CORK and FORK with a bit of UGLY!

It all began when I wanted to get the "girls" together for

a holiday gathering.  I used to host "cookie exchange parties"

but our tastes have changed...

And I prefer to take my calories via WINE!

I decided on an UGLY SWEATER PARTY!

I have been making cards and found this

UGLY SWEATER stamp set.

So I made the invites using various festive

papers and ink colors.

I typed the inside to get all the information on it.

Printed it off my computer and added a sweater stamp!

I made party favors using up my old antique button collection.

Put them in a Dollar Tree salt shaker and added

some bling and a Christmas tree.

I also made the cards, gift tag and decorated

brown lunch bags to hold it all.

Here are some of the trees as I worked on them.

I ended up making 25 of them.

22 people came to the party!

Here's a collection of the goodies one of the

UGLY SWEATER winners took home.

She got the 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle as her

prize for MOST ORIGINAL.

You will see all the sweaters in another post.

I added a second layer to the party...

'Cork and Fork'

Bring a WINE and pair it with an APPETIZER!

Ahhh...yep the wine bar filled up fast!

I made a Irish Cream and Coffee

Pound Cake and offered lots of my

Homemade Christmas Cookies for dessert.

In my Vintage Red Truck/Christmas Tree Dining Room.

Everyone gathers for a feast of great appetizers.

All decked out in UGLY sweaters

The party lasted 4 hours but the time FLEW by!

Maybe you will consider doing this for your girls.

Its a gift of spending time with each other...

that makes it all so special!

Merry Christmas to all my BLOGGY Friends too!

2019 MYSTERY QUILT CHALLENGE

Columbus Modern Quilters revealed their 

2019 Mystery Quilts at our Holiday Party! 

The results were amazing.

The mystery designer and pattern remains a mystery. 
The challenge coordinator, Leigh Morgan,

is using the same designer for the 2020 MQ Challenge. 😚

Sew...enjoy these beautiful creations!

Kudos to all the girls who took the challenge 

and finished their tops for the reveal!
Another mystery is why weren’t there more?
It’s sew FUN!

—————

Kathy Gordon

Valerie Rake

Maggie Landmann

Katy Jones 

Heather Post

Ginny Lightfoot

Barb Ballard

Barb Schofield 

Denise Morehead

7 of the 9 Finishes

The mystery quilt made by Ginny Lightfoot

was completely done and ready to gift. 😱

Throughout the year, at the meeting, 

if you had your clue finished your name 

went into a drawing for door prizes!

Tonight the winning ticket received batting for her quilt!

Have you ever done a mystery quilt?

Tell me about it! 

HOLIDAY SEW IN!

I like to plan...I like to make events, well eventful!

As a member of Columbus Modern Quilters

I decided to organize a Holiday Sew In

at a local library for as many sewing elves as possible.

Attendees had to SIGN UP via a Google Doc

and sign up for committees, etc. 

24 sign up and 22 attended...

There were 'homemade' sweet treats made by many attendees!

I collected SWAG for the attendees that included

shopping discounts on quilting designer websites, to rulers 

and Coldwell Banker Real Estate (thanks Katy Jones)

put together a book of 10 Christmas patterns

I gathered from free on-line sources.

I made a small pincushion and thread catcher for each attendee
using my Christmas Scraps stash.
And the gift tags...cause I dabble in paper crafts too!

I lined up several demos showing holiday gifts.

Like this folded fabric ornament by Michelle Cours

A coffee mug cozy by guest quilter,  Kate Schwartz

A key chain using a snap press demo by Leigh Morgan
And we took those key chains home!

A  group in making needle minders led by Katy.
Valerie Rake Jeannie Foreman, Katy Jones, 
Angilee Beery and Ellen Carter

 A origami fabric folded tissue holder by Valerie Rake

Many participated in a quilt book/pattern swap
 for the holiday gift exchange.

There was an UGLY SWEATER contest 
with lots of very CUTE participants.
The library patrons enjoyed our fun event as much as us!

and there were a few Grinches who just enjoyed the show
and placed their votes!

The winners were...

Maggie Mandmann won the cutest sweater
...Llama Love right here!

Catina King, from Indiana, won the "most original"  sweater!

Leigh Morgan claimed the UGLIEST sweater award.

She stopped customers as she picked up our
 catered lunches from Panera!

It all wrapped up with wonderful friends old and new
and a lot of smiles!

Angilee Beery from Indiana

Cynthia Hayes, Columbus Modern

Maggie Marconi, Columbus Modern
Ellen Carter, Columbus Modern

Katy Jones, Columbus Modern

 Janet Robinson and Colleen Rains, Plaza Quilters

Barb Schofield, Columbus Modern

Valerie Rake, Columbus Modern

Ginny Lightfoot and Barb Ballard, Columbus Modern

Jeanne Foreman, Plaza Quilters

Bonnie Bizzaro and Leslie Woods, Plaza Quilters

And the best gift of the day...to me...WINE!

Thank you Leigh!

And with that, I went home, drank that wine and collapsed!

It was a LOT of work but its SEW worth it when

no one expects a non-typical sew-in!

That's just what Mrs. Claus likes!

Merry Christmas!