Coastal Bend Quilt and Needlework Guild

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

Show and Tell is always interesting at the guild meetings as members and guests share their creations. The June 11 meeting featured a wide variety of projects.

06/15/2026

Member Debbie Layton presented a demo at the June 11 meeting on using scraps in a simple but creative one block quilt. The block is a split rectangle which creates its pattern with the placement of the dark and light fabrics and the direction of the blocks.

06/15/2026

Guild members Julie Schulze and Carol Duque showed off their twin shirts at the June 11 meeting. The membership wore red, white and blue in celebration of the USA's 250th birthday.

06/15/2026

Members of the Quilts of Valor Bee showed quilts that were turned in at the guild's June 11 meeting.

06/15/2026

Member Judy Farrell presented a program on the history of chatelaines June 11 and told how they are still useful in today's sewing world. A chatelaine was the mistress of a castle and would be the keeper of the keys to the household. The word also referred to the belt or necklace she would wear with keys attached. In modern sewing a chatelaine is fabric or ribbons worn around the neck to hold sewing accessories such as needles, thread, scissors, thimbles and pins.

Judy also showed a variety of steering wheel covers she designed after moving from Illinois to Florida. Dealing with burning hot steering wheels in the Florida sun, she designed covers for the steering wheel while parked.

05/22/2026

Cindy Adams paper pieced sailboats, Part 2. Due to popular demand, a second workshop was held May 11. Cindy shared her personal technique for foundation paper piecing.

05/22/2026

Members of the Saturday Quilters group in Kingsville visited the May 14 guild meeting to show their opportunity quilt. The drawing for the patriotic Storm at Sea quilt will be held July 4.

05/22/2026

The May 14 guild meeting's show and tell contained a variety of projects. So many colors ... so much talent!