Activity Group Reports
Piecemakers May 5, 2021 Meeting Report
Four members of our group met on Cinco de Mayo on Rosenelle's patio. It was a warm day but nice in the shady space. We all had fun sharing our works in progress (WIP's). Rosenelle and Linda have made progress on a French Rose quilt they are making for their friend/hairdresser as a wedding gift. […]
April’s Book choice ‘American Dirt’
Book Club had a patio meeting to discuss one of Oprah's book pics, 'American Dirt' by Jeanine Cummins. It centers around a middle class woman and her eight year old son who are forced to flee for their lives from the cartel. They are headed on a drama filled journey to the United States along […]
Piecemakers April 6, 2021 Meeting Report
Five of us met at Tap & Vine for a delightful lunch on a beautiful April spring day. It was wonderful to be able to dine outdoors together. We then headed for Cottage Quilts for a little shopping. This is a tradition we have whenever we dine out. Dine & shop, shop & dine; either […]
Ladies Dining Out went to Cicily’s for dinner.
We had a large gathering of 20 ladies out to dinner at Cicily’s on April 12th. The management put us a separate area so that they could follow regulations and set tables accordingly. A grand time was had by all! Great food and great service as usual!
Hiking Group Scaled Roxy Ann March 2021
Seven members of the intrepid hiking group took the less muddy route to the top of Roxy Ann on March 19th. We hiked mostly on the road until we connected with the less soupy section of the trail leading to the top. Great weather and wide views of the valley. The most memorable view was […]
Knotty Ladies Feb./March 2021 Meetings
The Knotty Ladies had their regular meeting on Feb. 3rd at Dora Moore’s home at 1pm. 4 ladies attended. We had a nice visit & since there were only 4 of us, we were able to social distance very easily. We hadn’t met since last Sept. at Betty’s home. My how we all missed getting […]
Piecemakers March 3, 2021 Meeting Report
The Piecemakers took advantage of a warm, sunny day and met on Rosenelle's patio on March 3rd. It was a beautiful day and it was wonderful to be able to meet in person again. Rosenelle, Sue and Elaine shared some lovely projects. Rosenelle showed off three amazing pieces: a beautiful embroidery wall hanging of an […]
Book Club February 2021
Our group joined together again in February via Zoom to discuss the selection of the month, Leif Enger's "Peace Like a River". The story is told from the perspective of a young boy, Reuben, who lives with his father, brother and precocious younger sister in a small Minnesota town in the 1950's. Reuben's older brother […]
Piecemakers February 3, 2021 Zoom Meeting
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 […]
Book Club January 2021
We held our third Zoom get together and discussed "The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict. The historical fiction novel tells the saga of the glamourous Viennese born actress Hedy Lamarr. The book covers many fascinating periods: her teenage marriage to a wealthy munitions manufacturer to the Nazis, her daring escape from him, […]
Piecemakers January 6, 2021 Zoom Meeting
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 […]
Knotty Lady’s November meeting 2020
We, the Knotty Ladies Quilters of Eagle Point would like to say Happy New Year to everybody and hope we can meet again soon. Because of Covid 19 we haven’t met as a group since September. I know that everybody is well and staying busy. Maxine delivered 19 baby blankets to Asante neonatal unit and […]
Piecemakers December 2, 2020 Zoom Meeting
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. […]
Book Club December Zoom Get Together
We had our annual December get together via zoom and instead of the ugly sweaters we had some very festive head adornments. (See pic.) We discussed some of our more interesting reads outside of the book group. Some of those were: Snow Falling on Cedars – David Guterson Death Comes for the Archbishop – Willa […]
The Book Club November 2020
The Book Club ventured into the world of Zoom for their November meeting. Thanks to Clancy Statz’s expertise we were able to safely discuss our selection of “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance. This memoir by J.D. Vance tells the story of a family suffering with addiction and poverty set against the backdrop of a dying […]
Knitting November 2020
A very talented group of knitters met at the home of Renate Gyuro on Tuesday, Nov. 10. We were a small group of six but a good time was had by all. There were many finished projects for show and tell.
November 4, 2020 Piecemakers meeting at Rosenelle’s
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 […]
November Hike
The hiking group got together on Monday November 4. Gerene sent out an “impromptu” e-mail inviting those who were interested in a hike to Upper Table Rock. 5 showed up to car-pool, in two cars, with masks, and 6 more traveled independently to meet at the trailhead. Weather was perfect, so the 11 hikers headed […]
Knotty Lady’s November meeting 2020
Knotty Lady’s met on November 4, 2020 at Maxine Williams home for a monthly meeting. Four ladies attended. Social distance & mask were observed. Eleven baby blankets were made by the ladies for the Asante Neo-natal and Maxine will deliver them. Also 13 place mats will be taken to the Foods & Friends in Medford. […]
October 2020 Piecemakers meetings report
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 […]
The Book Club
The Book Club group met at the Harnish Wayside Park and Visitor Center for our October book review. It was a beautiful day although a Fall chill was in the air. We discussed our most recent read of the Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides in a stimulating review on the lawn in our own chairs.
Ladies Dining Out
The Ladies Dining Out group gathered again for a meal out at the Original Roadhouse Grill in Medford. A fun time was had by all. They restaurant set up a table for us in a back room so that we had plenty of space. We had 8 ladies but I forgot again to take a […]
Ladies Dining Out
Last night, September 21st, 10 enthusiastic ladies joined together for a dinner out. We were having so much fun that I forgot to take a picture of us. We enjoyed salads, pizza, burgers, wine, beer etc. We are looking forward to our next adventure out!
The Book Club
The Book Club gathered to discuss The Dutch House on September 9th at Charmaine Lewis's home. We had such a small gathering due to smoke from the fires and power outages we have decided to review it again next month in addition to next month's book.
Knotty Ladies Hold September Meeting
Good morning everyone!! The Knotty Ladies Quilters of Eagle Point, Oregon, are staying home and staying safe. We hope you are all well. We are staying busy with mask making (not as much as the last time I wrote), quilts and just staying busy and having fun. We held our September 2, 2020 meeting at […]
September 2, 2020 Piecemakers’ September Meeting Report
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 […]
August 19, 2020 – Piecemakers had a lovely meeting on Rosenelle’s patio
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 […]
Knitting August 2020
On August 11, the knitting group met outside at Renate’s Alpaca Ranch. Maryann modeled a beautiful sweater which she just completed.
July 1, 2020 Piecemakers Meeting at Rosenelle’s – Class on Cathedral Window quilt block
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 & […]
July Book Club read ‘The Other Einstein’
In our July meeting we discussed Virginia Felker's book choice 'The Other Einstein' by Marie Benedict. This was a story about Albert Einstein's first wife and how her mathematical background, may have contributed to his theory of relativity, while remaining in his shadow. A good discussion ensued about women's struggles thru the years especially in […]