On a happy note Barb celebrated her 29th Birthday again so I baked a cake, nothing too extravagant - I haven't gotten back into the cake decorating as of yet....
Like I said - nothing fancy!
For fire safety reasons we didn't put ALL the candles on the cake.....
Barb had no trouble blowing out these...
Now I will share the reason I am speechless!!!! First a little history......This is our second year of Christmas Club and this year's pattern was Welcome to the North Pole!!!! The participants had their reveal party today along with a wonderful brunch courtesy of Linda who attended every month but, not being an avid appliquer, was a bit hesitant to participate! It was a lovely gesture on her part and even I enjoyed preparing it - she picked up the bagels.......
Bagels, cream cheese, Lox (smoked salmon) and eggs, fruit and vegetable platters.....
They all had a lovely meal....
Then it was time to reveal the quilts - we entertained a few guests for this!!!!
This explains why words fail me -
Kristen's masterpiece!
Check out the details....
Marlene's masterpiece...
Check the details.....
The ladies shop - in the centre....shoes on the first floor!
The quilt shop - complete with quilts....
Here's Judith's.......almost done!
This is Flo's - another masterpiece in the works......
Here's Mary's - sensational and completed, the binding's even on!
A friend knit her the hat for the top of the building.......
Mary's a bit of an over achiever - she did two quilts, the binding isn't on the second one yet.....
I'm sure she'll have it done shortly - two sets of grandchildren, so two quilts!
This one belongs to Nancy, she had some design help from her niece.......the bakeshop (pink cupcake)!
Check out the Fire House.......
...and here's Kathy's, bright colours just popping.....
Check out the lime green house - fabulous!
Raili's came out fabulous too - and she was up until 3:45 A.M. to put in the last stitch!
Check out the North Pole Casino....
The Las Vegas Pin......
The North Pole sign has a poker chip on top!!!!!
This is Karen's, the top is done, complete with polar bears surrounding the North Pole.....and pregnant reindeer (you had to be there!!!)....
even her backgrounds are fabulous........
This is Linda's Christmas quilt - which explains why she "catered" the brunch!!!! You actually have to complete the blocks Elaine chooses each month to do the quilt for only a $10.00 charge......This is actually a mystery quilt which Linda did and completely redesigned!!! I love it!
Last but not at all least is Beth's, really colourful and loads of embellishments!!!!
How do I know that they had a great time doing this year's quilt - simple, they've all booked in for next years Christmas Quilt Club......it's going to be another fabulous offering!!!!! Actually there are two to choose from....
Hope you all enjoyed the quilts!
Happy Quilting!
Jo-Ann
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