Thursday, May 7, 2015

We Salute YOU, Betty!

This is Betty…you’ve met her before.

 

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Betty is a Heritage Guild member who cranks out a charity quilt EVERY week!  She takes scraps of discarded fabric and turns them into magnificent quilts that any child or adult would love to snuggle under!  Quilts like THIS one~

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  Betty is the heart of our Charity Quilt program, she really is! IMG_1345

Aren’t they magnificent!

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Nothing makes my heart beat faster than a Scrap Happy Quilt!

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On Monday, Betty gave us a trunk show of some of the quilts that she made over the years…quilts that she kept.  Betty amazed me as she spoke about her quilts…she remembered where she bought the fabric, the name of the pattern, the magazine or book title that it came out of!  Her of love of applique, paper piecing and just plain ol’quilting shines through in all her projects!  Plus her sense of colour and fabric choice is incredible!

Pour yourself a coffee and have a gander…

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See the parrots on the quilt to the right….  Check out the next picture…a close up of them!

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Betty looked for the perfect piece of fabric to make them…she finally found this piece…one parrot got the right side of the fabric and the other got the wrong side of the fabric!  Aren’t they PERFECT!

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There was so much to look at, so much to see!  Betty’s love of quilting shines through with each and every project and her workmanship is exquisite!

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Yup, there is plenty to CROW about when Betty shows up!

Thanks so much for sharing, Betty!  You are AMAZING and we are truly blessed to have you in our group!

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Stitching!~P

7 comments:

  1. We had two sisters at the guild I used to belong to that were like Betty when it came to charity quilts. One is gone now and the other moved with family. Your Betty is quite a talented quiltmaker.

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  2. Wowzers... Betty is the quilting energizer bunny.

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  3. A true Quilter, giving and talented

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  4. Wow what a one person show! She does beautiful work. I love the ones for charity work too. You have a wonderful Thursday!
    Hugs

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  5. Gob-smacked....her quilts are stunning!!!! Oh those parakeets!!!

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  6. Thanks so much for sharing! What an inspiration.:)

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  7. Betty is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing with us.

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