We are so fortunate to have such talented members!  

Here is the photo album from our March show and tell.

The Beautiful Quilts of Susan Day

Hi everyone,

Last meeting Susan Day showed us her beautiful quilts.  Members who attended saw her amazing work from 30 years of quilting.  Each quilt was unique and many guild members remarked on her attention to color - making each design pop.  Below are some of my pictures from the evening.  We all know that the room is difficult to photograph in - but these can serve as a reminder of the work we saw.  If you miss a quilt that I did not post here, write a comment and I will attach it.

Susan, thank you for sharing your beautiful work!

Hope everyone is having a busy start to spring.

See you soon,
Maggie

Christmas Party Pictures

Hello Guild Members!

For this post I am attaching a group of pictures that our President, Pauline, took at the annual Christmas party.  You will see that most of the pictures are of the cigar box challenge/ gift exchange.  I know that I loved making my box and I loved receiving my beautiful gift even more!  There are also pictures of the snowmen quilts that so many members worked on.  They are beautiful - and I am very happy to have them here to stay present in our minds as we work on future projects.

I will post again soon!  Happy sewing,
Maggie

This Person Needs an Education

I just read an editorial by someone in Tennessee.  There was no byline, so I don't know who wrote it, let alone whether it was a man or a woman.

The gist of the article is this person's outrage that tax money, all of $80,000, is going to support a quilt museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  The contention is that quilting is passé and no one cares.

Obviously, they have not been to a hobby store lately, especially something like a Joann's or any quilting shop, and has no idea what textile arts are and who practices those arts.  Just because this person probably finds these activities a waste of time, everyone else should also.  I actually think I feel sorry for someone who has no thought to respect the time and trouble it took to make these masterpieces.

Take a look.  Most of the comments were outraged at the editorial.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/15/museum-needles-taxpayers-free-press/

2012-13

The Fat Quarter list for the year is as follows:

          October 2012               Autumn or Thanksgiving
         November 2012           Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukah
          December 2012           Wintertime
         January 2013                Hearts and Flowers
          February 2013              When Irish Eyes are Smiling
          March 2013                   Easter Eggs, Bunnies, Flowers
          April 2013                      Memorial Day…May We Never Forget
          May 2013                       Floral Fantasies
           June 2013                       In the Good Old Summertime
           September 2013           Ghosts and Goblins

The Block of the Month is to be done in your own choice of colors.  You will keep the blocks you make and use them to make a complete quilt for the President's Challenge which will be due in September 2013.  The BoM are as follows (NOTE: Only the first four blocks have been passed out as of the writing of this post.  They will be updated when the additional blocks are announced.):

           October: Churn Dash (http://quilterscache.com/C/ChurnDashBlock.html)
           November:  Mini Bow Tie (http://quilterscache.com/M/MiniBowTieBlock.html)
           December:  Jacob’s Ladder (http://quilterscache.com/J/JacobsLadderBlock.html)
            January:  Spool (http://quilterscache.com/S/SpoolBlock.html)

October 2012 meeting

Hi, All!  Thank you for your patience while I've been dealing with all my family problems.  I'll write more about all that later.

This is a reminder that our October meeting will be on the 10th at Slater Mill at 6:30 pm.

The Block of the Month is Churn Dash (http://quilterscache.com/C/ChurnDashBlock.html).  Color choice is up to the maker.  The blocks will no longer be raffled off.  Each person will keep her own blocks and they will be used to complete the President's Challenge in September 2013.

The Fat Quarter for October is to be an Autumn or Thanksgiving theme.

We will have a Night at the Museum night at the meeting.  Everyone is encouraged to bring in antique or vintage items from their sewing room collections.  Suggestions include, but are not limited to:

• Sewing or lace-making machines (featherweights count!)
• Sewing machines, ironing boards, irons, etc. manufactured for children
• Thimbles, advertising or other
• Novelty tape measures
• Novelty pin cushions
• Needle books, handmade or commercially manufactured
• Cardboard needle folders (the packaging for needles when originally purchased)
• Old scissors
• Sewing baskets, kits or boxes
• Early sewing or quilting tools
• Early sewing/quilting books or magazines (especially 1st editions!)
• Sewing or pattern company advertisements, framed or unframed
• Unique or interesting embroidery, quilting or sewing patterns
• Framed samplers
• Fabric, ribbon or trim collections
• Photos, prints, paintings of people sewing or quilting
• Framed ribbon and lace dolls, or other framed sewn artwork
• Early handmade lace or crochet trim
• Miniature or doll quilts
• Miniature (dollhouse) sewing items that look like antiques
• Framed vignettes of miniature sewing rooms/quilting studios
• Cookbooks sponsored by sewing machine or pattern companies
• Button collections
• Home-sewn apparel
• Interesting and unique patterns

September 12, 2012 Meeting

The Block of the Month is the Calico Puzzle from Quilter's Cache.

The Fat Quarter theme is Georgia.  Suggestions are peaches, Antebellum, etc.