The September 27, 2012 meeting was put to order by Kim and following topics were discussed:
Hometown Holidays: Remember to keep active on the times you plan on selling for the guild sales table.
Annual Christmas Lunch & Gift Exchange: The ladies planned on meeting at the Wild Cat Cafe for a lunch or a light dinner depending on the cafe's time schedule, which Carol planned on checking into. Then after the lunch/dinner the ladies agreed to go on over to Lynette's for dessert and gift exchange since Lynette open her home for the evening. Thank you Lynette!
Service Project dealing with nine patches & snow balls: The quilt needs to be assembled and quilted. Thank you to Marlene for taking on the task of finishing up the quilt. Also as a reminder there were left over nine patches to start another quilt, if you have any scrap pieces or fabrics from your stash to spare for another quilt to be squeezed out it would be greatly appreciated.
The 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge: Is still a go. However, due to scheduling conflicts that recently aroused with the Girl Scouts all planned Saturdays have been scratched. If you had signed up for October or November, or any other dates please know that your schedule is now free. As of now Jennifer is currently working on making it a one day event and trying to get every one coordinated on a single day past the new year. As of now a Thursday meeting night past January is what is looking the best for both parties.
Sadly there was no show and tell, which is the reason why there are no photos in this post.
Lastly thank you to the ladies who stayed be hind to assemble the pillowcase kits for the pillowcase challenge. Your help was greatly appreciated! Not to mention what was there to do was done in a speedy amount of time. Also thank you to Kim for taking the kits home to be bagged.
One more reminder: Sarah and her daughter are looking for scraps to make a scrap quilt if anyone has abundance of left overs please bring them in and they will get used by Sarah.
Well, that was all for this meeting.
Until next time....
Happy Quilting!
New London Quilt Guild
September 12, 2012 meeting
Hi everyone!
This week was a short meeting. Items that were discussed were the Christmas party which will be December 12 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Wildcat Connections Cafe uptown New London. After dinner Lynette has graciously offered her cabin for dessert and our gift exchange. Thanks Lynette!
We then moved on to the Hometown Holidays which is the first Saturday of December. We will have a table set up in the Methodist Church to sell items made and donated by any member who wants to participate. This is being done for a fund raiser to support our guild. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant, just something simple.
Also Yvonne sent bags in for us to put our pillowcase challenge fabric in. Contact Kim Parsons for these.
Also Yvonne sent bags in for us to put our pillowcase challenge fabric in. Contact Kim Parsons for these.
Show and tell consisted of Marsha showing a hobo bag she had made for one of her grandchildren.
Sara showed off these two beauties.
All her quilting is done by hand and we're sure she'll have both of these quilted by the next meeting, well maybe the one after that.
Chris Kaufman made this quilt using old shirts of her husband's and her father's.
She even pieced the backing which she didn't think was picture worthy, but we didn't agree.
Lastly our meeting ended with the laying out of the blocks for our comfort quilt and discussing how to go about assembling them. It was decided that members would take multiples of 6 blocks and put these together in sections and then return them to the next meeting. They will then be made into the quilt top. Be thinking of an idea for the backing and bring your ideas the next time we meet. If you have blocks you have made but didn't get them to us, bring them in and we can use them for another quilt project.
Next meeting is September 27th. See you there! CP
Reminder...
This weeks meeting please remember to bring in snow balls and nine patches for service project. We will also be discussing business as usual and please be thinking of ways to raise funds. Also keep coming up with ideas for the Christmas booth and future workshops.
Thanks and see you at the meeting!
New London Quilt Guild
Thanks and see you at the meeting!
New London Quilt Guild
August 8, 2012 Meeting
New service project was brought up by Chris Porter.
Everyone agreed that yes, it sounded like good plan to go a head with, it was then agree that every one will work in a 9 1/2" nine patch in non drab-depressing colors. Example: pastels or anything that could cheer the families up kind of colors.
As a reminder the 9 1/2" nine patches is what we will be working on during the August 23rd meeting. Members can have a few blocks done in advance if they would like to get the ball rolling.
Our attention was then brought to fundraising and how we can get our funds up for the guild's bank account. Pat suggested that in her Tennessee guild, members had name tags and if they forgot to wear their name tag to guild events forgetful members had to add a quarter to a jar. Another focus for raising funds was to have a spot to sell and silent auction items in the Methodist Church for the Hometown Holidays event. Members agreed to doing this and were welcome to sell items on their own or donate for the guild's table.
Questions than were brought up about the material measurements for the 1 Million Pillow Case Challenge.
If you are pulling fabrics from your own stash and cutting from yardage that is 44" wide:
Body has to be 26 1/2" long x 44" wide
Ban/Sashing has to be 10 1/2" long x 44" wide
If you are buying fabrics cut for this it is easier to buy 1 yard of two different fabric colors. By going this route you can mix the colors for two pillow cases. Example a blue body with a yellow ban and a yellow body with a blue ban.The pattern can be found at www.allpeoplequilt.com under the 1 Million Pillow Case Challenge tab. We will be doing the roll up pattern. If measurements do not make any sense please speak with Jennifer. *Note: all material must be 100% cotton!
Lastly a subject that was brought up in the last meeting was what to plan for our workshop meetings and Jennifer had mentioned that she would love to learn how to do cathedral windows. Other members had mentioned the cathedral window Christmas ornament and Doris mentioned that she had the pattern and would look for at to bring at the next meeting if she could find it. And find it she did (sorry not photoed below) Doris even brought in a few other examples of cathedral windows that she had and one that she is currently working on (the runner). Plus her drawstring bag from the last meetings workshop.
Which started our show and tell secession.
Here is Pat with her one piece wonder quilt and her Christmas Bargello quilt. The panel in the quilt is the Mother Mary holding baby Jesus, while Joesph guides them alone with the three Kings.
Sue had three quilts made from all the same pattern which was from our May 24th workshop meeting. Chris Porter taught the class on how to make up the block from the Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial.
Lastly Chris Porter had a modern cathedral windows wall hanging and a sewing machine cover that she free motioned quilted.
What talent out guild has! What lovely projects that all of you shared! Thank you so much it is always a joy to see other quilter's projects!
Remember the next meeting is a workshop meeting and it will be on August 23, 2012 where we will be working on the 9 1/2" nine patches for the next service project.
Happy Quilting Everyone!
New London Quilt Guild
Drawstring Bag Workshop Night
On the July 26, 2012 meeting the ladies worked on making lined drawstring bags that were designed by Jeni Baker from In Color Order and optioned for adding on the posckets to the bag designed by Terri Harlan of Sew Fantastic.
Many comments were made of how cute and fun the bags were to make.
Here are the finished bags!
There was also some show and tell by Marcia. Marcia had taken the blocks from the last workshop and made them for her granddaughters as dresser toppers, doll quilts and a wall hanging all in one. Marcia even free motion quilted theses little cuties too! Great job Marcia!
Lynette had a show and tell too! This beautiful batik table runner/wall hanging was a show stopper. It even was hand beaded too.
Well, that is all that we have for now.
Next meeting will be August 8, 2012
Until next time,
Happy quilting every one!
New London Quilt Guild
July 11, 2012 Meeting
The July 11th business meeting was a bit on the quiet side but much cooler to attend than the last meeting that was held in June.
The business meeting ran quite simplistically with the discussion of how to raise funds for the guild's bank account. Almost everyone suggested the idea of paying dues to keep funds incoming. But on the other side there is a hesitation of putting the force of paying dues in action. We are still undecided in how to raise funds as of the current date. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
Quilt shows were also on the list of the topics. A couple of the guild's members participated in the Ashland -Old Uniontown show over the weekend of July 6th-8th. They are still waiting to hear of the results of how they finished in the show itself.
It was announced that the annual quilt show at the Bonnie Brae Farm located outside of Wellington will not be running this year do to a illness in the family.
Also on the topic of shows was the New London Quilts show that will happen in 2013. We do have a theme of the show in hand but are wondering what would be the best affordable way to hang the quilts for the up coming show. There was also a discussion of should we have a competition among the quilts or have a People's Choice, where we allow the public who attend the show vote on their favorite quilt of the show. Ideas are still welcome for any new suggestions for the show.
As a reminder the 2012 Amish Shop Hop will be happening October 31st through November 3rd. Anyone interested in attend please speak with Yvonne who is going so that car pulling can be arranged.
Other things that happened during the meeting. Jennifer brought in a few books and patterns to share as well as Marcia. One of the books that Jennifer brought in inspired the sharing of small things that can be made and a few more ladies share projects that they have made.
Before the meeting concluded we welcomed Regina and asked her a few questions about herself and what type of sewing she does. Regina has a sewing business and makes home decor, clothing and quilting projects. Which then lead to the discussion of what projects we all are currently working on and also the topic of what machines we all are using.
Now of Show and Tell:
Yvonne completed her Aunt Grace's Garden Party quilt. This quilt consist of applique and 1930's reproduction prints.
Yvonne finished up on the Missouri Star Quilt Company blocks that Chris Porter taught every one how to make this past May.
Yvonnes's last share was a Jelly Roll Race quilt that she made for her grand niece who is terminally ill.
The last big show and tell for the night was Jennifer's Winter Carnival Quilt. The quilt was designed by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts.
That is all everyone!
Thank you for stopping by.
The next meeting will be July 26, 2012 and we will be be working on the drawstring bags that were designed by Jeni Baker of In Color Order. Please see our side bar of the link to print out your own pattern.
Happy Quilting!
New London Quilt Guild
The business meeting ran quite simplistically with the discussion of how to raise funds for the guild's bank account. Almost everyone suggested the idea of paying dues to keep funds incoming. But on the other side there is a hesitation of putting the force of paying dues in action. We are still undecided in how to raise funds as of the current date. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
Quilt shows were also on the list of the topics. A couple of the guild's members participated in the Ashland -Old Uniontown show over the weekend of July 6th-8th. They are still waiting to hear of the results of how they finished in the show itself.
It was announced that the annual quilt show at the Bonnie Brae Farm located outside of Wellington will not be running this year do to a illness in the family.
Also on the topic of shows was the New London Quilts show that will happen in 2013. We do have a theme of the show in hand but are wondering what would be the best affordable way to hang the quilts for the up coming show. There was also a discussion of should we have a competition among the quilts or have a People's Choice, where we allow the public who attend the show vote on their favorite quilt of the show. Ideas are still welcome for any new suggestions for the show.
As a reminder the 2012 Amish Shop Hop will be happening October 31st through November 3rd. Anyone interested in attend please speak with Yvonne who is going so that car pulling can be arranged.
Other things that happened during the meeting. Jennifer brought in a few books and patterns to share as well as Marcia. One of the books that Jennifer brought in inspired the sharing of small things that can be made and a few more ladies share projects that they have made.
Before the meeting concluded we welcomed Regina and asked her a few questions about herself and what type of sewing she does. Regina has a sewing business and makes home decor, clothing and quilting projects. Which then lead to the discussion of what projects we all are currently working on and also the topic of what machines we all are using.
Now of Show and Tell:
Yvonne completed her Aunt Grace's Garden Party quilt. This quilt consist of applique and 1930's reproduction prints.
Yvonne finished up on the Missouri Star Quilt Company blocks that Chris Porter taught every one how to make this past May.
Yvonnes's last share was a Jelly Roll Race quilt that she made for her grand niece who is terminally ill.
The last big show and tell for the night was Jennifer's Winter Carnival Quilt. The quilt was designed by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts.
That is all everyone!
Thank you for stopping by.
The next meeting will be July 26, 2012 and we will be be working on the drawstring bags that were designed by Jeni Baker of In Color Order. Please see our side bar of the link to print out your own pattern.
Happy Quilting!
New London Quilt Guild
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