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Monday, September 28, 2026

September 2026 Show and Tell

Participants in the charity workshop to be held on October 20th will be able to assemble Fabric Cafe's Town Square quilts from kits with the pattern and precut fabric pieces. Carol Allen and Ginny Mayes brought their Town Square quilts as samples.


Carol Allen with her Town Square quilt 

Ginny Mayes's Town Square quilt



Libby Dudley's Deli placemat


The back of Libby's Deli placemat


Veronica Abrams with a baby quilt made from a panel found on the free table.


Veronica Abrams with her Bright Stars from a pattern by Barbara Cline. Veronica took the class for this quilt at the 2026 Road2VA show in Richmond this summer.


Veronica Abrams with her quilt made from the African Queen panel from Creative Sewing Lounge.  The panel was also available at the Road2VA quilt show in 2026. The fabric on the outer border is actually the "wrong" side of the fabric to tone down the colors.


Joan Mayer's stunning Cathedral Star, from a free Donna Jordan pattern.



Mary Stauss's Ladies and Purses quilt


Mary Stauss's nine-patches of nine-patches, hand quilted


The back of Mary Stauss's quilt


Barbara Zygiel and her Christmas Tree quilt.  The quilt was designed by Barbara herself and was featured in a magazine.  The quilt was hand-pieced by Barbara and machine quilted by Lynn Miller.



Lynn Garner and her Dancing Ladies quilt.  The pattern for the quilt is Reach for the Stars.  The quilt was done at the Christian Compassion Retreat in Lancaster, PA in June of 2026.


The back of Lynn Garner's Dancing Ladies quilt.


Lynn Garner and her Flowering Panel quilt.


Joan Oelschlager showed how she upcycled some favorite pants by adding lace patches


Joan Oelschlager and her upcycled pants


Lynn Miller showed several quilts she had made either with fabric or blocks found on the free table, or with quilts begun by Gigi Corbin and completed by Lynn.  Lynn quilted all of them herself.


The wonderful backing on Lynn's quilt with orange columns


One of Gigi's quilts that Lynn completed



Lynn Miller with another quilt she completed


Lynn Miller with one of Gigi Corbin's quilts that Lynn completed.


Andrea Grutza honored New York State Parks with this quilt, the result of a shop hop


Shannon Robinson's Tranquil Stars which she blessed with custom long arm quilting


A closeup of Shannon Robinson's custom quilting on her Tranquil Stars quilt


Shannon Robinson's owl quilt with owl fabric surrounded by 2 1/2" squares


Shannon Robinson and her patchwork bag



Rickie Frost and Tina Wujick showed some of their scarves created by echo printing leaves on silk.  This one is by Rickie.


One of Tina Wujick's echo printed silk scarves.



Rickie Frost with one of her echo printed silk scarves


Tina Wujick with one of her echo printed scarves created with Rickie


Rickie Frost with another echo printed scarf



One of Rickie Frost's echo printed silk scarves



Rickie Frost and an echo printed silk scarf


Rickie Frost's autumn-themed echo printed scarf


Rickie Frost recycled and repurposed beads and crystals from antique chandeliers


Tina Wujick showed some of the threads that she has hand-dyed


Tina and more of her hand-dyed thread



Tina Wujick's colorful triangle quilt


The back of Tina's triangle quilt.  The spiraling quilting is visible.


Tina Wujick and her curved-piecing quilt


Tina Wujick and her pieced and lined patchwork bag.

























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