NEXT MEETING: MONDAY APRIL 20TH

MEDINA LIBRARY

6:30 PM

 

PROGRAM: QUILT AS YOU GO with Julie, Tammy and Edie

 

MARCH MEETING NOTES

 

Lu had several announcements of coming events.

 

It is Relay for Life time again. Contact Lu for more info including luminarias.

 

Early notice. The annual Appreciation Luncheon will be December 5th at the Rec Center at Mansfield Park. Bluebonnets are hostesses this year. Mark your calendars.

 

Annual Picnic will be May 15th with details to follow at next meeting.

 

Tammy discussed the plight of Bandera Girl Scouts. They have 12 troops and no longer receive funding from any Bandera County entity. The Girl Scout program would benefit from anyone who might help with a fundraiser like the quilt project for the Medina troop.

Edie talked about her trip to the Dallas Quilt Show held in Market Hall in Dallas. She was able to meet the quilt artists, including John Flynn. According to Edie, this was a smaller, more reasonably priced quilt show that offered lots of opportunity to interact with quilters and vendors.

 

There was no formal program for this was one of our “Linda Barton” nights to bring your own project. There was lots of wonderful SHOW n TELL.

Maggie brought two from her “Confusion Series”. I’m sorry I didn’t write down the particulars but know Maggie will explain if you want more info.

 Julie brought a delightful scrappy Strawberry Lemonade Picnic Quilt that she made without a pattern. She also brought a pink and brown flannel rag quilt, precious.

      

Edie brought her beautiful beaded brown and green wall hangings. The wall hangings are done with decorative stitching and beads. This is a set of six mini quilts.

Tammy brought two very charming quilts, one layer cake quilt in beautiful orange with circular quilting. The second quilt project was beautifully quilted with the stippling pattern.

 

 Theresa brought back her “Cabin in the Woods” quilt so we could see how her hand quilting highlights the design.

VISITORS:

Gail’s daughter, Beth,  and grandaughter Morgan came with Gail.

Linda brought her grandaughter Harvest.

We were so happy to have these lovely ladies join our group.

DONATION QUILT

The Library donation quilt is complete except for the border. Joyce  graciously offered to add the border.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Blocks 3 & 4 of the Pioneer Sampler quilt were handed out. All unfinished blocks should measure 9 1/2 inch square (9 inch finished block when put together). Tammy demonstrated the steps for piecing the blocks.

FAT QUARTER EXCHANGE continues. Bring a fat quarter to trade if you wish. Fat quarters not traded will go into our community stash to be used for future donation quilts.

Hope to see you all on the 20th for more quilting and fellowship.   Margaret & Edie

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL YOU QUILTERS !

JANUARY MEETING: MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH

6:30 PM AT THE MEDINA LIBRARY MEETING ROOM

This is our planning meeting for the coming year so put on your thinking caps and bring ideas—especially things you want to learn and things you know how to do and want to share with the group.

The Fat Quarter Exchange for January is now traditionally (at least for the past two years so I guess that is a tradition) your “ugly” fat quarter. The one you don’t know how it came to be in your stash and have no idea how to use— ’cause your orphan can be someone’s treasure.

 

DECEMBER 2008 MEETING NOTES

We finished out 2008 with a fun Christmas Party.  Tammy brought several projects from her web site.

 This one would be a super easy starter quilt.

Or how about a block of the month as a great way to learn new blocks. Or maybe you would be interested in a table runner….

We had an update on two of the Pizza Box Quilts we have been working on. They are almost ready for completion and donation as fundraiser for community organizations. The first quilt supported the Boy Scout Troop sponsored by the Medina Methodist Church. The second quilt top will provide a donation to the newly formed Girl Scout Troop.

        and more to come soon!

Then we had good food, exchanged gifts and played games for prizes from Tammy’s friend Linda at www.AbbiMays.com.

 

 

     

 Looking forward to seeing all of you on the 19th to start another wonderful year.

Edie

NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 6:30PM

AT THE MEDINA LIBRARY

PROGRAM: JOYCE WILL PRESENT “YO YO’S”

Joyce will provide fabric but you will need to bring your sewing kit: needles, thread, thimble, scissors, etc.

THE MAY FAT QUARTER THEME IS RED

APRIL MEETING NOTES

There were no tornado warning sirens to disupt our fun.

 Lu’s sisters joined us and they had been working on really cute gift “bags” made from jeans.

The round robing quilts are progressing and have moved on the new members for additions.

And Lu and Tammy brought their Swedish weaving projects which they are planning for table decorations.

 Tammy has also invented a new quilted item–quilted charger plate covers to make your table setting even more unique.

   

Julie has continued work on her lap quilt project and has progressed to putting blocks together.

And we were able to have the program on the folded star block so that members could have one block at least pinned together to take home as a sample.

    

It was a busy and fun evening with time for sharing and learning. So pick up your sewing kit, bring a friend and come along for the May meeting.

Edie