Twenty-eight productive volunteers attended the Peace by Piece Quilters September bee.  They completed 36 quilts and 32 tops.  From a collection of three queen size donated tops we chose one to finish as our offering to Mission del Sol for their annual fundraising effort.  If you missed seeing the quilt top last month you'll be seeing it this month cuz it needs a little help before becoming a finished quilt.  I'm sure this top was made with lots of love but it wasn't made with lots of accuracy so it needs some more love before it can be quilted and we'll be talking about that at the bee.  We also discussed an alternative date for our February bee and decided on February 14.  Please mark your calendar to show the date change.  We raised $42 raffle dollars for our batting fund.
QUOTES & TIDBITS
The Irish carved Turnips and put coal or small candles inside.  They were placed outside their homes on All Hallow's Eve to ward off evil spirits.  When Irish Immigrants came to America, they discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve and began using them.  This truly neat tradition quickly spread.  ~ ~ ~ To help you stay organized while making all those gifts for the upcoming Holiday:  Use a picnic caddy made for holding utensils and napkins on your sewing table for holding all those quilting gadgets... cutters, marking pens, scissors...  ~ ~ ~ Learned from dear ol' mom... My mother taught me TIME TRAVEL  "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

 

JUST FOR GRINS Click A Brand New Key and receive a smile. This video is very entertaining and it will make you SMILE.  At some point you'll realize it is actually a commercial but that won't make you stop watching it.