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Friday, January 15, 2010

IRQG Blogging

Hi, Ladies! (I would say 'Folks' if we had any gentlemen members, however...)

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2010 Starts Off With a Bang!

The January meeting was held on the 13th while the snow fell gently outside and the Blackstone roared outside the windows of Slater Mill.  The ladies of the Industrial Revolution Quilt Guild met in the back room of the 2nd floor of the Mill where we were toasty-warm.

The general Business meeting went quickly with information about the Quilt Show for 2011.  All the committee chairs have been filled and everyone has been asked to volunteer for a committee that will utilize their skills to the utmost.  Discussion was held regarding the Guild Raffle Quilt.  All members will be asked to make one block.  Kits will be coming soon.  More information will follow as soon as the various chairpeople can post it.  The Vice-President's Challenge was introduced, but Connie didn't have the papers to pass out.  She promised to have them for the February meeting.  The President's Challenge is very simple this year: finish your UFOs and get ready to show items in our Quilt Show.  Tempus Fugit and the Show will be upon us very quickly!

After refreshments, we broke up into demonstrations with stations around the room where members explained how to do various techniques.  Daphne demonstrated paper piecing the April Chicken Block of the Month.  Michelle showed us how to make our bindings end perfectly the first time. Barbara showed us how to make the tube version of the pillowcases for our Guild Charity drive.  The blog was introduced and all the members had invitations emailed to their accounts so that they can be added as authors. All members are invited to post their thoughts about quilting and sewing and the Guild.  There were several stations located around the room and everyone flowed from table to table to see the ones they were most interested in.  Thank you to all who brought demos to show!

The meeting ended quietly around 8:15 and everyone headed out into the cold, snowy night for home with plans and ideas for more quilts and sewing projects.