Activity Group Reports
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 […]
Ladies Dining Out – June 2020
This month we ventured out to Miguel’s in Shady Cove for Mexican food on June 11th for an early dinner. Everyone enjoyed finally being out with the group and having fun conversations. As it turned out we also had great entertainment of a storm that blew in right after we sat down. It started with […]
Book Group meeting – June 2020
Our Book Club met today at Kristine Frey’s home to discuss the book that Jan Griffen selected. “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate. This was historical fiction and very interesting about Georgia Tann who ran the Tennessee Children’s Home. This was a front for a black market adoption ring headed by Tann.
June 3, 2020 Piecemakers meet at Rosenelle’s – Quilt hanging sleeve lesson and more!
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 […]
May, 2020 Knotty Ladies Masked Meeting
The Knotty Ladies met at Helen Hensley's home on May 15, 2020 for the first time since Mar. 4. With coronavirus restrictions in place we considered a video meeting, but the Phase 1 guidelines made an in-person meeting possible. Lydia Davidson's beautiful patio was the setting for the meeting and masks and social distancing were […]
May 8, 2020 – Piecemakers Meeting at Kelly’s – Fabric Dyeing Lesson
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 […]