NEXT MEETING:MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH

MEDINA LIBRARY

6:30 PM

 

PROGRAM: HANKY-PANKY QUILTS

Evalyn will share her special tips. Contact Edie if you did not get a copy of her handout at the July meeting or as an attachment to your e-mail.

 

JULY MEETING NOTES

 

Just a note from Lu. She has been sending birthday cards to members and is about out. If you have any extra cards, please bring them to the next meeting.

Evalyn handed out a materials list for her program at the August meeting. Her books about Hanky Quilts came from American School of Needlework, Consumer Division, 1455 Linda Vista Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069 or www.asnpub.com.

Tammy brought two Christmas wall hangings from her web site. You can find free patterns at BOMquilts.com along with a link to buy fabric.

 There are pockets at the bottom so this Mary Emmerling fabric wall hanking can also be a card holder.

 And this fun wall hanging can bring lots of winter cheer.

 Joyce has finished a truly western California king quilt for her grandson. Her quote, “I’m not ever making another quilt”. Anyone want in on the pool to see how long that lasts? Joyce also brought us a potholder she found at the Kerrville Quilt Show along with a pattern and suggestions for making our own. She suggested we use “insulbright” as the insulation layer to avoid burns. Polyester batting would be a very bad choice because it does not prevent heat transmission and may even melt, causing a serious burn.

PROGRAM NOTES

Tammy began by recommending that if you have an antique quilt that is worth money and you are not a professional—don’t fix it yourself! Professionals store antique quilts by wrapping them in acid free paper, rolling them and storing in cardboard tubes with a sheet of bounce fabric softener in each end. She brought a list of Website Resources for Quilt Restoration for participants.

Several members brought quilts in need of help. Evalyn had a double wedding ring quilt top with an interesting story. The quilt top was given to Evalyn by a friend who recieved it as rent payment from an oil field worker many years ago. The top was hand pieced by the worker’s mother.

Evalyn also brought a quilt she made for her daughter which has not been gently used. She had repaired it once by appliqueing over damaged areas but now has even more extensive damage to repair. There was much discussion over approaches to restoring this well loved quilt to useful condition.

 Lu is planning to restore a quilt from her mother-in-law. This quilt came from east Texas and over the years some of the fabric has deteriorated beyond repair. Because this quilt, like Evalyn’s, has been quilted, the blocks with damage will have to be carefully removed, the weak pieces replaced with fabrics in a similar period theme, and then carefully replacing the block back into the quilt. It will have to be a labor of love, but Lu says she really likes the bold red sashing setting off the blocks and wants to be able to enjoy the quilt in her home.

Tammy gave us another tutorial on the block of the month blocks –more challenging each month. Hope to see you all there on the 17th and don’t forget your hankies.

Edie