OLD BUSINESS:
Treasurers report approved as read and printed; Secretary's minutes approved as published to the blog.
Committee updates given. Judy, Julia, and Lauren are considering options for the next raffle quilt.
Working on the heart quilt; need to cut binding for string quilt
Snippet of the Month -- Favorite Quilt Book
--Judy shared her copy of Fons and Porter's Complete Quilters Guide
--Naomi shared Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance
--Annette shared Georgia Bonsteel's Lap Quilting volumes
--Gwen shared Mickey Depre's Pieced Hexies and Susan Cleveland's Precision and Panache
Several shared news from the MQA June Gathering. Great teachers, exciting classes, and fun reconnecting with our quilting friends from all across the state.
June 21, 2017 begins the Row by Row experience. Theme is "ON THE GO"
Discussion explaining Row by Row concept.
Contact Naomi about going on the June day trips that will be made to Guntersville, AL for the Legacy of Quilts THURSDAYS
http://lakeguntersville.org/event/examining-the-craft-the-legacy-of-quilts-exhibit
Contact Naomi about going on a day trip to Florence, AL to visit the shop Alabama Chanin. This shoppe does hand embellishment of clothing. Program begins at 10 am, so the group will leave Columbus at 6:30 am.
Friday, June 16 - Saturday, June 17 will be the Birmingham Quilters Guild Quiltfest 2017 from
10 am to 5 pm daily. Oak Mountain Middle School 5650 Cahaba Valley Rd., Birmingham
Two day admission $7
www.bhamquilters.com or call 205-706-9536
NEW BUSINESS
Joyce Knight from the Christian Women's Life Program in Batesville MS contacted Tonya.
October 7 an Arts and Crafts booth will be set up in Booneville, MS. Ms. Knight offered guild members the opportunity to place items in the booth. Contact Tonya for more information.
lunch on July 8---PTQ will provide a meat and cheese tray. Julia will bring bread, Donna condiments, and Patti dessert. Please feel free to volunteer to bring chips, pickles, or other items to add to our "getting to know you better" lunch time.
July 8 program will be presented by our special guest Regina Breland.
She will educate us about the MS Barn Quilt Trail. This will set the tone for our special class, SATURDAY, July 29 with Rita teaching us how to paint our own barn quilt.
July 17 - 22 MQA National Teacher--Barbara Cline will be in Biloxi, Mon., July 17;
Hattiesburg, Tue., July18; Jackson, Wed., July 19; Starkville, Thur., July 20; Oxford, Fri., July 21; and Corinth, Sat., July 22.
All MQA members should have received their information and registration sheets June 8 - 10.
SATURDAY, July 29 at Flint Hill UM Church, Caledonia-- Rita will be teaching us how to paint our own barn quilt. Supply fee required.
Today guild members began the list for participating in the Secret Santa portion of the Christmas social to be held Saturday, Dec. 2. Email Tonya to be added so you can participate in the
Secret Santa fun.
Reminder to begin your handmade Christmas gift for the Left/Right game.
Guild purchased Door Prizes to be used as needed.
Not long until time to nominate officers for 2018. Will you serve?
MQA Fall Gathering will be in Hernando Friday evening October 13 and Saturday, October 14.
Naomi's program taught us about "crumb squares" She shared her organization of squares 1.5 to 3 inches. She explained the 'leaders and enders' concept used to make these small blocks or to sew small crumb scraps together to "make fabric". Once the sewn together crumb fabric pieces are large enough to cut the shape she needs, she cuts the shapes and uses them in scrappy quilt projects.
She shared pictures from Pinterest posts and books Cut the Scraps and Every Last Piece
See the pictures for inspiration. A wonderful presentation for us!
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| Leaders and enders make blocks |
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| Tiny blocks |
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| Just add a piece as leader/ender and soon you have a large piece of fabric |
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| Scrappy little blocks |
Inspiring Show and Tell time.
Watanna-
Oh Me Oh My from Billie Thompson's MQA class a few years ago
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| Patti-- Gift for her from a friend. This little quilt is the pattern of the barn quilt she owns. |
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| Annette- Black, white, one color--With black quilting stitches |
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| CC--Piece completed in Teresa Pino's Color Me Quilted MQA June Gathering class |
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| Glenna with her tumblers |
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| Julia's grandson, Ashton, completed his art quilt named "On the way to the car show" |
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| Naomi-- quick curve ruler quilt |
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| Tonya - fishin' blocks |
Fellowship lunch time. Today's Chef Salad lunch and the delicious, scrumptious desserts were provided by many guild members. THANK YOU ALL.
The Guntersville program starts at 10, have to leave Columbus at 6:30. Watana, do you want to go this Thurs? Anyone else should let me know! ��
ReplyDeleteThe free tour at Chanin Alabama is weekdays at 2. We can visit the fabric shops before the tour. We can leave @ 9:30 and have plenty of time. Date to be determined, it will be a week day.