2011 Challenge Quilt Blocks

Hey all,

I am going to split this months meeting into two posts since there are so many pictures. So this is the post on the challenge blocks that were turned in by the dead line. There were 19. If you still have your block, please turn it in by the August meeting as that is the hard deadline to be included in the quilt. We really want your block!!

Top Ten Reasons to Go To a Major Quilt Show

10) Visit a neat city.
This year one of the AQS shows was in Knoxville, TN. Knoxville is a beautiful city and the convention center was great facility for a show and was attached to the World's Fair Park. Free to go to the top of the tower to see the views.






















Loved the exterior of the art museum....wish I had had more time to visit it too.



















On the road between Knoxville and Merryville (the home of Pappy's Quilt Place) we saw this cool sculpture.

















Next year's AQS shows are in Lancaster, PA (March 14-17), Paducah, KY (April 25-28), Grand Rapids, MI (August 22-25) and Des Moines, Iowa (October 3-6).

9) Shop in the Vendor Mall. There are always new tools and interesting things to see in the vendor mall. Also new fabric lines that are cool to see and buy.

8) There are classes to take. They run the gambit from hand piecing to long arm quilting and at this show, sewing machines are provided in all the classes, so you do not have to haul yours.

7) There are lots of lectures and trunk show. These run from fun to serious. Went to one with a scavenger hunt in your purse, to discussions on design. I would post pictures of quilts I saw here, but I didn't get the permission to publish them, so I am not putting them up.
Here are some pictures of the show winners. Here is a link to the show winners...
http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_cont
ests/knoxville/2011/quilt_contest/quilt_winners.php?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winning%20Quilts,%20Dream%20Studio,%20Free%20Pattern%20&%20More7/8/2011%202:51:08%20PM

6) Eat at cool places. Knoxville has a number of non-chain restaurants. We ate at a saloon one day, a neat sandwich shop and a pizza place. Then we went to the Melting Pot, a fondue place, the last night, as we have never been to one, and it was fun.

5) View quilt show. This is so inspiring. It gives you tons of ideas of things you will want to make and ideas of things our guild can do. Here is a link to some shots of the show http://www.quiltviews.com/views-from-the-knoxville-aqs-quilt-show

4) Get inspired to try new things. I know this is a growth of #5 but it is so important that it needs it's own number.

3) Meet icons of the quilt world and get to pick their brains. Billie Lauder, Barbara Cline, Karen Stone, Karla Alexander and Cindy Blackburg are just a few of the leaders we met.

2) Words of Wisdom from teachers.
Here are a few quotes from a Karen Stone lecture.
"Every quilter has a voice"
on fabric - "Discipline is not walking away from it, discipline is buying it."
"This is not a virtue it is a mental illness."
"An unfinished piece represents courage."

And the top reason to visit a quilt show is....

1) Great time learning new things with old friends and making new friends.

Member Spotlight - Judy Stokes

Judy is one of our charter members and this year celebrated her 60th birthday by making each of her children a quilt.

This first quilt is a Turning Twenty quilt for her daughter Laurie.
















The Ohio star is for Leslie.





















The Quick Trips is for Clint.

















The Black and Tan Lotto Block Quilt is for Jennifer.






















Roll, Roll, Cotton Boll Mystery Quilt (Bonnie Hunter pattern) is for Molly.

Not only is she talented quilter she is a wonderful person, and a natural teacher. She has helped us grow as a group and has shared her talents with us. For that Judy we thank you!!

Charity Quilt Week

Hey all,

The arts center was available this week so we scheduled a charity quilt work week. I personally hope this becomes an annual event.  We also finished the quilt top for the raffle quilt.  It will be available to see at the meeting next Saturday.   Speaking of our meeting next week a number of us are out of town, so if you are available we really need you to come out and represent (in the vernacular of my students).

The first charity quilt completed was the churn dash quilt...

 Next the patriotic quilt made of card trick blocks...

 we finished tying it, so it is ready for binding.  It needs to be finished for the next habitat home, in August.


Then Watana and Lory got cranking and whipped out a ten minute block quilt.

Terry went home and found a good piece for the backing...

Meanwhile using the left over patriotic card trick blocks, JoAnne and CC led a group in doing a small lap quilt....which I apparently missed getting a picture of it.

Then Lory and Watana started another 10 minute block quilt using vibrant colors.  Several others joined in and helped on this...

Backing, batting and binding are ready for assembly.

Lawana was leading a group that was using the donated baby clothes to do a tossed nine patch...it is about half done. Again your trusty blogger missed a picture.

Carol and Ebba consulting on the tossed 9 patch.

Margie led the group that was hand quilting the sampler quilt.

But the main goal was to finish the raffle quilt top...here are some close ups of some sections of the quilt.  Judy, MaryAnne, Brenda, Sandi and others worked on this...

And drum roll please.....the finished top.

 Just a few reminders...

Meeting Saturday the 16th, Workshop Saturday the 30th don't forget to mark your calendars!
For the meeting Annette has agreed to take the minutes...would someone take photos and email them to me?
On the 30th bring your happies for the fall gathering or if you can't come send the number of items you have made...We will assess how many we have and assembly line sew and hopefully finish up enough for the fall gathering.  Happy sewing all!!

Habitat House Donation June 25, 2011

A small group of our members, CC Coggins, Barbara Walker, and Judy Stokes went to the Habitat House dedication on Sunday, June 25.  They sent along this photo of the family recieving the quilt.

June Minutes 2011

June 18, 2011 Minutes

PTQ Meeting at RAC

Meeting was called to order at 9:45 by acting chairman Barbara Walker with 18 present with 1 visitor Bobbie Hommel who very recently moved to Columbus from Nevada. She was a charter member of her guild there and we look forward to seeing some of the pretty things she has made. 

 

We welcomed Coleen Eskridge, a member who has not been attending .

 

SHOW & TELL:

Carla...An old Grandmother's Flower Garden given to her. It had lots of hand quilting .

 

Judy Stokes....Cathedral Star by Bonnie Hunter& quilted by Watana

 

Coleen ...One she made & quilted with her long arm for her sister

 

These brought samples of what they learned in MQA Classes..................

 

Elba & Judy ..........40 sqs. on point

 

CeeCee.................Wheel of Mystery

 

Jo Anne..................Quilted Postcards

 

Sue Skipper............Wedges & Stripes

 

EVENTS:..................MQA ANNUAL SEMINAR,

Paper Piecing with Deb Karasik 2 Days, $100 + $15 Kit, July

Starkville.......18th......19th

Jackson........20 .........21st

Hattisburg.....22...........23rd

Judy had registration forms.......Deadline for priority registration..........June 25th

Supply list mailed June 27th

July 1st is last day for 50 % refund [ or 80 % if waiting list fills vacancy]

Last day to register is July 8th

Carolyn Emerson

10300 Rd 743

Philidelphia, Ms.39350

 

Minutes of last meeting was read by Linda Baines & approved as read.

Treasure's Report ...........Barbara Walker

Bal..........$4899.62

Ed.............2180.00

Bal............2719.52

 

Barbara has Karen Combs seminar tickets for $10 ea.

Tickets will be sold to members til next meeting then opened to others by invitation. All agreed

 

HABITAT ...........................Teal & Brown Quilt Presentation, 

Sunday, 2:00

405 10th Ave. So.

(Did any one get pictures of this?)

 

August will be Red/ white/ blue Card Tricks

 

No workshop on July 2,[July 4th weekend] If changed email will be sent

 

Workshop Meeting...........July 30 th & Aug. 6th

 

Raffle Quilt.............It was suggested by Judy & JoAnne that this quilt needs to be machine quilted due to so many seams with small pieces. Colleen offered to quilt it without charge.

RAFFLE QUILT WORKSHOP.............JULY 5th thru 8th from 9:00 to 12:00

Email reminders will be sent

 

Next Meeting.............July 16th........Very important that your Challenge, Birds At Home be turned in no later than 12:00 Noon.Those received later will not have the opportunity to be judged. It is critical that these blocks be turned in as soon as possible so the committee can get on with their work .

 

T Shirts.........Sign up if you want t shirts. Prices vary according to size

 

No program today

 

Several members brought samples of small gifts for Starkville "goody bags". Most were coasters. It was decided each member will make 10 of your choice then we will see how many we need, maybe 150. Jo Anne has offered to make tags to attach to the gifts with PTQ on them

 

Old double knit quilt top was shown to see if anyone would like to finish it. No offers.

 

Mystery Quilt will have more clues. Judy had sample of one of her blocks..

 

We briefly talked about laws concerning what we are allowed to put on the web site such as the demo block each month. 

Terry may be able to help us there.

 

The meeting was dismissed to enjoy a delicious lunch.

 

Chef On A Shoestring July 16th 

Elba.......Dessert

Lauren...Main Dish

Bobbie...Salad

Sue........Drinks

 

Birthdays 

July 5      Lawana Schultz

July 27    Jennifer Haggard

 

Upcoming Dates

July 16 Meeting

July 30 Workshop

August 6 Workshop

October 14 Karen Combs Lecture ($10)

October 15 Karen Combs Workshop

 

 

May 2011 Minutes

PTQ Meeting – May 21, 2011

Julia called the meeting to order at 9:40am

Guest: Kay Tubbs, friend of Carol James

Show and Tell:

·         Brenda: Roll, Roll, Cotton Boll

·         Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt

·         Watana quilted

·         Backing from Keepsake, very straight material

·         Annette: 25 little blocks from mystery quilt – hand pieced

·         Also a Stack ‘n Whack; custom free motion quilting; each design separately quilted

·         JoAnn: Her 1^st Quilt from 1972: Daughter’s Clothes - hand quilted

·         Watana: Broken Star pattern – Granddaughter’s wild colors

·         Julia: Improvisational Quilting she learned on-line

These two quilts are going to be part of a series of 3.

Treasurer’s Report:

$1198.00 Educational Fund

$3494.52 General Fund

$4692.52 Total as of 5/21/11

T-Shirts

·         One of a Kind

·         $8.95

·         $10.50 XX Plus

·         Long Sleeve - $10.95; XXL $12.50

·         50/50 Material

·         T-Shirt Shop

·         $45.00 Set-Up Price

·         $8.85 S, M, L, X

·          $10.85 Larger

·         100% Cotton

·         Different Colors $9.50

·         Long Sleeves $14.00

·         Sweatshirts $18.00

Mary Ann has another source

Habitat Quilts:

·         Turquoise and Brown Quilt – End of June Dedication

·         Card Trick Blocks – August

Wednesday, May 25^th: The Y and RSVP: National Senior Health and Fitness Day

·         Judy will bring quilt to work on

“Happies” for MQA Meeting in Starkville (150)

Potholders?  Small Bowls?  Scissor Holders?

Bring ideas to June Meeting

Do at a workshop, assembly line fashion

Nancy Miller with MQA wants to put together some quilts for the people in Smithville

Looking at 36” x 36” quilts

If interested, contact Julia

Karen Combs lecture is the Friday before October 15, 2011.

Cost is $10.00

Barbara has tickets

Watana, Christine, Carolyn, and Annette donated blocks for Charity Quilts

Watana distributed the Mystery Quilt Directions for July

June Chef on a Shoestring:

Carol J – Salad

Julia – Main Dish

Important Dates

MQA Gathering is June 3 & 4

Julia is going Saturday and has room for anyone interested in joining her for the drive

June 4 is Quilt Fest in Birmingham

June 4 – Workshop

June 18 – Meeting

July 16 – Meeting

July 30 – Workshop

August 6 – Workshop

October 14 - Karen Combs lecture

October 15 - Karen Combs Workshop

Demonstration

Linda Baines gave a demo on making Pin-Wheels and the Asterisk Block

Birthdays

June 24 Lory Honnell

June 25 Victoria Meehan 

June 26 Patti Stratton

June 27 Sue Skipper

June 30 Carla Formel 

June 30 Julia Graber

June 30 Sharon Lofton

Member Spotlight - Annette Pennington

Hey all,

Thought it might be time to showcase some of our members work.  We have so much talent in this group, so who to start with?   The choice seemed obvious after Annette's wonderful presentation at our last meeting.

Annette is a retired hairdresser/business owner and she brings the creativity and organizational skills that career demands to her quilting.

Annette hosted our Christmas Party last December and showed a number of beautiful quilts in a bed turning.

Annette shows her creativity in a number of ways.  Here are some other examples of her wonderful work.

Here she is with her award winning block from last years challenge.

Her string quilt made from sister's fabric.

Here is a quilt she made from some curtain fabric.

Working with string fabric.

Annette printed her fabric she used to create this purse. 

Saturday Annette gave a good program on applique, but I wasn't quick enough with the camera to get photos of that.  Here is a video of her fabric bowl presentation.  Notice the beautiful daffodil quilt in the background.  Annette's mom made that.

 Thanks, Annette for your dedication and hard work!!