Meeting Minutes: February 2014

Another great guild meeting for the month of February.  So many wonderful quilts, conversations and projects.

Japanese Quilt Demo

Jen shared the Sashiko quilting method from Japan and the origin of the form.

Arigatō to all of you who where there to listen.  Here is the finished tortoise  shell that was shared in the demo.

RECAP OF FEBRUARY MEETING

Vignette Stitches Club: Magazines are available if you need to borrow one.  Please speak to Beth.

Charity Quilts UPDATE:

More wonderful charity quilts were finished by Janet and Kelly and sent to the wonderful ladies who will be binding them.

Thank you also to Trish for making the lovely labels.   We were able to send another one to a good home thanks for the suggestion from Betty.

Next Instalment of  Charity Work: Be ready for MARCH (sorry about dropping the ball in Feb).

Idea #1:    If you wish to participate, you would contribute a rectangle block/panel of some sort.  Each round a border would be added all the way around – like a round robin.  These would be made into a quilt.

Idea #2:   Using an orphan block we would add to it until it became a placemat (13″x17″).

In MARCH bring your orphan panel or rectangle/block to guild and the next round will be decided.  Remember to leave a 1/4″ seam allowance around the block/panel.

Possible Charities:

* Meals on Wheels for the placemat (13″x17″)

* Neo Natal Quilts: 30″x30″.  Need a pocket on the back to fit a 4″x6″ photograph

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014

Joan Statz  is providing the workshop this year.  Lorraine Stagness is the speaker at the dinner this year.  Sandra Krysalowich is the quilter of distinction.

Mary will purchase some tickets for the dinner.  If you wish to attend the dinner this year please contact Mary.

If you are able to help with the booth at the meeting of the guild or help with set up and take down please let Mary know.

In Other News….

February Meeting: March 8 , 2014

Join Jan for a trip to Amish Country.

Set Up: Laura, Pat, Shirley C, Barb deB

Pastimes Online Purging Sale

Just wanted to share with the Flying Needles ladies that Valerie over at Pastimes Online is having a fabric purging sale.

Hi Everyone, time to purge my fabrics, we are moving and downsizing my studio..please have a look all of the cottons are $3/meter Minimum 1 meter cuts!

Check out her blog for details.

Reminder: February 8, 2014 Meeting

Hope you will be able to join us on February 8, 2014 for a short trip to Japan in our Trip Around the World in Quilts.  Jen will showing us their Sashiko quilting method.

Don’t forget to bring your show and tell.  And bring your sewing along to spend some time in the afternoon working on your latest project.  Maybe your Challenge projects for this year.

Set Up/Take Down Crew for December: Riske, Linda deBe, Susan G, Kelly B.

Charity Quilts –  Remember to bring your quilt tops and batting and backing to help complete the quilts. We are in need of backing fabric for some of our quilts (61″x75″) and 1/2m of binding to accompany it.  

Next Instalment of  Charity Work: Don’t forget to bring your orphan panel or rectangle/block to guild and the next round will be decided.  Remember to leave a 1/4″ seam allowance around the block/panel.

Idea #1:    If you wish to participate, you would contribute a rectangle block/panel of some sort.  Each round a border would be added all the way around – like a round robin.  These would be made into a quilt.

Idea #2:   Using an orphan block we would add to it until it became a placemat (13″x17″).

Possible Charities:

* Meals on Wheels for the placemat (13″x17″)

* Neo Natal Quilts: 30″x30″.  Need a pocket on the back to fit a 4″x6″ photograph

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014 – Please talk to Mary if you are interested in attending the dinner.  

Joan Statz  is providing the workshop this year.  Lorraine Stagness is the speaker at the dinner this year.  Sandra Krysalowich is the quilter of distinction.