Minutes for April meeting approved as published. Treasurers report read and approved.
Announcements:
-MQA June Gathering is on Friday evening, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd.
-MQA June Gathering is on Friday evening, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd.
-Birmingham Quilt show will be on June 16-17th.
-Naomi’s RED plastic PTQ membership folder has been missing since the March meeting.
The membership folder booklet is red and has PTQ membership information
on the front printed in black. Naomi Perry is also printed on the
front. Please check your meeting tote bags, and let's get her booklet
returned.
-CC misplaced her challenge kit (#25) so if you will look for it in your meeting bags and find it, please let CC know.
A day trip was planned for May 27th for
all who want to go it will be up to Senatobia to visit Cotton Treasures, then to
Oxford’s Sit-N-Rock, and a stop at Heirlooms Forever in Tupelo before coming home.
Please contact Naomi if you would like to participate in this fun day trip.
Snippet of the month: Quick Quilt Recipes or Time Saving Tips and Tricks--
--Judy shared the "Leaders and Enders" concept. She places squares for a 4-patch under her needled as a "leader" for string piecing and as an "ender" when the string is completed. These patches are part of an ongoing set of quilt blocks that will create a quilt.
--Terri H and Lauren shared fabric starching techniques for making quilt borders lie flat before sewing them to the quilt.
--Judy shared the "Leaders and Enders" concept. She places squares for a 4-patch under her needled as a "leader" for string piecing and as an "ender" when the string is completed. These patches are part of an ongoing set of quilt blocks that will create a quilt.
Next month’s snippet will be sharing your favorite quilt
book. Go to your bookcase and pull out your favorite quilting book to share with the guild. Your book might become someone else's new favorite!
If anyone wants to participate in the challenge
block quilt -MS themed blocks-- and hasn’t purchased a kit yet, please contact Karen A. to get your kit.
Anna Ushery contacted Tonya and would
like to have some quilt tops quilted. If you are interested in quilting the tops for her, please feel free to
contact her at: (662) 240-9900. And let Tonya know if you plan to contact her
as well.
Ernest Sanders contacted Tonya about fabric his wife (who passed away) left. He was trying to find someone who would like it…if interested please feel free to contact him at (662)494-4669. Please let Tonya know if you will be contacting him.
Ernest Sanders contacted Tonya about fabric his wife (who passed away) left. He was trying to find someone who would like it…if interested please feel free to contact him at (662)494-4669. Please let Tonya know if you will be contacting him.
We had a wonderful meeting with an awesome
presentation by Karen on repairing of old quilts.
She showed quilts she has rescued and repaired and enjoys in her home. See our PTQ Facebook page for photos.
Pictures of show and tell
Watanna showed her Let's Go Tubing quilt she will be teaching at MQA June Gathering
Judy
Carol
Karen C.
Watanna
Glenna
Naomi and Karen
Karen and Ebba
Gwen completed a small hand quilting piece from June Gathering 2016
Naomi with tiny scrap pieced blocks
Tonya's blocks of the week and blocks of the month
Ready for son's Mario themed party
She showed quilts she has rescued and repaired and enjoys in her home. See our PTQ Facebook page for photos.
Pictures of show and tell
Watanna showed her Let's Go Tubing quilt she will be teaching at MQA June Gathering
Judy
Carol
Watanna
Naomi and Karen
Karen and Ebba
Gwen completed a small hand quilting piece from June Gathering 2016
Naomi with tiny scrap pieced blocks
Tonya's blocks of the week and blocks of the month
Ready for son's Mario themed party
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