The Piecemakers met again in February via Zoom. The pandemic continues but at least we have Zoom! We discussed Linda’s idea of planning a quilt show. Planning anything right now is challenging due to COVID but we are in discussions anyway. Several of us shared our latest projects. Linda shared a couple of her beautiful […]
We Piecemakers toasted in the new year as best we could during our Zoom meeting on January 6, 2021. Some of us had projects to share. Terry showed us her "Galaxy" quilt top she just finished. Check out the picture; it is truly gorgeous. Kelly shared two quilts she recently completed, plus exciting news, a […]
As I indicated in the January Blast, the February ladies outing is canceled. Touring the Bear Hotel is simply not available to us at the present time. This is an outing we will definitely do again but we will have to wait a bit longer. At least I hope it is just a bit. Let's […]
The Piecemakers took a "pause" from meeting in person and did a Zoom meeting. We usually do a quilt store shopping and lunch outing in December but opted for adult beverages & Christmassy sweaters over Zoom instead. We made the best of it. Each of us took a turn at showing off our quilt rooms. […]
On November 4, five of the Piecemakers met at Rosenelle's for an enjoyable afternoon on the patio. The plan had been to work on our own current projects but the day was too nice to sit inside. We had a fun show & tell time, however. Linda and Rosenelle shared their machine embroidery projects and […]
Our annual Christmas shopping/lunch with a group of 15-20 ladies feels like a risky idea, too risky. I am canceling the outing for December. Shopping online for Christmas feels like the safest option for 2020. I am sorry to have to cancel yet another outing but I feel there is really no other choice. I […]
The Piecemakers met on October 7th at Rosenelle's. We enjoyed a nice visit on her patio, admiring the garden. Sue & Kelly were not able to attend and we missed them. We made some plans for 2021 but decided to try to get together for lunch with everyone on October 21st. We met on the […]
On September 2nd, five of us met at Rosenelle's again. The heat made us stay indoors so we wore our masks and practiced social distancing. We got together to work on our UFO's but we talked more than worked. Terry brought along a blouse she is making. Hopefully she will model it for us next […]
For our October outing, we were going to have a private opening/tour of the Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville. Susan Watson was our planner. When she contacted the art center this week, she learned that they are not doing large group events of any kind. They are open, just not for crowds. We are […]
The Piecemakers met on August 19, 2020. It was a beautiful day on her shady patio with lovely garden views. We all brought some show and tell items and spent our time sharing all of them. Linda and Rosenelle had attended a class on making the Beatle Bags and were quite pleased with them. Sue […]
The masked Piecemakers met at Rosenelle's on July 1 for a lesson on how to make a Cathedral Window Quilt block. Rosenelle was our instructor extraordinaire. She worked very hard to make it easy for us to socially distance ourselves and we wore our masks when appropriate. As always, we had a few show & […]
The Ladies Outing for August 4, 2020 was going to be a tour of the Medford Weather Service. Due to COVID 19, I made the decision to cancel the outing because there was no way to do it without putting us at risk. As it turns out, the weather service is not allowing visitors now […]
On June 3, 2020, the Piecemakers enjoyed a wonderful time on Rosenelle’s shady patio enjoying the view of her amazing garden. What a setting! Rosenelle’s dog kept us company (and got into some of the pictures). We love Bo. Linda Greenstone had prepared a review lesson on making a hanging sleeve. She reviewed the various […]
On Friday, May 8, 2020, the Piecemakers met in the backyard of Kelly's home. Zoom meetings are fun but we missed seeing each other and had a plan to practice safe social distancing. Kelly Leatherwood voluteered to teach us how to dye fabric. With a huge backyard, she was able to place tables out in […]
The Piecemakers met on April 1st over Zoom. The need to practice social distancing came first but we all really wanted to meet. Our fearless leader, Rosenelle, helped us all learn how to join a meeting by sharing you tube videos with us. Easy peasy! We had a great time sharing our current & completed […]
The Piecemakers met at Rosenelle's home. We shared information about washing quilts, pre-washing fabric (to do or not to do?) and had a fun show and tell time as well. Linda Greenstone showed off some adorable boxes with bows, a small purse & scissor holders she and her friend Kellie made. Rosenelle showed off some […]
Six happy hikers enjoyed a beautiful day hiking on the Rogue River Trail in the Takelma Recreation area with constant views of Lost Creek Lake. We had a picnic lunch in a campground at a site located right next to the lake. We could not have asked for a more perfect day. If you are […]
Eighteen ladies attended the February ladies outing at Jackson County Genealogy Library. One of the programs offered at the library is their wonderful Quilt & Genealogy Talks. They offer these talks on the fourth Tuesday each month. Planner Bonnie Scriba was able to arrange a special quilt talk for our outing. Anne Billeter gave the […]
Five members of the Piecemakers attended our annual Christmas event. Unfortunately we had to postpone the Christmas Shopping & Lunch until February. We changed the location to Ashland this year. We had a lovely lunch at the Brickroom; everything was delicious. We then shopped at a wonderful quilt store, Sew Creative, as well as as […]
On January 15th we had a very productive planning meeting, hosted by Linda Greenstone. The 2020 schedule was planned. Our February 5, 2020 meeting will be a shopping/lunch trip to Ashland. We bounced around a couple of ideas for lunch and decided on Brickman’s. When scheduling we tried to keep a balance between structure and […]
We had a big turnout for our annual planning meeting on January 7, 2020, with 17 ladies in attendance. It is clear that we ladies love our outings, even if it is just a meeting to plan them! We discussed the various options for outings in 2020 and February 2021. The 2020 schedule of each […]
It is time to announce our February outing. Bonnie Scriba is the outing planner for this one. A big thank you to her for coming up with a great idea when our original plan did not pan out. On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, we will be going to the Jackson County Genealogy Library for a […]
It is time for planning again! We had a fantastic year of outings in 2019. It will be a tough year to beat so please plan on joining me for the annual Ladies Outings Planning Meeting at my home on January 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Bring your ideas with you! We will be planning […]
On December 3, 2019 nineteen ladies braved the fog & cold to travel to Grants Pass for some fun shopping followed by a delicious lunch at Blondie’s Bistro. The fog never lifted in Grants Pass but that did not stop us from shopping both before and after lunch! The Ladies Outings group does a shopping […]
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, the Ladies Outings group will be going to the Grants Pass historic downtown area for some fun shopping and then dine at Blondie's Bistro. They have a very good menu with gluten free & vegetarian selections available. We will meet at the Walmart parking lot at 9:30 a.m. to carpool […]
The date of the Ladies Outings Annual Planning Meeting has been changed from January 21, 2020 to January 7, 2020 (the first Tuesday of January 2020). Details will be provided to this group in early December, 2019.
On a brisk morning Tuesday, October 1, 2019, twenty ladies enjoyed a fun and historical tour of downtown Medford. Our tour guide was none other than Ben Truwe, a local historian and Trustee of the Southern Oregon Historical Society. We learned about brothels and opium dens, the railroad and the agricultural boom and so much […]
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, we will be going on a Medford Walking Tour and dining at Habaneros Mexican Restaurant afterwards. There is room for a maximum of 25 attendees for this tour. Our tour guide is Ben Truwe, a local historian and Trustee of the Southern Oregon Historical Society. The tour starts at 10:00 […]
On August 6th, 24 happy ladies enjoyed a fabulous tour of KOBI-TV NBC studio. Our tour guide was Chelsea Valdez, Director of Human Resources. Chelsea did a fantastic job explaining how things work and all of the various jobs the journalists have. As HR director, Chelsea was an expert at explaining all of their operations. […]
On June 4th, 23 ladies and 3 of their husbands had a fantastic outing on 3 patio boats cruising around Lost Creek Lake. It was one for the records. The weather was absolutely perfect. But this was not just a boat cruise. Our planner extraordinaire, Annette Godfrey, had goodie bags for all of us and […]