July Show and Tell

rise 'n shine

Eve painted wooden beads red to make the bottoms for this tote.

Watch for this sweatshirt at the fair.

Check out the awesome fabric collaboration on these magnifying glass quilts.

A quilt from leftovers, I believe.

Turning five?

Inverted pattern makes two matching quilts.

Another lovely golden dahlia from Blanche Young.

These bags are a clever way to use the chalkboard fabric they had at MSQC.

Brick road quilt, I believe. There is a tutorial for the nine-patch slice method of this quilt if you click "nine patch variation" at the bottom of this post.

Tip from DeAnn

DeAnn sends the following:

I just thought I would mention that if anyone is looking for fabric to finish a project try:

LS Boudreau Quilt Fabrics email: lsboudreaufabric AT eastlink.ca

They located some fabric for me that I was unable to locate on the computer or at any stores on my own. All you need to do is scan a piece of the fabric and do a little description.

They have over 300 sources they use to find the fabric you are looking for. Worked for me!

No charge...

Also I gave the Main Street Quilt Cottage the pattern I made up to make the little children's bags that use the chalk fabric. Remember? the ones I showed at July meeting.

(I'm pretty sure I have a picture of the bags, and I hope to post the pictures from July's meeting soon. Thanks for the note, DeAnn!)

This Thursday

We will meet as usual at 6:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. We will be having pot luck, and you are encouraged to bring your old sewing stuff for our auction.

For show and tell we are doing "first and last" quilts, which should shake things up a little. Hope to see you there!

Bit of News

Dear Guild Members,

This is a reminder notice that Janey Argyle has reserved her clubhouse for a Spiral Table topper workshop on Sat. July 11, from 10-5 pm. This is the Sat. following our regular Thursday meeting on July 9 (Pot Luck and Auction at this meeting). If you plan to come to the workshop on Sat. please respond to Eve Greco by email or phone so we have an idea how many are attending.

Janey does NOT want to tie up the club house for just a few people. You can work on your own project or charity items if you wish. If you need help stitching your tote bag around the top, I will have my big machine and can help you. The clubhouse is a great place with plenty of space and good light and we will have lots of time for sewing and can make a FOOD RUN if that's what people want to do.

There will be some basic directions for the Spiral table topper in the newsletter but I suggest that you try to pick up a pattern for yourself or to share with your buddy. Don't wait till the last minute because the store might be out of patterns. I have the spiral ruler but you might think of investing in one to share with a friend also. So please get back to me on this, Do Not Wait till the meeting on July 9 as that is too late as far as Janey's reservation is concerned. We will be doing a final count at the meeting, more people are fine, as there is room, we don't want just 3-4 people.

Thanks so much for responding and I'll see you on July 9. Bring finished charity items to the meeting also. Eve Greco

June Show and Tell

Here are the quilts from this month's show and tell. If you click on the image, it should be much larger for examination. Clockwise from top: two baby quilts, an Americana with picot edges, Pink one in which Virginia Olsen "practices on her embroidery machine," black velvet butterfly intricate handwork, Eve Greco's poppy quilt, chenille backed pillow, spicy spiral table-runner.

I couldn't fit that last photo in my collage, but the top one is a "one and you're done."

Show and Tell

I magically mysteriously remembered to bring my camera and flash card and batteries this month, so I give you show and tell:

Anne's Tumbling Blocks

Janey's scrappy quilts and dresser scarf.

Rose that won Dixie Quilt Guild challenge in its class.

Nancy's, from her grandmother's old dresses

from old suits

Hawaiian baby quilt

Fat quarter bag.

dresser scarf (matches above)

Blanche's latest, curved corners.

baby blanket

baby blanket

baby blanket

and one more baby blanket.

This week's meeting details

Our next meeting is Thurs. May 14. It is our Charity Workshop program, so bring your machine and basic sewing kit. We will be working on self-binding baby blankets, mastectomy pillows, and diaper wraps.

If you have flannel, muslin, or some fat quarters (just enough to make a pillow case for the mastectomy pillow) please bring what you have to class. Also any extra batting and or fiber fill for the pillows. Eve has made 9 baby blanket kits with directions. These kits are $3 each payable to Eileen Spencer, as she donated the flannel. This is a bargain as there are about 2 yards of flannel in each kit!

We are looking for an idea for August meeting, so put on your thinking caps and bring your suggestions! The Apple Valley Girls are doing the food this month. Hope you are all working on your mystery project and block of the month. See you on the 14th. Eve Greco & Anne Beddo