The February 28th meeting was the second business meeting of the year and it was a productive one at that. One of the first topics of the night was making another quilt as a service project. This time around it will be for a service man or woman who has put in their time in serving our country. We are also thinking about using the same quilt pattern to make another quilt for Eastman's Funeral home. Pictured below is the quilt we will be putting together. The pattern is called: The Log Cabin Hidden Stars by Pam and Nicky Lintott.
The Log Cabin Hidden Star pattern by Pam and Nicky Lintott can be found at these online retailers: Fabric Shack and The Fat Quarter Shop if you are interested in purchasing the pattern for yourself.
For this service project we are in need of fabrics for this quilt. It is urged that all members please be so kind in bringing in fabrics that are shown in the photo above. Also all the fabrics that are brought in please be sure that they can be cut into 2 1/2 inch strips. We are going with an Americana theme this time around.
The 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge that was done with the Girl Scouts has been finally put to rest, and the ladies agreed to work with the girls again if the opportunity arises again. The only thing left to do is to finish off the few remaining pillow cases, make them accountable over at American Patchworking Magazine and then ship them off to Pillows of Hope in Cincinnati.
Our April workshop/sew-in is rapidly approaching and we discussed most of the details as far as time and food arrangements, which will be pot luck by the way. At the next meeting we need to finalize who will be teaching and to sum up all the last minute details to have the day rolling smoothly.
Chris Porter will be demonstrating a few quilty things at the Cabin Fever Cure "For Women Only" sponsored jointly by the New London Cemetery Board and the New London Park Board on March 20th at the Hileman Building, which is located at the New London Recreation Park. Every woman is welcome and if you want to know more information please go to Village of New London while the information is still available or contact Chris. FYI: there will be a $15.00 charge at the door.
Also Chris Porter handed out the rules and envelops for those participating in the paint chip challenge. One of the rules in this challenge is that member were not allowed to open their envelopes until they got home. This was to make sure that when September rolls around that all members will be delighted in the surprise to see what other members were challenged with. If you are still interested in participating in the challenge and you were not at the meeting please contact Chris for your paint chip envelope.
There are some up coming events that are outside of the guild if anyone is interested to attend. Please click on the links below to read more information about them.
Now time for Show and Tell:
Chris Kaufman brought in her latest finish.
Chris Porter also had a few finishes too.
Our last quilter to share was Jennifer Overstreet with her finishes.
Wow! That's a whole lot of show and tell going on!
Well that is all for now!
Until next time Happy Quilting Everyone!
The New London Quilt Guild