We started off talking about our April workshop and the progress on the walker caddy bags for residents at The Laurels. So far we have almost 40 bags completed. We would like to have 50 made before we distribute them. We also started on a quilt for Teen Challenge. This is an easy pattern that used 2 1/2" strips and works up quickly. If you would like to work on one on your own, I have the pattern instructions. It's a great way to use up those oddball strips.
We were asked if we would be willing to do a quilt show at the New Haven Methodist Church and members agreed this would be a good idea to get the word out about our group. It won't work for this year with the church's schedule but we will look ahead to maybe next May.
We are still discussing doing a block exchange sometime after the first of the year so this could be our gift exchange for our 2017 Christmas party. The idea is to have several people sign up to make a block for each person on the list. The blocks will be in the same colorway and in a certain size. They will be signed by the person who pieced the block and then presented at our meeting in December 2017.
There was discussion of doing a beginners quilt class doing a basic 9 patch for anyone aged 10 and up in the area who is interested in learning how to piece quilt blocks. No date has been set yet and class size will be limited. Participants will have to provide their own machines, tools and fabrics.
There are a couple area quilt show coming up. Uniontown Quilt Guild will have their annual show July 1st and 2nd in Ashland. Yvonne has the forms if you are interested in displaying a quilt. Plymouth has a show the 1st week of August which runs Tuesday through Saturday. This coincides with their Silver King festival.
This December we will be again participating in the Hometown Holidays in New London. The date for this is December 3rd. Set up will be in the Hileman Building at the recreation park. Times will be announced later. This is when we will have the drawing for our raffle quilt. Keep up the good work selling those tickets.
Be thinking of what we can do for our Christmas gift exchange for this year. Do we want to do the notions exchange like we did last year? Is there another idea that someone would like to do, we're open for suggestions. That meeting is December 8th.
An idea was brought up about another service project recipient and one member volunteered to check out if they needed anything.
Our next workshop will be May 21st. We will be working on the last of the walker bags and the quilt(s) for Teen Challenge. Bring your machines and any tools you may need. We have the fabric available but we do need batting. This can be scraps that can be sewn together. Luncheon will be potluck and we already have volunteered sloppy joes, buns, chips, jello salad, potato salad, cookies, and drinks. If you plan on attending and want to bring something, please let me know so I can keep track.
Our June meeting will be on June 9th. If you have a demonstration you would like to do please let me know so I can let members know if they need to bring anything. The June workshop will have to be cancelled due to scheduling conflicts with the church.
July meeting is set still for July 14th and the workshop is set for July 30th. Be sure to watch the blog and I will e-mail everyone if we need to make any changes.
At any time if you would like to volunteer to do a demonstration please let me know. You may know a technique or about a new tool that none of us know about and it would be very informative to all of us.
Speaking of demonstrations, two of our new members Joey and Brad, demonstrated a paper piecing pattern by Judi Neimeyer. Here are some pics.
We also had some show and tell. These quilts below are ones that have been made and donated to Teen Challenge.
Chris