JANUARY 19TH, 2008 OUR 6TH MEETING WE JUST COMPLETED ROW E

HERE ARE OUR SQUARES IN ALL THEIR GLORY. IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO LAY THEM OUT AND IMAGINE WHAT OUR OWN QUILT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. OK, NOT EXCITING IN THE SENSE OF CLIMBING MT. WHITNEY, OR CANYONING IN SWITZERLAND OR FLYING A PLANE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME. BUT IT'S PRETTY COOL.


WE ARE ALL 6 MONTHS OLDER, 6 MONTHS WISER AND MOST OF US HAVE 65 SQUARES DONE. TWO OF OUR AMBITIOUS MEMBERS, WENDY & JENNIE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FIRST TRIANGLE FOR THE BORDER. IT WAS INSPIRING TO THE REST OF US WHO PLAN TO DO THE BORDER. SOME OF US HAVE DECIDED NOT TO DO THE BORDER.
WE WERE HOSTED BY JENN BRASINGTON. SHE HAD JUST MOVED INTO HER NEW PLACE AND WE ARE ALL CELEBRATING THAT SHE HAS A 5 MIN. COMMUTE INSTEAD OF THE USUAL HOUR/PLUS. NOW SHE WILL HAVE AN EXTRA 2 HOURS A DAY TO WORK ON SQUARES. SHE SERVED THE MOST AMAZING ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH RICE. REALLY NICE. Z-LUV WASN'T ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS TIME. WE SHARE HER SADNESS AT HAVING LOST HER MOM. JOAN BREWER. WE WILL HAVE A MAKE UP LUNCH IN A FEW MONTHS.

OUR FIFTH LUNCHEON HOSTED BY OUR RESIDENT ARTIST: LORA ROYSTER

OUR FIRTH LUNCHEON WAS HELD IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA. I CAN NOT THINK OF ANY CITY THAT BETTER SUITS LORA ROYSTER. IT'S A MOST CHARMING CITY. WE ENJOYED OUR LUNCH ON HER GARDEN PATIO UNDERNEATH THE AGED CYPRESS TREES. THE AFTERNOON FILLED OUR SOULS AS WELL AS OUR BELLIES. (NOT THAT ANY OF US HAVE BELLIES). IT WAS DELIGHTFUL AND WE NOW HAVE 52 OF 169 SQUARES. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

Our Fourth luncheon

Jen Jackson hosted our FOURTH lucheon which means we have finished row B. We each have 39 of 169 squares done. We haven't ALL finished our squares but none of us are pointing any fingers at anyone in particular. It's important to remember the reason we're doing this.
1. We want to grow old together. That takes time
2. We want to eat good food together.
3. We want to preserve the Range of Motion in our finger joints. Quilting is better than bowling for this.
4. We want to have a good reason to buy fabric. There is so much fabric.
5. We want to be around awesome women.

OUR THIRD MEETING OCTOBER 2006

WE ARE NOW DONE WITH ROWS A&B THAT MEANS WE HAVE 26 SQUARES DONE.

THIS IS OUR 2ND MEETING. APRIL 2006. WE ADDED A NEW MEMBER, LORA ROYSTER. WE HAVE NOW FINISHED OUR FIRST ROW OF SQUARES. WE HAD A REALLY NICE LUNCHEON AT GWEN'S HOUSE.

Lora Royster (Mrs. Royster to many)

Lora is our resident professional Artist. I can hear her laughing as I write that. She doesn't fancy herself as such but all who know her or have the privelege to visit her home clearly know that she is an artist. As long as I have known lora I have always been inspired by her. Lora taught me how to knit. She taught me how to work with clay silver. She makes the most amazing jewelry. She paints, in fact she has given me my first watercolor lesson. Lora is an art teacher. She teaches High School students about all the amazing different generes of art. Her husband Dave is a teacher at the same school. How cool is that? Mr. & Mrs. Royster both in the art department. Together they have three dogs who are the luckiest dogs in the world. Their home is amazingly charming. Actually their home is inspiring to me. A common thought at Lora's home is "where did you get that?" "How do you find such amazing things?" She gardens and designs and is gracious and loving. She is the most amazing friend. Really, Lora inspires me. (stop laughing Lora, it's true.) She doesn't know it but she's just amazing.

Z-Luv someplaces she's known as Suzanne Brewer

Suzanne Brewer is known to her good friends as none other than Z-Luv. She is the youngest member of the group and the newest to quilting, However, her lack of experience is no indicator of her ability. She has a unique talent for putting together the wildest, craziest patterns to produce beauty. Her spirit matches her designs. She is whimsical, youthful, and a natural creator. When she is not quilting, she travels the country, singing her original piano tunes and shacking up with all her friends. Some of her most famous squares include "gnomes and fishes" and "Japanese print with Lavender fairies". If you go to our links section you can slide on over to her web site and check out her musical talent.