JANUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER

NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH

MEDINA LIBRARY

6:30 PM

PROGRAM: MAKING CLOTHESLINE BOWLS

Michele has planned a real “hands on” class and hopes everyone will be able to complete as small bowl. She sent out an e-mail  with a supply list for the class that is below.

sewing machine and “A” sewing foot and open toe foot

needles size 90/14 or 100/16, or jeans needles 14 or Microtex sharp 14

an extension table for your machine if you have one

scissors and basic sewing supplies

tweezers,

tape measure

Michele has done a lot of preparation for this class so we can all have a good time and bring home a finished bowl. Here are some samples of her work.

JANUARY MEETING NOTES

It was Loretta’s birthday month  complete with brownie and candle.

We had lots of show & tell.

Maggie was able to be with us to show her first “real” quilt top. Her husband was able to help her by suggesting a change–Maggie said the light came home and she realized what is ment by “scant” 1/4 inch seam. Michele offered to quilt it for her.

Gail brought a Tshirt dress she made for her granduaghter.

Evalyn has designed a crochet dish drainer and wore more of her special socks.

     

Edie brought a wall hanging quilt her daughter found at a community fundraiser.

and her finished beaded wall hanging collage, but no picture–sorry.

And the block of the month project that she is making into a tablecloth for summer picnics.  

 Tammy showed us her Christmas in July design which is available on line at her web site with fabrics available from AbbyMays. She also had a new idea for block of the month–Santorini Stars–which is available at BOMquilts.com. This is raw edge applique and she promises it is much easier than it looks. More information is available on e-mail to members.

We had a visitor from the Kerrville Quilt Guild, Katie C. who brought several items to share. A purse   a jacket, and  a throw made with a Kaffe Fasset pattern and embellished with machine embroidery. Katie has promised to return for our April meeting with more information on making a quilted purse.

And after all that we still had time to put together a program list for 2010. Some programs are still in the process of being developed, but below is the draft list of things to come.

February:  Basket Making 101 with Michele

March: Sit-n-Sew night

April: Making a quilted purse with Katie

May: Sit-n-Sew night

June: Paper Piecing with Maggie

July: Quilting w Myrna (may be changed to September—details to come)

August: Sit-n-Sew and for those who are interested Lu and Joyce will revisit Swedish weaving with some new patterns.

September: What to do with “Ugly Duckling” fabrics by Tammy

October: Jana Osborn will do her annual program and Edie will intro Borders, Binding and Mitered Corners.

November: Sit-n-Sew

December: Christmas Party

January 2011: Planning Meeting

Lu may have an update for us soon but I hope this has you interested in the fun to come. And for those of you who asked–yes, some of us are still gathering at The Core on Friday mornings for coffee, visiting and sometimes we even work on our projects.

See you soon.  Edie