picnic

2009-07-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

Bev H. was certainly in the spirt of the the July ICS Picnic with her patriotic block attire.

Phyllis N. sweet treat baby quilt

2009-07-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. shows a baby quilt made with Minky on the back. It is for a future grandchild.

Pat M. Elm Creek Christmas quilt

2009-07-27T20:11:00.000-07:00

Pat M. shows her Christmas quilt based on the Elm Creek quilter books. Molly B. quilted it.

I apologize that her picture is rotated. I don't know why and will see what I can do about fixing it.

Connie K. Calendar Quilt and Baby Quilt

2009-07-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

Connie K. shows her calendar quilt.

She also showed a baby quilt she made.

Marilyn S. donating quilts

2009-07-27T20:03:00.000-07:00

Marilyn S. shows 3 quilts she will give to sell at the bazaar or give to Linus.
The first is based on Cars the movie.

The second quilt is a big US map.

The third quilt is made up of squares.

Maggie S. with 2 small leaf wall hangings

2009-07-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

Maggie S. created 2 small wall hangings based on Ann Fahl's book.

Judy P. with Monsters in the Closet

2009-07-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

Judy P. shows her Monsters in the Closet quilt for her grandson's 3rd birthday.

Judy G. with stained Japanese strips

2009-07-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

Judy G. shows some stained Japanese strips and asked for advice on how to clean them.
The answer was soak them in Biz.

Judy A. shows Mary C.'s table runner

2009-07-27T19:55:00.000-07:00

Judy A. shows Mary C.'s table runner contribution for the basket
they are creating for this year's quilt show.

Kathie V. is quilter of the month for July 2009

2009-07-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

Kathie V. was our Quilter of the Month for July 2009.

She showed her beautiful quilts and some of the dolls she has made.
Below you can see her holding up a paper pieced pillow she made.

Mary C., Monet's Garden

2009-07-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

Mary C. show her "Monet's Garden" quilt.

Rose G. Morning Glories Quilt

2009-07-12T21:47:00.000-07:00

Rose G. shows her Morning Glory applique quilt.
She mentioned that Morning Glories are not appreciated by farmers but we appreciated her quilt.

Elaine G. made at Danville 2009 retreat

2009-07-12T21:41:00.000-07:00

Elaine G. shows some of the things she made at the Danville Retreat 2009.

Here is an "Emergency for Tom" quilt for her husband.

Here is a heart table runner she has made for a Christmas gift.

Here is an angel wall hanging.

Embellishment Class, Phyllis N.

2009-07-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. show the embellished fabric postcard she made in the
Embelllllishment class taught by Dorothy E.

Simply Charming Totes

2009-07-12T21:36:00.000-07:00

Kim L. taught a class on making Simply Charming Totes at the Princeton Retreat 2009. LynEl S., Dorothy E., Nancy Mac., Kim L., Marilyn N., Lisa R., and Diane D. show the their results.

Retreat Thread Catchers

2009-07-12T21:23:00.001-07:00

Connie K. taught a class on making thread catchers at the Princeton retreat.

Nancy M., Debbi D., Connie K., and Donna R. show the ones they made.

Shirley O'R. (Quilter of the Month)

2009-04-09T19:50:00.000-07:00

Shirley O'R. was our Quilter of the Month.

She showed some of her wonderful quilts and her pictures of some of the quilts she has given away.

Pat H. (black and white and green)

2009-04-09T19:47:00.001-07:00

Pat H. used the 5" squares from the black and white swap (currently in progress) and made this quilt as a gift for her granddaughter.

The famous granddaughter who is in the newspaper.

Carol W. (3 quilts, new member)

2009-04-09T19:40:00.000-07:00

Carol W. (new member tonight, Welcome!)

Moving from New York, she had some quilts to show tonight.

This quilt features elephant fabric and she started it in a workshop with Mary Kay Ryan (of Vermont Quilt Show fame).

She found these pieces in an old trunk
from her husband's grandparent's generation.

In 1999 she visited Australia and bought aboriginal-designed fabric.
She designed this quilt and quilted it using metalic thread and beading.

The back of this quilt has pictures from her trip.

Alice Mc. (Candy is Dandy)

2009-04-09T19:37:00.001-07:00

Alice Mc. used the pattern, "Candy is Dandy"
to make this quilt. It will be for
a great granddaughter's first communion.

Here's a closeup of the back to see the quilting done by Molly B.

Mary Cr. (baby quilt and wall hanging)

2009-04-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry it is sideways, I forget how to turn it.

This shows Mary Cr.'s baby quilt and
spring wall hanging that are done ahead of time!

Debbie Der. (embroidered cars)

2009-04-09T19:30:00.001-07:00

Debbie Der. pieced and quilted the
embroidered cars blocks that her mom made.

Here is a closeup of some of the embroidered cars.

Whizzie E. (necktie bag)

2009-04-09T19:27:00.000-07:00

Whizzie E. showed a bag made from neckties
that was given to her by a puppy dog's Mom down in Florida.

Bev H. (Christmas Table Runner)

2009-04-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

Bev H. found this in the bottom of her closet and finshed it.

It is a Chrismas table runner.

Molly B. and Daughter (Bazaar donations)

2009-04-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

Molly Black and her daughter donated to the Bazaar.

They made pincushions in flower pots.

And Molly made some
heart-shaped placemats with leftover scraps.

Jonné B. won the 2008 ICS Raffle Quilt

2008-12-17T19:46:00.000-08:00

Jonné B. won the 2008 Raffle Quilt!

The drawing was held at our holiday party.

Congratulations!

Kathie V. (Gus Pillow)

2008-09-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

Kathie V. shows her completed "Gus" pillow.
She started paper piecing this at our May 2008
guild retreat in Princeton. Gus looks great!

Here is a closer view.

Mimi K. (Raffle Replica 2008)

2008-09-11T22:17:00.000-07:00

Mimi K. displayed the Raffle Replica for 2008.
It will be about 36" by 36" when completed.

Phyllis N. (swapped Dorothy B. calendar blocks)

2008-09-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. showed a swap quilt made from blocks in
one of Dorothy B.'s calendars.
She made it out of older Jo Morton fabrics.

Molly B. (trapuntoed butterflies)

2008-09-11T22:09:00.000-07:00

Molly B. showed a quilt her mother made to which
Molly added trapunto butterflies in the plain blocks.

Nancy Mac (swap from years ago)

2008-09-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

Nancy Mac. showed a quilt she made from a swap from many years ago. This is the quilt she was working on when
a needle went through her finger.

Judy G. (3 quilts)

2008-09-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

Judy G. showed a quilt made from embroidered blocks
of carousel animals that she bought from e-bay.
This is for a neighbor to give to a niece.

She also showed a quilt for her brother's friend made from his t-shirts from a book called, "You Did What With My T-Shirt?"

She also showed a quilt made from some of
Lorraine G.'s broken dishes blocks.
Judy made more to go with them.

Dorothy B. (bingo linus quilt)

2008-09-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

Dorothy B. played quilt bingo at LLQA and
made 4 linus quilts of which this is one.

Marion R. (In and Out by Blue Underground)

2008-09-11T21:44:00.000-07:00

Marion R. shows her In and Out pattern from Blue Underground.

Marilyn N. (Stained Glass Cat Tails)

2008-09-11T21:40:00.000-07:00

Marilyn Nash showed her own designed
stained glass panels of cat tails.

LynnEl S. (crochet quilt)

2008-05-03T06:31:00.000-07:00

LynnEl S. showed a crocheted quilt

Lorraine G. (strata quilt)

2008-05-03T06:28:00.000-07:00

Lorraine G. shows a quilt made from strata

Debbie Der. (black and white and red)

2008-05-03T06:27:00.000-07:00

Debbie Der. shows a black, white, and red quilt with some grays thrown in.

Connie K. (Christmas)

2008-05-03T06:25:00.000-07:00

Connie K. shows her Christmas Santa quilt

Stephanie H. (bear paw)

2008-05-03T06:24:00.000-07:00

Stephanie H. shows her bear paw quilt

Debbi D. (flowers)

2008-05-03T06:22:00.000-07:00

Debbi D. shows a wall hanging with pieced background and fused flowers with button hole stitches around the flowers and leaves and stems...

Mary Cr. (quilt)

2008-05-03T06:19:00.000-07:00

Mary Cr. (?) shows a pieced quilt

Debbie L. (horses)

2008-05-03T06:18:00.000-07:00

Debbie L. shows a wall hanging with horses on it.

Talese S. (Linus quilt)

2008-05-03T06:16:00.000-07:00

Talese S. shows a Linus Quilt, I think

Dorothy B. (stars)

2008-05-03T06:14:00.000-07:00

Dorothy B. shows her star quilt

Bev H. (At Home magazine)

2008-05-03T06:09:00.000-07:00

LynnEl S. showed us that

Bev. H. was featured in an article in the new magazine

about Central Illinois events, At Home.

There were pictures in the magazine.

Phyllis N. (baskets)

2008-05-03T06:08:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. shows a basket quilt

Phyllis N. (zig zag quilt)

2008-05-03T06:07:00.000-07:00

Phyllis N. shows a zig zag quilt.

Judy A. (small wall hanging)

2008-05-03T06:05:00.000-07:00

Judy A. shows a small wall hanging or doll bed quilt?

Molly B. (butterfly quilt)

2008-05-03T06:04:00.000-07:00

Molly B. shows a butterfly quilt

Cathy H. (?)

2008-05-03T06:02:00.001-07:00

Cathy H. (I think?)

Marion R. (happy villages)

2008-05-03T06:01:00.001-07:00

Marion R. shows her happy villages wall hanging